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September 24, 2017, 10:45:16 pm Psalm 51:17 says: The specific rule pertaining to the national anthem is found on pages A62-63 of the league rulebook. It states: “The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem. “During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country. Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses.”
September 20, 2017, 04:32:32 am Christian40 says: "The most popular Hepatitis B vaccine is nothing short of a witch’s brew including aluminum, formaldehyde, yeast, amino acids, and soy. Aluminum is a known neurotoxin that destroys cellular metabolism and function. Hundreds of studies link to the ravaging effects of aluminum. The other proteins and formaldehyde serve to activate the immune system and open up the blood-brain barrier. This is NOT a good thing."
http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-08-11-new-fda-approved-hepatitis-b-vaccine-found-to-increase-heart-attack-risk-by-700.html
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21451  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:26:08 pm
Catholic Priest Ped0philes
7/29/07

http://www.deliverusfromevilthemovie.com/

In this teaching we will expose the rampant homosexuality & pedophilia among the Catholic hierarchy.  More than 13,000 molestation claims have been filed against clergy since 1950. Bishops say abuse-related costs have been about 2 billion dollars. The nation's largest Catholic archdiocese will settle its clergy sex abuse cases for at least $600 million, by far the largest payout in the church's sexual abuse scandal.  We will then explore a new award winning documentary regarding this subject called “Deliver Us From Evil”, that has been highly recommended by many Christians. We will then look at the actual estimates (many from Catholic sources) of the staggering number of Catholic clergy that are homosexuals. We will take an in-depth look at the spiritual dynamics that set the stage for many Catholic priests to become homosexuals and ****s and the shady, dubious history of Pope John Paul II.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-29_1__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_07-29_1__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=944
21452  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:24:13 pm
Billy Graham, Homosexuals, Catholics & Apostasy
7/22/07

Billy Graham is on public record supporting homosexuality, abortion, his disbelief in a literal hell, his support and practice of infant baptism to save children, his support for the Catholic Church's worship of Mary (yet he calls himself a Christian). He has repeatedly praised infidels and apostates as great Christians.  He would not challenge the idea that the Bible is mythology, when directly questioned. Rev. Graham (a self proclaimed Democrat) said Bill Clinton would be a good Christian evangelist and that Hillary should 'run the country', in expressing his long-standing devotion to both Bill and Hillary Clinton. It's plainly the case that Graham loves the world. At a crusade in San Francisco--Sodom and Gomorrah reborn--Graham announced to the homosexuals, 'Whatever your background, whatever your sexual orientation, we welcome you tonight.' Earlier, at a news conference, the famed evangelist thrilled the ****les of the homosexual's perverse hearts when he snapped to a reporter that he was tired of people trying to get him to criticize gays. 'It's not the biggest of sins,' Graham said.  Billy followed this up by telling the smiling and happy liberal media: 'What I want to preach about in San Francisco is the love of God. People need to know that God loves them no matter what their sexual orientation.'  Graham also proudly confided: 'I have so many gay friends, and we remain friends.'  And much more.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-22_2__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_07-22__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1168
21453  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:23:22 pm
National Council of Churches Affirms the Catholic Chruch as the: 'ONE TRUE Church'
7/22/07

In response the Popes recent announcement that the Catholic Church is the one, true church and all other Christian denominations are just pretenders; I received a link (see: http://www.ncccusa.org:80/news/070711oberlinvatican.html ) to a news announcement from the National Council of Churches (NCC) that stated:  “The Vatican statement, released Tuesday, reaffirmed that the Catholic Church is the one, true church, even if elements of truth can be found in separated churches and communities, such as Protestant and Orthodox churches.”  I was almost speechless as I read this.  Instead of outrage the NCC just agreed with the pope.  It's really no wonder though, as this statement foreshadows the fact that all the luke-warm protestant denominations will eventually affirm this same position and come under the Catholics apostate, whorish banner to fulfill the biblical prediction of a one world church under the antichrist's and false prophet's rule. This teaching will dovetail into last week's Catholic expose at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=71607201138 .  This teaching will also extensively cover the Catholics obsession with the Eucharist and how this practice equates to repackaged “Pagan Sun Worship”.  You will also learn how the Catholic Church has officially removed the 2nd commandment (regarding idol worship) and compensated for this by spitting the 10th commandment to cover their blasphemous tracts.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-22_1__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1167
21454  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:21:32 pm
Reverend: An Unbiblical Human Title
7/15/10

external link to
Call No Man Father …P.S. Don’t call me Reverend Either – Michael Slattery
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=6180703325

This is a brief teaching on the unbiblical human title of “Reverend”.  The bulk of this teaching comes from an email exchange between Pastor Slattery and a man who believes that the title of “Reverend” is perfectly fine for a minister. Pastor Slattery points out many Biblical examples of how this title should not be applied to a minister, but to God only: “Psalm 111:9:  He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.  Is your Pastors name HOLY? Is his Name Reverend? The word Reverend is the word most translated:  FEAR, Afraid, and Terrible.  The term is used literally hundreds of times in the OT in reference to a God and his people where they are told to Fear the Lord. For his full teaching on this subject please click the link below.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-15_2__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1170
21455  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:20:45 pm
Pope Bares Inquisition Teeth and Declares Catholic Church the Only True Church
7/15/10

Roman Catholic Pope, Benedict XVI, bared his Inquisition Teeth in three shocking ways last week: 1) Pope Benedict XVI declared, not only that the Roman Catholic Church is the only real church, but that all Protestant churches are not really churches at all! But, the real shock was Benedict's belief that Protestants should not even have their own churches! 2) Pope Benedict revived the old 'Tridentine Mass' said in Latin. This Mass was originally created in 1560 and was the standard Mass used all during the infamous Inquisition Period, during which over 70 million people were murdered and tortured simply because they would not accept the Catholic's 'Salvation by Works', chief of which was the systems of Indulgence and Purgatory 3) The Pope opened the refurbished torture chamber in the Vatican known as the 'Pope's Dungeon', a relic from the days of the bloody Inquisition! In the second part of this study we will be taking an in-depth look at the Inquisition to really see the absolute depravity and evil that the Catholic church is capable of.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-15_1__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1169
21456  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:19:22 pm
The 501c3 Church Being Muzzled
7/08/07

This teaching will be going over an excellent write-up that Dr. Greg Dixon recently authorized entitled: "Caesar Calls in The Chips".  A slightly modified excerpt from this article reads:  Pastor Mark Holick and Evangelist Bill Keller are bold as lions… even though their actions may fall into the “zeal without knowledge” category. Both find themselves in a running battle with the Internal Revenue Service over the content of their sermons and the direction that they believe God is leading them to conduct their ministries. While these men plead for their first amendment rights, their respective 501c3 churches left the protection of the First Amendment when they accepted the protection of the State for tax exempt status.  Now they want to run back under the umbrella of the First Amendment when Caesar calls in the chips in the big poker game that the church entered years ago when they walked into the big Tax Exempt ****, thinking that they could play and never have to pay.  Well, as Dr. R.G. Lee used to preach that famous sermon, “Pay Day Some Day” all of a sudden pay day is NOW.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-08_3__.mp3
http://www.divshare.com/download/10507378-a58

