I am so grateful that David followed through and wrote that first book, and others. He's had such a helpful impact on my life through sharing what he's learned!

I think what is being done here is a man's analysis of God's word, a Spiritual and Devine work. I think we should keep in mind the work of the greatest deceiver and forger of all creation has been at work throughout the process of making the Bible. We should allow that the Holy Spirit will guide us in the truth. ...and he has. The King James Bible is the true word of God, and God shows us this in many ways. Most recently with the "Elton Anomaly" and the work of the KZbin website, "Truth is Christ." It has settled the matter for me, and it should settle the matter for anyone. Warm regards, Douglas

David rightfully acknowledges that the early Church universally held to the real presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist. However, with a bit of hand waving and plea to humility, Anabaptists suddenly only have a seemingly insignificant difference with their symbolic view of the Eucharist. St Ignatius, a disciple of John , had this to say: “They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they confess not the Eucharist to be to be the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, …… Those, therefore, who speak against this gift of God, incur death in the midst of their disputes. …….It is fitting, therefore, that ye should keep aloof from such persons, and not to speak of them either in private or in public…..” He classified such people as being “ beasts in the shape of men” From these and many other evidences it seems apparent that the Anabaptists would find themselves in the category of schismatics and heretics from an early church viewpoint. Me thinks that that St Ignatius would lodge quite the protest, if able, with Mr Bercot concerning his view that Anabaptists are aligned closely with his beloved church.

That was REALLY GOOD. My first introduction to the early Christians was discovering what they taught about divorce and remarriage. I grew up in the Southern Baptist Church, and I appreciate a lot about them. However, I had beliefs I learned from the scriptures that seemed to differ from what they taught like once saved always saved and divorce and remarriage. I saw this as a young 20 year old around 1997, but I wasn’t sure who was right: what I thought I saw in the Bible, or what the church “said” it meant. I was more inclined to believe the Bible meant what it said. When my wife left in 2013, I was pretty sure I was NOT allowed to take another wife, or it would be adultery, but many well-meaning baptists and other Protestants assured me I was good to go. Long story short, in 2018 / 2019 I heard the teachings about “what the early Christians believed”, and I was SO impacted! It gave me confidence that I was understanding Jesus correctly about remarriage. Only death breaks the marriage bond! It helped me sort through lots of dissenting voices out there today. Of course, the early church could be wrong, but I have a feeling our modern churches are the ones getting the wires crossed. Some things the early Christians taught was what I already believed. However, lots of what I believed was partially or totally wrong! They helped me take a step back and look at the scriptures from a fresh, new angle. For instance, I totally missed Jesus’ teaching on non-resistance… to my utter horror!!! I felt more foolish than Asaph in Psalm 73 when he went into the house of God and got his thinking changed! How did I not see this? In 2020 I wept so hard over that sin… for my own evil thoughts of killing the “bad guys” and for all the blood shed by supposed Christians over the centuries. God, have mercy on us! We were so misled and deceived!!! Though not as serious as hurting or killing others, I also totally missed Paul’s teaching on the head-covering. And the early Christians greatly elevated my regard for Baptism and Communion as taught by Jesus and the apostles. Look at how seriously and unanimously these early Christians carried out these instructions! Hopefully the Baptists where I grew up are observing it in a fine way too, but I have my concerns, and I prefer to go with the early Christians if you don’t mind. Thankfully, all my scripture reading from the past paid off, and it didn’t take me long to drop my guns and turn the other cheek. I had to change a lot, but I’m so thankful. And I agree that lifestyle is more important than right beliefs, but wrong beliefs can lead to a wrong lifestyle. And I hope to more boldly and lovingly SPEAK the doctrines of Christ to a lost and confused world. Sometimes I think I hold back too much. THANKS again, Strength to Strength for another thought provoking message!! I have been blessed by so many on this channel like Adam Boyd, Chuck Pike, and the list goes on… By the way, this is Dave Holley, and I’m living just south of Birmingham, Alabama now. I already found a few likeminded brothers here, but if there are more nearby, please let me know!

It didn't take long for the early "christians" to become apostates. They completely left Christianity in 381 A.D.