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1172
21457  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:18:38 pm
Pentecostals Take The United Nations by Storm!
07/08/07

This takes the cake!!  It never ceases to amaze what passes as 'holy' in today's apostate mess. An excerpt from this Pentecostal ministry reads: As (United Nations) delegates spilled out from the meeting they were being slain out by God's power right in front of the offices! Unbelievably there are many of these types of ministries in the current day Pentecostal movement.  We will also be reading a recent email I received from a listener regarding another hyper-Pentecostal named David Herzog and the incomprehensible topics of his new book Glory invasion.  This is basically high level witchcraft with a pseudo Christian veneer.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-08_2__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1171
21458  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:17:47 pm
The Real ID, the Implantable Microchip and the Mark of the Beast
07/08/07

In this teaching I will be answering the following questions submitted by a listener named Craig: 1) Is the Real ID the mark or is it just the first step to the mark? 2) Is the implantable chip the mark or is it the second step to the mark? 3) Will tattoos have something to do with the mark of Revelation 13? 4) Is the Greek word 'charagma' referring to a tattoo? would a tattoo be an etching in the skin? 5) Could the mark be all of these combined into one technology? 6) Does the past i.e., Domitian and Nero's rule or the holocaust, tell us anything about the coming mark of the Beast? 7) If the mark is a tattoo will it be a number (666), some new age design, some witchcraft cabbalistic design or will it be something everyone probably will recognize already? Cool Does the Pope issue this mark to the people according to Revelation 13?

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-08_1__.mp3
http://www.divshare.com/download/10537496-1cc

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1173


21459  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:16:13 pm
Harry Potter Exposed!
7/01/07

external link to jesus-is-savior.com
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/harry_potter_is_wicked.htm

Tragically many children and teens today are obsessed with Harry Potter and are actively seeking Harry's power. What exactly is Harry's power? Where does it come from?  In this teaching we will  take a closer look at the effects of Harry Potter on this generation. Dan 8:25a speaking of the antichrist says: “And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand…” Well that is exactly what the world is being set up to embrace:  Witchcraft.   We will also be going over an article published by Christianity Today Magazine entitled “Why We Like Harry Potter”.  But Christianity Today is not the only mainstream Christian media source to endorse Harry Potter, among the others are:  Chuck Colson, Wheaton College etc.  The seduction is virtually complete. Most (if not all) of Christianity's top leaders have now gone over to the dark side. Many today openly endorse and embrace witchcraft, magic and other devilish arts and devices. Most others, by their marked silence, are now acquiescing and joining in on this ghoulish, latter day's conspiracy. Taken from the book 'We Love Harry Potter and We'll Tell You Why,' here are a few kids' ideas: 'I'd like to go to wizard school, learn magic and put spells on people. I'd make up an ugly spell, and then it's payback time!' — Catherine(age 9)'I feel like I'm inside Harry's world. If I went to wizard school, I'd study everything: spells, counterspells and defense against the Dark Arts.' — Carolyn(age 10)

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_07-01__.mp3
http://www.divshare.com/download/10537717-f49

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1174
21460  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 08:06:28 pm
WWIII, Israel & Kabbalistic Witchcraft
6/17/2007

In this teaching we will start by looking at three major pivotal events that just transpired in the Middle East which will most certainly greatly contribute to the start of WWIII. The entire Middle East has just lurched strongly forward toward the planned chaos and regional war which the Illuminati has planned since 1870, in order to produce the final global war which will produce their Antichrist on the world scene. In fact, these three explosive events may have just made this Regional War inevitable. We will then take a Biblical look at the formation of Israel in 1948. It is very important to understand that current day Israel is thoroughly controlled by Politician’s and rabbis that practice the highest form of Jewish mysticism/ witchcraft known as the Kabbalah. We will see how in this week alone Shimon Peres and several rabbis preformed a nationally reported ceremony to remove curses from Vice Premier Peres using Kabbalistic witchcraft. Many professing Christians lose sight of this and blindly support Israel no matter what direction they take, but we need to have Biblical balance in regard to Israel so we can better know how to pray for this situation. Next you will see my response to a Catholic who denied any official Catholic dogma regarding the blasphemous doctrine of “Indulgences” and the worship of “The Virgin Mary”.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_06-17__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1175

21461  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:54:38 pm
Shroud of Turin-Biblically Debunked
6/10/2007

In this teaching we will update you on more breaking current events regarding Israel and WWIII. From the Syrian buildup on Israel’s border to the Turkish invasion of Iraq, that was totally unreported in the mainstream media this week. We will also look at how Scalar technology is being used to manipulate the weather in a drastic way. You will see how the Catholics are brainwashed (by their apostate clergy hirelings) that they cannot understand the Bible apart from the heretic priests of the Catholic Church. Will then see how the United Methodist Church just re-appointed a former woman “reverend” as a male “reverend”, after she had a sex change. We will then do a detailed study to totally debunk the “Shroud of Turin” Catholic heresy. You will be amazed at how easily this abomination is Biblically proven a hoax. Lastly we will look at Acts 2: 17-21 which is one of the proof texts Pentecostals use to justify women preachers. Even though this portion of Scripture has NOTHING to do with women preachers, you will be amazed at the true meaning of these verses and how the Bible confirms when this portion of Scripture will primarily be fulfilled. We will also look at Deborah and Jael (in the Old Testament) and see why the Lord had to use these woman in the capacity they were used in.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_06-10__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_06-10__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1176
21462  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:54:08 pm
US Hate Crimes Legislation Will Outlaw the Bible
6/3/2007

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55348

In this study we will start out by giving a brief update on the Middle East/Iran situation leading up to WWIII. Israel’s government has announced to its people: To ready themselves for “All-out war”. Next we will take an in depth look at the impending American Hates Crimes legislation. We will see that if these bills are implemented: 1) Our freedom of speech in America will be gone for good 2) That ultimately the Bible will have to be outlawed as hate speech 3) How any remark (Biblical or non-Biblical) construed as a hate speech, could equal a 23-26.5 year prison sentence 4) That if a court finds out that your pastor’s preaching led to someone committing a ‘hate crime’, he could be charged as a conspirator to this ‘hate crime’ . Recently in Maine ham steak was placed on a table where Muslims were sitting, this in turn is being treated as a serious hate crime, but conversely and hypocritically it is OK for Muslims in America to threaten to kill, maim and behead on behalf of their Moon god Allah. Will then look at how all this ties in the Untied Nations objectives of creating a “climate of prevention” worldwide and why ultimately Biblical Christianity will become the main target of their agenda. Lastly we will take a shocking look at Rick Warren and the ‘Emerging Church’ movement and see how this is truly Satan’s greatest tool for leading the pseudo-Christians into apostasy & the anti-Christ’s rule.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_06-03__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1177
21463  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:53:03 pm
US Churches Now Part of FEMA & Homeland Security Initiatives
5/27/2007
http://www.freemarketnews.com/Analysis/112/5307/2006-06-15.asp?nid=5307&wid=112

In this teaching we will first update you on the impending crisis in the Middle East relating to both the impending war between the Israel and the Islamic nations and the ever escalating situation regarding the US and Iran. We will see how the highest ranking Freemason of the 1800′s (Albert Pike), demonically prophesized on 1/22/1870 that three world wars would be needed in order to establish the New World Order; & the last of these world wars would be between Judaism and Islam. Now this was in 1870 which was decades before the nation of Israel even existed. We will then take a comprehensive look at the state of America and its churches to confirm why this nation has fallen into such depravity. To this end will then be documenting how the 501-c-3 Churches in the US are now part of Homeland Security according to legislation enacted on 3/7/06, signed by Pres. Bush; & the secret FEMA plan to use pastors of 501-c-3 churches as pacifiers (to their congregations) in preparations for Martial Law (which will be the lynch pin in the US for seizure of guns, property, forced inoculations, forced relocation/imprisonment, etc.). We will then look at the 30 ways that the IRS tries to control preachers and churches in America via their 501-c-3 tax-exempt, corporate status granted to them by the government. We will end by reviewing a recent article entitled “Christians duty to know how donations are used.”

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_05-27__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=957
21464  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:52:28 pm
Rev. Falwell, Rev. Sun Myung Moon and The Love of Money
05/20/2007

In this teaching we will be looking at the ‘fruit’ of some of the most prominent ‘Christian’ figures in America. This list will include: The late Rev. Jerry Falwell, Timothy La Haye ‘Left Behind’, Gary Bauer, Bill Bright, Paul Crouch, Dr. James Dobson, Rev. Billy Graham, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Beverly La Haye, Ralph Reed, Pat Robertson, Rev. James Robison, Phyllis Schlafly, George Bush Sr. and Jr., Dr. Robert Schuller I and II Jerry Falwell. Jesus said by their fruits “ye shall know them”, which is in reference to the fruit of a true Christian as opposed to a pseudo Christian tare. We will be looking at the undeniable documented financial links of the people listed above cult leader Rev. Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church of Korea. Unbelievably Rev. Moon was actually crowned Messiah and Savior of Earth on March 23, 2004 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington D.C, where scores of Christian leaders as well as several U.S. Senators and Representatives met for this very blasphemous occasion. Southern Baptist leaders were on hand, as were Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) President Paul Crouch, Reverend Jerry Falwell, Rev. Robert Schuller, Kenneth Copeland, Pat Boone and many others. Moon claims Jesus failed on his mission to earth but Moon has not. This is one of the largest smoking guns and flagrant moves ever made and condoned by main stream Christian figures and politicians. This information is based on highly referenced, factual evidence.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_05-20__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_05-20__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1179
21465  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:52:00 pm
Deliver Such An One Over To Satan
5/13/2007

In this teaching we will start off with a short Bible study regarding the end times by looking at Isaiah 1: 4-9 and Jeremiah 5:23-29. You will see the startling parallels these verses have to modern day America and the apostate churches within her. We will then discuss 1 Corinthians 5 and mandates this portion of Scripture set forth regarding our duty as Christians to judge sin in the church as: “A little leaven, leaven the whole lump”. We will also look at what the Scriptures mean regarding: “Deliver such an one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh”. Because church discipline is almost non existent in the vast majority of congregations, it has allowed sin to run rampant in the church which in turn has allowed corruption to seep into the church like never before. We will then take a look at some recent end times current events in the most recent edition of the Last Trumpet Newsletter. We will then continue our coverage of the Middle East as a large build up of Islamic military are currently positioning themselves along three of Israel’s borders while VP Cheney is issues ever stronger warnings to Iran regarding an impending war. Then we will look at a recent American proposal to Israel where the US is urging the Jews to give up more of their ever dwindling land to the Islamic Palestinians, and what the implications are for the US every time we pressure Israel to give up more land. We will then look at a shocking piece of news regarding gas prices/shortage.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_05-13__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=959
21466  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:51:32 pm
Israel, Islam & WWIII: Cataclysm Imminent
5/6/2007

In this teaching we will be looking a variety of breaking news stories relating to Israel, Arab countries and WWIII. Relating to this is a recent announce by a top Muslim (Hamas official) where he called upon Allah to kill all the Jews and Americans “to the very last one”. We will then explore how the Muslim “Dome of the Rock” (situated on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem) could be used as the ‘lynch pin’ to start WWIII. We will then document how the Israeli high government is in total disarray with 65% of Israelis calling for Prime Minster Ehud Olmert’s resignation, while Israeli president Moshe Katsav was recently indicated on **** charges. To tie this together you will be shown the impending warnings signs that exist for the staging of an all out Middle East War, with Iran most likely being at the forefront. The Arab nations smell blood in the water regarding Israel, but does Israel possess secret technology that will blindside the Islamic nations? Lastly we will be looking at the most recent edition of Battle Cry by Chick Publications in which you will see how the Vatican Council has recently announced that Muslims and Catholics worship the same God and that we now have our first official Muslim Congressman in the US who was recently sworn in on an Islamic Quran.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_05-06__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1181
21467  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:50:39 pm
Mars, Lord Maitreya, The Ascended Masters & Strong Delusion
4/29/2007

In this teaching we will be examining a very important tenant of the end time delusion relating to the recently released NASA photos of the surface of Mars (taken from the “Viking Mars Probe”). If you haven’t heard of these photos you really need to listen to this teaching as Satan is setting mankind up for the greatest, seductive delusion the world has ever known.

We will also be exploring how this deception is integrally tied into the emergence of the antichrist and even WWIII. You will be shown how evil figures (who call themselves “Ascended Masters”) are poised to make their emergence most likely in conjunction with WWIII. We will be looking at various “Ascended Masters” by name (ie: Lord Maitreya, Master Jesus Sananda, Master Mary Magda, Ascended Master Mary, etc.) and see who they pretend to represent and what their message is. You will be shocked. We will also see how the Lord Jesus Christ predicted that as in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the son of man. So we will look at what was happening in Noah’s days to discern what to expect in the day and time we are living in.