It is true that the Jews have an agenda to dethrone Christ, however. I mean, they wouldn't be good Jews if they didn't have this agenda. And so we see the clear prophecies about Jesus in the LXX dumbed down in the Masoretic Text. Call it a deliberate conspiracy or simply the bias of knowing who Jesus is. To deny that the Jews would never do such a thing actually belies the parables of Jesus who told us that there is indeed a deliberate conspiracy to dethrone him. Witness the "Parable of the Pounds" in Luke 19. So now we don't know if Isaiah 7:14 says "virgin" or a "young woman". The edge is dulled so that we can't see Jesus quite so clearly, right? Matthew quotes Isaiah 7:14 from the LXX to support the conception of Jesus in a virgin. The Masoretic Text systematically repeats this dumbing down process because of the bias of the underlying agenda - i.e. dethrone Christ. Don't tell me they don't do it because it's obvious. And thanks to the Masoretic Text, we don't know if the Israelites crossed the Red Sea or the Sea of Reeds. The Masoretic Text confuses and obfuscates.

Thank you so much, Melody, for sharing. I was so very blessed by your excellent explanation of beauty and it's purposes--that it originates with God and is to demonstrate His glory. Thank you also for your practical pointers to help Kingdom sisters determine what is appropriate attire. A hearty Amen to everything you said. We need to hear more teaching like this!

EXCEPTION: Jude quotes the Archangel Michael - not from scripture but from some other source. "The LORD rebuke thee." It's unclear what Jude was trying to teach with this citation (Don't rebuke the devil? Maybe?) but he goes out of his way to quote from this source. Jude also quotes from the Book of Enoch: Jude 14-15 - And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. James also cites "scripture" that isn't scripture: James 4:5 - Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? Nobody can find the source of that "scripture" but James cites it as scripture. James and Jude roll their own "scripture". These brothers of Jesus are dubious contributors to the New Testament compilation.

"The end", in Greek, often means, "the goal" (as in the expression, "the end of your faith" (See 1 Peter 1:9))

Sounds like "Dynamic Equivalence", doesn't it? Ps. 3:3 (MT) - But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me... Ps. 3:4 (DRV) - But thou, O LORD art my protector... (Douay-Rheims Version is the English translation of the Latin version of the LXX) It's a minor disagreement.

Wow I have literally come across your channel today and am definitely subscribing. Thank you so much for this beautiful explanation. I am a 22 year old Christian woman and this video was so needed for me. I live in Belgium and there are not many Christian women here who dress modestly so It’s always good to know other women are wanting to be modest too. 35:30 was so beautifully said and is such a good principle to go by indeed compared to the ‘how far can I go’. And I also loved 36:50 with how you said that our clothes should accent our faces. Amen to that. May God help me to always dress in a way so that I am representing Him🙌🏾

The Masoretic Text (MT) is a Hebrew Translation of ancient Hebrew. The ancient Hebrew did not contain vowel markings and was all consonantal (it's where YHWH comes from). The MT "corrects" that by adding vowel markings (jots and titles) to make the words pronounceable. The only problem is that, unlike the Septuagint, the MT was translated after the advent of Jesus (800s AD). This is why some of those New Testament citations of Old Testament prophecies aren't nearly as on-the-nose. The MT Old Testament, which is what every translation from the KJV forward uses, has been "curated". The prophecies fulfilled by Jesus are toned way down so as to put His Messiahship into question. The Jews shot themselves in the foot, however. Now they don't know if their ancestors crossed the Red Sea or the Sea of Reeds. Modern Judaism is a mess.

Great topic, I profit from the teaching on the glory of women's hair and the coverings. Never heard that before.

Thank you. Lovely message. Love the tea cup imagery.

Thank you for this! It is very encouraging! God brought me out of living lukewarm and I now identify more as an anabaptist, but my husband is baptist. Therefore, being around women who dress like the world (in different degrees), in my church and homeschool community can feel lonely but I know and understand God's word and the strong conviction that He gave me. And it brings me so much joy to walk in Truth!

Where is a good place to buy modest and not expensive clothing?

Awesome testimony I love to hear how God works and peoples hearts and lives. I’ve been starting on a journey of modesty and I started today wearing a head covering when I pray in my prayer room. I feel like I am honouring God and he is blessing me for it.

RSV also has the Apocrypha.

Destroying the Creators creation with circumcisions should tell you everything, especially if you know what happens after they're circumcised.

Ancient Greek between 1_1.5 million words,Hebrew 8,000😂,look up Hebrew is Greek by Joseph Yahuda he'll show you proof that Hebrew and Aramaic came from the Greek language Israelites were Greek Hebrews were Asian Greeks Fallen Angels.

Some people mock and reject women for covering. I've experienced that from family, friends, and in the workplace. I believe people's resistance is not about the covering, per se, it's an observable statement that God has standards that are in contrast to what's popular with pop culture and God require our allegiance to Him.

This podcast complements the "Born Crucified" podcast (S2S)--bullet point tips to help people reared in Anabaptist communities and those transitioning into Anabaptist community to reduce culture clash and build community together. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImrfq2GqLdrnLs

It may be because the Jews begin the next day at Sundown, Thus our For Jews Saturday night is their Sunday night. This is from Genesis 1: 5 here was evening and morning the first day ( Sunday).

At minute 18:50 you state that the early church did not read Hebrew. The early church was for the most part Jews. Jesus himself was a Jew. All of the Apostles were Jews. Aramaic and Hebrew were the languages of the Jews. Jesus when speaking in the synagogue took the Scroll of Isaiah, no doubt written in Hebrew, and read aloud from it. And then when finished reading it, closed it and said “today this prophesy has been fulfilled. At Acts 21: 37-40 Paul spoke to the Roman army officer and asked if he could say something. The officer asked if Paul spoke Greek. If Paul was speaking Greek, why would this be an issue for the guard. Verse 40 goes on to say that Paul when given permission spoke to the crowd in Hebrew. The crowd that was there to have him killed were in fact Jews.

The testimony is so powerful.

Thank you David for a great talk. That was very informative and I am now happy that I have the Orthodox Study Bible. I wanted to ask you about the books of Enoch and the assumption of Moses which are qouted from in the book of Jude. Would you give these any consideration?

Compare: Mark 14 51-52

1:16:20 - I think this is probably contextual since it would not be very “Behold-like” if a young woman was prophesied to have a baby. “Behold the sky is blue!” It would hardly be worth Matthew quoting it unless it meant virgin. Plus, where he inserts the quote is at the same exact time as the explanation of the virgin birth to Joseph by the Angel, implying that Matthew saw that passage as not merely about a young woman, but one that have never laid with a man.

What I dont understand...is how he can follow pentacostalism which claims you arent saved unless you speak in tongues..

I have his Tcent, bible as well. He replaces "I AM" with no scribal reference even when the robinson peirpont he uses for much of it as well as every other greek manuscript shows "I AM

As for apocryphal books. Of and when they include unbiblical teachings or opinions on what the author thinks then it is not of God and not inspired by the Spirit. One of the many ways we know scripture is that it agrees with the entirety of scripture and follows with it. Because whether it be writings or prophets it was of the same spirit. Most all the alluding to apocryphal books can be shown elsewhere in true Canon fairly easily. As for the 1 mention of the book of Enoch in Jude. Paul also quoted philosophers. They are not biblical references. Many times they show uninspired text or opposit teachings. Not misunderstandings. Uninspired incorrect teachings that do not agree at all. As christ said no good tree has bas fruit and no bad tree has good fruit

Thank you so much for sharing. So much wisdom! ❤

Boil down is that masoretic text was written or copied by those who like most jewish people at the time, rejected christ as the christ.

So real quick. Tcent isn't available in audio...

I left fhe ifb and have been attending a mennonite church as of now, and wish to join in a year or so

Thankyou so much Tania for the rich Godly wisdom in your talk. It was very encouraging and inspiring.

Thank you so much, Sister Tania! I'm greatly challenged by the analogy of your ignorance of German politics as a U.S. citizen overseas. I'm also blessed by your emphasis on plugging into a local church body. Amen and God bless!