For most of you this will be the first time you have every heard such information but we will prove that the Bible clearly predicted this end time scenario to be forthcoming. There is much more that is covered in this teaching, so please arm yourselves with this vital knowledge.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_04-29__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_04-29__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1182
21468  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:49:31 pm
The North American Union Steamroller
4/22/2007

This teaching will primarily focus on the impending formation of the “North American Union” (NAU). Relating to this subject is the formation a brand new currency called the “Amero” which is slated to replace the dollar when the NAU is fully implemented in 2010. This will also mark the end of U.S. sovereignty as America’s borders will be essentially erased so we can be joined to Mexico and Canada. As we will see from several reputable sources, this information is fact not fiction.

We will also be revealing the plans behind the “Trans-Texas Corridor” & the “North American Super Corridor “(NASCO). We will also be learning how the “Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America” (SPP) was formed to bring much of these draconian measures to pass. This whole scenario will most likely be the last nail in the coffin for the middle class of America, as illegal aliens will no longer be illegal and much of our American work force will become totally obsolete in favor of lower cost labor. Currently President Bush has decided that tens of thousands of Mexican trucks and truckers should be allowed into our country in order to compete against our American Truckers. In less than 3 weeks, they will cross into this country with our President’s blessing and what many are doing to protest this in the U.S. We will also be covering the coming One World Currency called the “Phoenix”.

Lastly we we will be focusing on the recent Hate Crimes legislations to be enacted.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_04-22__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_04-22__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1183
21469  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:48:56 pm
THE SECRET: New Age NAME IT AND CLAIM IT
4/15/2007

external link to Lighthouse Trails Research
http://lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/index.php?p=500&more=1&c=1

In this teaching will be examining the much talked about (Oprah, Larry King, etc.) heresy called “The Secret”. Beyond any cursory look at “The Secret”, most discerning Christians will quickly identify this as just one more new age philosophy repackaged to maximally appeal to the masses. This Gnostic doctrine is really just “White Witchcraft” combined with Norman Vincent Peale’s “The Power of Positive Thinking” and the modern day wealth and prosperity preachers “Name it and Claim it”. It’s a sad state of affairs when the secular world is finally catching up to apostate church practices that have been going on for decades. The subtle message of “The Secret” (as well as most of the prosperity preachers) is that if you’re poor, sad, unhealthy, etc., then it must be your own fault because you have let your own thoughts lead you to this existence. We will also be looking at a little known teaching entitled “What ‘The Secret’ doesn’t tell you about ‘The Secret’”, which is yet one more carrot that Satan is dangling in front of the masses that embrace this heresy. This is truly yet one more significant part of the end time delusion that the Bible clearly predicted.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_04-15__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1185
21470  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:48:06 pm
Easter/Ishtar: Paganism Repackaged
04/08/07

In this teaching we will be focusing on the history of Easter, exploring its disturbing undeniable Pagan roots. To be objective I have endeavored to garner input from not only Christian sources but also Catholic and Pagan sources as well; and as you will see all three sides are in agreement as to Easter’s Pagan origin and history. We will explore exactly when the holiday of Easter was incorporated into the Roman Catholic Church at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD; whereby this practice then started to permeate and leaven many other branches of Christianity. Of further note we will prove how the date of Easter is always determined by (the Biblically forbidden practice of) Astrology and how its date changes every year as a result. If this were the true date of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, HOW COULD IT CHANGE? We will also be looking at Easters close ties to Pagan goddess known as Ishtar and the specific associations and practices of Easter like: The Easter Bunny, Colored Eggs, Lent, Ash Wednesday, Hot Cross Buns, Spring Break, The Easter Ham, Wicker Easter Baskets, Easter Sunrise Service, Mardi Gras, etc. . . . Lastly we will explore why only the King James Version translates the Greek word “pascha” to “Easter” (instead of “Passover”) in Acts 12:4; and how this is one more proof of the superiority of the Authorized King James Version.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_04-08__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_04-08__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1184
21471  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:47:39 pm
Iran Showdown-CODE RED
04/01/07

This is a very important study which will be totally dedicated to covering the impending nuclear confrontation with Iran and how our own government and Hollywood are “Telegraphing Their Punches” in regard to this situation. Lord willing, my goal is to create enough public awareness among Christians to avert this situation through prayer. If this event transpires one of the highest consequences for America will most likely be Marshall Law. We will also be taking another look at Pastor John Hagee, the “Christian Zionism” movement and some of their unsaved, Christ-hating bedfellows; and how they are the greatest proponents of this nuclear confrontation with Iran.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_04-01__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1186
21472  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:46:43 pm
Hagee’s Christian Zionism, Ethnic Salvation & WWIII
03/25/07

http://www.pfo.org/jonhagee.htm

In this study we will first be examining a disturbing trend emerging in pseudo-Christianity called “Christian Zionism”. This heresy is closely related to the Hebrew Roots Movement and Messianic Judaism. The leader of this movement is Pastor John Hagee and we will be looking at the ‘ethnic salvation gospel’ he believes applies to the Jews. We will also be touching on how this movement is also heavily pressing for a nuclear engagement with Iran and how this is the most likely precursor to WWIII. Next we will look at how 500 hospitals in America have agreed to start implanting microchips in their patients which is known as the ‘Adopt VeriMed Patient Identification System” and how this moves us ever closer to the implementation of the mark of the beast. We will then be looking at one of the newest apostate movements to permeate pseudo-Christian circles called “GodMen”. This heresy is equivalent to the ‘Promise Keepers on steroids’ and their credo is ‘Manliness is next to godliness’. This is one of the worst abominations to come along lately. Lastly we will be looking at the newest attack on the deity and gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a movie called “Bloodline”. This movie is being openly produced by the Freemasonic Knights Templar and reinforces the Biblically the predicated strong delusion of the ‘Davinci Code and the ‘Lost Tomb of Jesus’ heresy. The attack on Jesus Christ is at a fever pitch in order to prepare the way for the emergence of the antichrist.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_03-25__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1187
21473  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:45:58 pm
Debunking The Lost Tomb of Jesus-Directed by a 33rd Degree Freemason and Occultist
03/11/07

http://www.whale.to/b/cameron5.html

We will start this teaching by exposing the fact that March 10th was designated by the National Abortion Federation as the “National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers” where they go so far as to say the abortionists are actually heroes. The rest of this teaching focuses on “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” heresy and the backgrounds of both the director (33rd Degree Freemason and occultist) James Cameron and the producer (orthodox Jew) Simcha Jacobovici. We will then debunk this heresy from a historical and archaeological viewpoint. Lastly we will review an e-mail correspondence I received regarding my first audio presentation on “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” heresy. This is a firsthand account and confirmation of how this heresy and others like it will cause many to fall away from Christianity, and how this is part of the beginning of the strong delusion that God will send in the end times according to II Thes. 2 and I Timothy 4:1. I will do my best to try to convey how we must biblically approach these types of heresies.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_03-11__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1188
21474  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:45:20 pm
Rabbis Pushing For Temple Mount Sacrifices
03/04/07

The first topic we will cover is a recent Jerusalem Post article entitled “Rabbis request right to renew animal sacrifices”. We will examine how this could spark world war III, lead to the emergence of the antichrist and how all this relates to Daniel 9:27. We will also touch on the troubling trend of why so many “Christian” denominations and the Messianic Jews (Hebrew Roots movement) are aggressively pushing the rebuilding of the temple on the temple mount in Jerusalem. Next we will look at the actual blood oath a Masonic Shriner takes when he is initiated into this lodge and the shocking undeniable link to Islam, Mohammed and the Koran. We’ll also explore the true meaning behind of the red fez that the Shriners wear. Lastly we will look at a recent Orlando sentinel article that documents where the money from the Shriner circuses really goes. Next we will look at the horrific trend of the ‘made to order’ designer and deformer human babies and the slippery slope we go down when man tries to play God. Lastly we will examine the March edition of the Last Trumpet Newsletter and end with a study in Proverbs.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_03-04__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1189
21475  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:44:27 pm
Blasphemy Alert: The Lost Tomb of Jesus
2/25/2007

external link to http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tomb/about/about.html

In this Audio teaching we will explore the unimaginable heresy that the Discovery Channel will be airing this coming Sunday March 4th at 9:00 PM. This teaching expands upon a resent article that appeared on Cutttingedge.org entitled: “Could the most devastating propaganda blow against Christianity be unfolding now”. This article deals with a new film that documents the discovery of a cave in Jerusalem that supposedly contains ten caskets believed to hold the remains of Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene and others. In fact a press conference was held by Discovery Channel Monday, February 26, at 11:00 am in New York City; in which what are thought to be the ossuaries (caskets) of Jesus of Nazareth and Mary Magdalene were unveiled. Realize that this is also a total confirmation of the blasphemous DaVinci Code heresy as well. Satan is stepping up his attack on the Lord Jesus Christ and we as Christians need to arm ourselves with truth, as truth is light and light exposes darkness.

In the second part of this study we will be looking the impending war in the Middle East between Israel/USA and Iran (and its allies). This could very well lead to World War III which would most likely bring forth the coming anti-Christ of the book of Revelation.

We will also be examining a recent article in the Miami Herald entitled “Antichrist followers show loyalty with 666 tattoos”. This cult has 100,000 members worldwide and their leader Jose Dejesus has claimed himself to be th antichrist.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_02-25__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1190
21476  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:43:03 pm
Luke Warm Pastors in America
1/21/2007

This is a commentary on Pastor Chuck Baldwin’s recent article entitled “Is it ignorance or misplaced trust?” in which we will examine the state of the typical modern day pastor in the US. We will also be looking at the January 2007 Edition of the Last Trumpet” Newsletter.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_01-21__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=970
21477  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:42:35 pm
Seminaries Shipwrecking the Faith of Many
1/19/2007

This is a commentary on Chick Publications recent Battle Cry newsletter in which we will be looking at the two lead in articles examining: 1) The pagan roots of modern and ancient Goddess worship and how that ties into the counterfeit pagan trinity and 2) How many seminaries ruin the faith of their students by teaching them to doubt the Word of God. We will also do a short study on Jeremiah 8 and be looking at the dangers of Messianic Judaism. To end things we will be looking at the February edition of “The Last Trumpet” Newsletter.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_01-19__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1192
21478  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:41:45 pm
Heresy Exposed: How to Become a Millionaire God’s Way
1/14/2007

In this audio will examine how the secular world judges a person’s status (in part) by how many people serve them in this life, whereas the Lord Jesus Christ will judge Christians (in part) by how much of a servant we were to others (during our lives here on earth). Mat 23:11 says: “But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” We will explore how Biblically revealed truth is largely dependant on righteous living.

We will be also be looking at a Biblical rebuttal to the heresy of Pastor Thomas C. Anderson “How to Become a Millionaire God’s Way” and comparing this teaching to Satan’s fall in Ezekiel 28. The typical modern day apostate Laodicean church is obsessed with the notion that “gain is godliness”, but the Word of God is diametrically opposed to this position.

We will also be looking at a rebuttal to the “Praying to be thin” Remnant church of Nashville, TN that promotes their own brand of heresy known as “Weigh Down”. Since 1992, Pastor Gwen Shamblin has taken her business from a garage start-up to a multimillion-dollar Nashville corporation. Her 1997 book “The Weigh Down Diet” has sold more than 1 million copies; but this extra-biblical heresy is no different than any other cult that enslaves their membership by misinterpreting select bible verses and then taking them out of context.

Lastly we will be looking at “The Last Trumpet” Newsletter for December.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_01-14__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1193
21479  General Category / Dr. Scott Johnson's Archive / Scotts Archives 2007 on: November 05, 2010, 07:41:18 pm
Is the Hallelujah Diet/Vegetarianism Biblical?
1/7/2007

In this teaching we will be looking at the growing threat of war between Israel and the Middle East and how that could spark WWIII leading up to the appearance of the Antichrist. We will also be looking at the true colors of Islam/Muslims and what their Koran says to do to infidels/unbelievers of Islam. We will see how this ties into our own government as the Pentagon currently has Islamic prayer rooms for Muslims. But main subject will be addressing is a point by point Biblical refutation of Rev. George Malkmus and his Hallelujah diet/Vegetarianism.We will be concluding with a Biblical look at wine and alcohol.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_01-07__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_01-07__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1194
21480  General Category / Bible Study / THE WESTCOTT AND HORT ONLY CONTROVERSY on: November 05, 2010, 03:43:32 pm
THE WESTCOTT AND HORT ONLY CONTROVERSY



This message was given at the 33rd Annual Meeting and Conference of the GraceWay Bible Society meeting, Saturday, October 27th, 2001, held at Brampton Ontario, Canada.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
I. The King James Only Controversy.
II. The Primacy of the King James Bible
III. The Westcott and Hort Theory.
IV. Westcott and Hort Only?
V. What You Have to Believe to Accept the Westcott and Hort Theory
VI. Were Westcott and Hort Infallible?
VII. Who Were Westcott and Hort?
VIII. The Doctrine of Westcott and Hort.
IX. Were Westcott and Hort Saved Men?
X. The Work of the English Revision Committee.
XI. Were Westcott and Hort Secret Practitioners of the Occult?
XII. The Fundamentalist Defenders of Westcott and Hort!
XIII. In Conclusion.

I. The King James Only Controversy.

You don’t have to read very much in contemporary, fundamentalist, Baptist literature to come across warnings about the "King James only controversy."