God bless you. I have always been a fan of hats, when I’m not wearing a hat I wear a scarf! I’m 70 years old now and still wearing my scarfs and hats!

Thank you for sharing ❤

What a timely message and beautifully given! God bless you!

Great presentation about what the least corrupted variation of the OT!

Thank you so very much for this talk. I am sorry for the suffering that you and your wife have had with the loss of your baby. My son was struck by a car and killed at 13. I had many people bring “meticulous providence” thought to me. Although well intentioned I’m sure, this was very difficult for me. How could the God I understood as being Love be ok with my young son being harmed? Many Christians have acted as if I was supposed to be “ok” with this. That it must have been Gods will. I am so glad that you’ve touched on how this thinking is not correct . Thank you again

Thank you for sharing this teaching! Also liked the encouragement for CASP and also to the disaster response organizations.

A few points: 1. The MT was NOT created under the guidance or auspices of the Church. It was compiled by the enemies of Christ (does anyone dare to deny this?). The problems involved with that should be obvious. IMO, that DISQUALIFIES it as a working version of the OT for Christians. 2. We DON'T HAVE the original autographs of the Hebrew OT. We just have copies of copies of copies, of copies, etc.,..........Therefore, we cannot speak of "The Hebrew Text" as if we had an "original" to work from. There IS NO "original" extant which can be used as the "gold standard" for translation. Just because the MT happens to be in Hebrew language does not qualify it as a good working OT. 3. The MT is KNOWN to be a CORRUPT text. As you pointed out, there are numerous passages in the LXX which prove itself superior to the MT. A number of passages of messianic nature capture this much better in the LXX than the MT. 4. If Christian Bible scholars want a good working Hebrew language OT, then they should get together committees and do the work themselves. DON'T involve the enemies of Christ! The NT is in Greek also, but nobody seems to have any trouble with that, though some scholars have suspected for quite some time that some of the material in it had Hebrew or Aramaic originals.

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Love this video! I just want to add in the parts that were clearly talking about the Lord Jesus to my kjv from the LXX like deu 32;43. Is there an app or software where you can line up textual veriants???

Thanks God that each person have decided for their own salvation no matter it’s been corrupted or not ,Jesus is only the way for salvation, we can see seed of rebellion even when they come out from Egypt

Hebrew did not exist before the 3rd century BC. It is an invented language. Where is the pre 3rd century Hebrew texts? Why are all the 2nd century synagogues full of Greek an no Hebrew? The extant Septuagint sources are the closest you will ever get to the original old testament because the original old testament texts were written in Greek. Abandon the constructed "Hebrew bible." Translate the Greek properly based on 3rd century BC Greek of Alexandria where the text was written. All the archaeology confirms without a doubt that no jews or anybody else were writing in Hebrew before the 3rd century when the text of the old testament was originally written. The Hebrew is all back translations based on a lie. Otherwise we would expect the jewish temples / synagogues to have Hebrew inscriptions, but there are none. Biblical scholars that try to translate the Greek text put themselves in a self inflicted box by only reading Biblical sources and searching for some Hypothetical "Biblical Hebrew" that never existed. Even in the New Testament they translated hyper specific, rich words like "Logos" as simply "Word" despite all the writings by Heraclitus, Aristotle and others who discuss at length what λόγος (logos) is: a complicated concept related to reasoned discussion. Those complicated concepts are all over the Greek text from Genesis to Revelation. There are "mistakes" in the Septuagint because you falsely assume that it is a translation of Hebrew despite the complete lack of evidence of Hebrew existing before the 3rd century BC and mountains of evidence of Greek.

Women use immodesty with a fallen nature to control and have authority over the man and this is one reason the home is out of order, we are tolerating Jezebel. Truth hurts!

Im of pentecostal faith. I grew up southern Baptist but after marrying my husband who's pentecostal and his side of the family all are. When we first got married like in the first month of marriage he expressed his expectations of me and pointed to Scripture and so since then I've always wore skirts and dresses and it's now been over ten years. I only recently started head covering though. I always thought my hair was the head covering until a pastor taught a deeper meaning about head covering.