Dr. Jerry Falwell announces that he is hiring Dr. Harold Rawlings to "refute the ‘King James Only’ cultic movement that is damaging so many good churches today."
Dr. Robert Sumner warns about the "veritable fountain of misinformation and deceptive double talk on the subject of ‘King James Onlyism’."
Dr. J. B. Williams refers to those who advocate the King James Only as "misinformers" and as "a cancerous sore."
Dr. Robert Joyner calls King James Bible loyalists, "heretics".
Dr. James R. White warns about King James Bible proponents "undercutting the very foundations of the faith itself".

Such references to the King James Only Controversy are very common. Some refer to loyal supporters of the King James Bible as the "King James Only Cult". Another common term is the sneering reference to the "King Jimmy Boys."

However the use of the "King James Bible only" wasn’t always so controversial.
 

II. The Primacy of the King James Bible

God was doing a great work in England in the early 1600's. The preaching of the gospel of Christ out of the Matthew’s Bible and the Geneva Bible was leading to multitudes of conversions. Evangelicals and Puritans were becoming a stronger and stronger force in the Church of England and in English culture.

Yet many were concerned that the final translation work into the English language had not been done. King James was persuaded to authorize a new translation. The King James Bible was printed in 1611.

At first there were questions and concerns about this new Bible translation. This was as it should be. No one should accept a Bible translation lightly. By 1640 however, the King James Bible was clearly the Bible of the English people. The Geneva and Matthew’s Bible, once greatly used of God, went out of print. There was simply no demand for them anymore.

The Church of England, with its official evangelical doctrinal statement, used the King James Bible exclusively. It was the Bible of the Puritans, both inside and outside the Church of England. In fact the Puritans began to use the distinctive Biblical English of the King James Bible in the day to day speech.

The King James Bible was the Bible of the Presbyterians, the Congregationalists, and the Quakers. It was clearly the Bible of the Baptists. By 1640 it was the Bible of the Pilgrims (some had used the Geneva Bible earlier).

The King James Bible was the Bible of evangelicals in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It became the Bible of the English colonies across the Atlantic Ocean. The only religious group of any size or importance in England that didn’t use the King James Bible was Roman Catholicism. All non-Catholics could have been referred to as "King James only people." When the Methodist Revival stirred England in the 1700's, it did so with the preaching of the King James Bible. John Wesley, one of the founders of the Methodists, made his own translation of the New Testament. However, it found little acceptance, even among Methodists. Only the King James Bible was in common use.

When English colonies flourished in Australia and New Zealand, the King James Bible was the common Bible of the settlers. When President George Washington took the first presidential oath of office in the new United States of America, he did so with his hand on a King James Bible. Every American president since, with the exception of Franklin Pierce, has done the same.

Over one hundred fifty English translations were produced between 1611 and 1880. However, they found no audience except in a few cults. Most went out of print quickly. The English speaking, Christian world was truly "King James only".

Baptist preachers produced a Baptist translation of the Bible. They replaced the word baptism with the word immersion. They replaced the word church with the word assembly. However, they found no audience, not even among Baptists. Their translation was soon out of print. The Baptists were truly "King James only".

As hard as it may be for the liberals and secularists to admit, the American public schools were built around the King James Bible. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, (not exactly a religious right publication), describes the early public schools this way, "Public schools had a distinctly Protestant flavor, with teachers leading prayers and scripture reading from the King James Bible in their lessons". The Roman Catholic minority objected to the King James Bible and so they developed their own school system. With the exception of the Catholics, the United States was clearly King James only.

Russell Kirk (a Roman Catholic historian) describes the influence of the King James Bible on the United States, "The book that was to exert a stronger influence than any other in Americas was not published until 1611, a few years after the first Virginian settlement: the ‘King James’ translation of the Bible, the Authorized Version, was prepared by English scholars for King James I. Read from American pulpits and in the great majority of American households during colonial times, the Authorized Version shaped the style, informed the intellect, affected the laws, and decreed the morals of the North American Colonies." Truly the early United States was King James only.

According to Winston Churchill, ninety million copies of the King James Bible had been printed by the mid-twentieth century.

The King James Bible was the Bible of the great modern missions movement of the 1700's and 1800's. The missionaries from England and the United States were saved, called to the mission field, and trained under the preaching of the King James Bible. They traveled around the world, introducing the gospel of grace to millions. Many of these missionaries knew little or no Greek and Hebrew. They translated the Bible into 760 languages from the King James Bible. Truly the modern missions movement was a King James only movement.
 

III. The Westcott and Hort Theory.

In the 1870's, a challenge arose in the English world to the primacy of the King James Bible. There had always been a challenge from Roman Catholicism, but this challenge came from men who were officially Protestants: Church of England Bishop Brooke Foss Westcott and Cambridge University Professor Fenton John Anthony Hort.

The heart of the Westcott and Hort theory was that the New Testament was preserved in almost perfect condition in two Greek texts, the Vaticanus and the Sinaiticus. Sinaiticus was discovered in a wastebasket in St. Catherine’s Momentary (near Mt. Sinai) in 1844 by Constantin von Tischendorf. The Vaticanus was found in the Vatican library in 1475 and was rediscovered in 1845.

The King James New Testament was translated from a different family of Greek texts. To Westcott and Hort, the King James Bible was clearly an inferior translation. It must be replaced by a new translation from texts that they considered to be older and better. They believed that the true work of God in English had been held back by an inferior Bible. They determined to replace the King James Bible and the Greek Textus Receptus. In short, their theory suggests that for fifteen hundred years the preserved Word of God was lost until it was recovered in the nineteenth century in a trash can and in the Vatican Library. [Editor RAB: that's where they belong.]

Hort clearly had a bias against the Textus Receptus, calling it "villainous" and "vile". Hort aggressively taught that the School at Antioch (associated with Lucian) had loosely translated the true text of Scripture in the second century A. D. This supposedly created an unreliable text of Scripture which became the Textus Receptus. This was called the Lucian Recension Theory.

Hort did not have a single historical reference to support the idea that such a recension took place. He simply theorized that it must have taken place. In spite of the fact that there is not a single historical reference to the Lucian Recension, many Bible colleges teach it as a historical fact. [Editor RAB: sad but true. One of my professors was one of the contributing editors to the NIV, he did one of the minor prophets. I was not even a year old in Christ when I went off to seminary. I was not brought up in church, and never owned a Bible until my girlfriend gave me one as a gift before I went to seminary. The night I was saved I borrowed a Bible from a Muslim, (THAT IS ANOTHER STORY}. What was so disturbing to me was my professor. I felt he was trying to undermine my faith in the Bible and I told him so. By the way, my girlfriend gave me a King James Bible and told me it was the Word Of God. I married her while I was in seminary. Praise the Lord for a godly wife with godly convictions concerning the Bible. AMEN.]


IV. Westcott and Hort Only!

It is clear that the modern movement to revise the English Bible is based completely on the works of Westcott and Hort.

K.W. Clark writes, "...the Westcott-Hort text has become today our Textus-Receptus. We have been freed from the one only to become captivated by the other...The psychological chains so recently broken from our fathers have again been forged upon us, even more strongly."

E.C. Colwell writes, "The dead hand of Fenton John Anthony Hort lies heavy upon us. In the early years of this century Kirsopp Lake described Hort’s work as a failure, ...But Hort did not fail to reach his major goal. He dethroned the Textus Receptus. ...This was a sensational achievement, an impressive success. Hort’s success in this task and the cogency of his tightly reasoned theory shaped - and still shapes - the thinking of those who approach the textual criticism of the New Testament through the English language."

Zane Hodges, a long time professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, writes, "Modern textual criticism is psychologically addicted to Westcott and Hort. Westcott and Hort in turn, were rationalists in their approach to the textual problem in the New Testament and employed techniques within which rationalism and every other kind of bias are free to operate."

Alfred Martin, former Vice-President at Moody Bible Institute, wrote in 1951, "The present generation of Bible students having been reared on Westcott and Hort have for the most part accepted this theory without independent or critical examination. ...if believing Bible students had the evidence of both sides put before them instead of one side only, there would not be so much blind following of Westcott and Hort." The two most popular Greek manuscripts today, Nestles-Aland and UBS (United Bible Society), differ very little from the Westcott and Hort text.
 

V. WHAT YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE TO ACCEPT THE WESTCOTT AND HORT THEORY.

You have to believe that people who believed in the Deity of Christ often corrupt Bible manuscripts.
You have to believe that people who deny the Deity of Christ never corrupt Bible manuscripts.
You have to believe that people who died to get the gospel to the world couldn’t be trusted with the Bible.
You have to believe that their killers could be trusted.
You have to believe that the Celtic Christians, Waldenses, Albigenses, Henricians, Petrobrussians, Paulicians, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Protestant churches, the Anabaptists and the Baptists all did not have the pure word of God.
You have to believe that the Roman Catholics and the nineteenth century rationalists did have the pure word of God.
 

VI. ARE WESTCOTT AND HORT INFALLIBLE?

Even though many evangelicals treat the Westcott and Hort Theory as proven fact, there have always been serious textual scholars that challenged it.

The brilliant textual scholar, Dean John Burgon, referred to Westcott and Hort’s "violent recoil from the Traditional Text" and "their absolute contempt for the Traditional Text". He refers to their theory as "superstitious veneration for a few ancient documents."

Another famed textual scholar and contemporary of Westcott and Hort, F.H.P. Scrivener wrote, "Dr. Hort’s system therefore is entirely destitute of historical foundation. He does not so much as make a show of pretending to it; but then he would persuade us, as he persuaded himself...".

It is a phony claim to scholarship to simply parrot the ideas of Westcott and Hort and pretend that you are superior to those who don’t accept their ideas. Those who wish to change the King James Bible, so long greatly used of God and cherished by the English speaking people, need to give clear reasons why!

How do you know that the "older" Vaticanus and Sinaticus manuscripts aren’t corrupt manuscripts? How do you know that the Lucian Recension ever took place? Why do you believe that the evangelicals throughout the centuries were using a corrupt text? Why would you trust Westcott and Hort only?
 

VII. WHO WERE WESTCOTT AND HORT?

B.F. Westcott was born in 1825. F.J.A. Hort was born in 1828. They were members of the Broad Church (or High Church) Party of the Church of England. They became friends during their student days at Cambridge University. They worked for over thirty years together on the subject of the Greek text of the New Testament.

Westcott went on to become the Bishop of Durham (England) and served for a while as chaplain to Queen Victoria. Hort is best remembered as a Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University.

Both men wrote several books. They are best remembered for their edition of the Greek New Testament entitled, "The New Testament in the Original Greek". They are also remembered for being the two most influential members of the English Revised Version committee which produced a new English translation. Scrivener thought that they exercised too much influence on this committee.

Westcott died in 1901. Hort passed away in 1892. Both men had sons who collected their personal correspondence and who wrote biographies about them.
 

VIII. THE DOCTRINE OF WESTCOTT AND HORT.

The Scripture

It is clear that neither Westcott nor Hort held anything even faintly resembling a conservative view of Scripture. According to Hort’s son, Dr. Hort’s own mother (a devout Bible believer) could not be sympathetic to his views about the Bible. Westcott wrote to Hort that he overwhelmingly rejected the "idea of the infallibility of the Bible". Hort says the same thing, the same week, in a letter to Bishop Lightfoot.

When Westcott became the Bishop of Durham, the Durham University Journal welcomed him with the praise that he was "free from all verbal or mechanical ideas of inspiration."

Salvation

Hort called the doctrine of the substitutionary atonement "immoral". In doing so he sided with the normal doctrine of the High Church Party of the Church of England. The Low Church Party was generally evangelical, teaching salvation through personal faith in Jesus Christ. The High Church Party taught salvation by good works, including baptism and church membership.

Westcott and Hort wrote many commentaries that include references to classic passages about salvation. Repeatedly their commentary is vague and unclear. Westcott taught that the idea of "propitiating God" was "foreign to the New Testament." He taught that salvation came from changing the character of the one who offended God. This is consistent with his statement that, "A Christian never is but is always becoming a Christian."

Again and again, Westcott’s vague comments about salvation are easy to interpret as teaching universal salvation.

The Doctrine of Christ

It was common in the days of Westcott and Hort for those in the Church of England who denied the Deity of Christ to speak in vague terms! To clearly deny the Deity of Christ was to jeopardize your position in the Church of England. Many High Church modernists learned to speak of the Deity of Christ in unclear terms as a way to avoid trouble.

Many statements by both Westcott and Hort fall into that category of "fuzzy" doctrinal statements about Christ. Westcott and Hort were brilliant scholars. Surely they were capable of expressing themselves clearly on the doctrine of Christ if they wanted to. At best they are unclear; at worst, they were modernists hiding behind the fundamental doctrinal statement of the Church of England.

Other Teachings of Westcott and Hort

There are many other areas that cause fundamental Bible believers to have serious questions about Westcott and Hort. Westcott denied that Genesis 1 through 3 were historically true. Hort praised Darwin and his theory of evolution. Both Westcott and Hort praised the "Christian socialist" movement of their day. Westcott belonged to several organizations designed to promote "Christian socialism" and served as President of one of them (the Christian Social Union).

Both Westcott and Hort showed sympathy for the movement to return the Church of England to Rome. Both honored rationalist philosophers of their time like Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Dr. Frederick Maurice, and Dr. Thomas Arnold. Both were serious students of the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle.

There is much about the teaching of Westcott and Hort to deeply trouble any objective Bible believer.
 

IX. WERE WESTCOTT AND HORT SAVED MEN?

The evangelical defenders of Westcott and Hort are quick to assert that they were saved men even if some of their ideas seem a little strange in our day. They remind people that both were ordained preachers in the evangelical Church of England.

However, there is no doubt that there were many Church of England preachers that were not true evangelicals. The High Church party was well known to teach salvation by works. Within the Church of England there was a vigorous debate between true evangelicals and those who taught baptismal regeneration or some other system of works for salvation. In their lengthy writings, neither Westcott nor Hort ever give an account of their own conversion. They never identified with the evangelicals in the Church of England. They were never accepted by the evangelicals in the Church of England. They were associated with various occult figures, but never with evangelicals.

While Westcott and Hort praised evolutionists, socialists, and modernists, they were bitterly critical of evangelical soulwinners. Westcott criticized the work of William Booth and the Salvation Army. Hort criticized the crusades of D.L. Moody. Hort criticized the soulwinning Methodists.

Both criticized evangelicals. Neither gave anyone any reason to believe that he had ever trusted Christ as his personal Saviour.
 

 X. THE WORK OF THE ENGLISH REVISION COMMITTEE

In 1870, the English Parliament authorized a revision of the King James Bible. Two teams of translators were hired. Most translators were from the Church of England but there were also seven Presbyterians, four Congregationalists, two Baptists, two Methodists and one Unitarian. The translators were instructed to make as few alterations to the King James Bible as possible.

A similar committee was developed in the United States at the same time. The two committee’s exchanged copies of their work. Several thousand Church of England preachers signed a petition protesting the inclusion of a Unitarian, Dr. Vance Smith, on the Revision Committee. They felt that only saved men should be involved in translating the Bible. Proper translation required the illumination of the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Both Westcott and Hort defended Smith and lobbied for his presence on the committee. Westcott threatened to quit if Smith was not included. Westcott and Hort supplied everyone working on the committee with a private copy of their new Greek text. Hort lobbied (some would say intimidated) committee members to follow the Westcott and Hort text. Westcott, Hort, and Bishop Lightfoot pressured the committee to go beyond their mandate for doing a revision of the King James Bible. Dr. Frederick Scrivener opposed many of the changes to be made on the basis of the new Westcott and Hort Greek Text. Committee meetings were referred to as "... a kind of critical duel between Dr. Hort and Dr. Scrivener".

Arthur Hort described his father’s method for describing the right reading of the text as "to settle the question by the light of his own inner consciousness". Dean Burgon spoke of Hort’s method as deciding by "the ring of genuiness". Hort was far more concerned about his feelings than he was about the textual debate over any passage. Westcott referred to the debate over textual readings as "hard fighting" and "a battle royal".

The original chairman, Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, resigned after referring to the project as "this most miserable business".

Westcott and Hort eventually won most of the debates. After the new English Revision was published, both Scrivener and Burgon published lengthy refutations of the Revision. Burgon attacked the Revision strongly, calling it "excursions into cloud land" and "blowing smoke". The people of England largely rejected the new translation. Attempts to make it the new Authorized Version of the Church of England met with such protest that Queen Victoria abandoned the idea.

Neither the English nor the American Revision sold very well. They were both soon replaced by other versions. However, the multitude of new English versions were all based upon the same Westcott and Hort Greek text and upon the theories of Westcott and Hort. Their English translation failed but their principles won the day. Even though vangelicals rejected the English Revision and the Westcott and Hort text, it did find supporters. Modernists and rationalists, both within and without the Church of England, praised their work. Theosophy founder, Helen Blavatsky, wrote at great length in praise of the new Greek text.

The defenders of Westcott and Hort claimed that the evangelicals were too simple-minded and unlearned to understand the work of Westcott and Hort and other English "scholars". Evangelicalism was presented as unscholarly. After a generation, many evangelicals began to feel uncomfortable at always being labeled as unscholarly and uneducated. Some evangelical leaders began to look for ways to reconcile the historic Christian faith with the theories of Westcott and Hort.

These theories and the Greek text of Westcott and Hort began to find their way into evangelical seminaries and Bible colleges on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Two generations after the failure of the English Revision, the theories of Westcott and Hort had become majority opinion in evangelical Bible colleges and seminaries in both the United States and England. Their theories were universally accepted in modernist seminaries. The Jehovah’s Witnesses and other cults bragged about having Bible translations based upon the Westcott and Hort theory.

Compromising evangelicals were suddenly proud of having "scholarship" accepted by the world. They used the same Greek text as the Roman Catholic Church, the modernists and the cults.

A relative handful of Bible believers refused to accept the Greek text and theory of Westcott and Hort. Such holdouts became an irritation to the "scholarly" evangelicals. As study of the issue increased, opposition to the Westcott and Hort theory grew. "Westcott and Hort only" no longer seemed an adequate reason for abandoning the King James Bible. The "scholarly evangelicals" began to react harshly to their "King James only" critics.
 

XI. WERE WESTCOTT AND HORT SECRET PRACTITIONERS OF THE OCCULT?

In 1993, Gail Riplinger published New Age Bible Versions. In this book, she alleges that Westcott and Hort were practitioners of the occult. It is indicated that they provide a bridge between apostate Christianity and the occult and the New Age Movement.

This charge created a sensation and generated a tremendous amount of criticism for Mrs. Riplinger. It is, of course, a very important charge. An objective look at the evidence for such a charge is important.


Along with Bishop Edward White Benson, Westcott and Hort founded the Ghostly Guild. This club was designed to investigate ghosts and supernatural appearances. The club was based upon the idea that such spirits actually exist and appear to men. According to The Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, the members of the Ghostly Club would "relate personal experiences concerned with ghosts.

This club would eventually become the Society for Psychical Research. According to James Webb in The Occult Underground and W.H. Solter, The S.P.R. - An Outline of It’s History, this club became a major factor in the rise of spiritualism among the elite of English society in the late 1800's. Many leading occult figures belonged to the Society.

Along the way, Westcott and Hort dropped out of the Ghostly Guild. However, they had plenty of opportunity to be exposed to the occult and demonism before they withdrew.

Westcott’s son refers to his father’s life long faith in spiritualism (Archbishop Benson’s son referred to Benson in the same way). Communion with spirits became quite fashionable in the late 1800's in British society. Even Queen Victoria, who normally led a responsible Christian life, dabbled in spiritualism. However, it was considered unseemly for Church of England clergymen, and Wescott had to keep his ideas quiet. According to Wescott’s son, Arthur, Dr. Wescott practiced the Communion of the Saints. This was a belief that you can fellowship with the spirits of those who died recently.

Bible translator J. B. Phillips also believed in the Communion of Saints. He believed that the spirit of C.S. Lewis visited him after his death. According to Arthur Wescott, Bishop Wescott also had such experiences with spirits. His son writes, "The Communion of Saints seems particularly associated with Peterborough. He had an extraordinary power of realizing this Communion. It was his delight to be alone at night in the great Cathedral, for there he could meditate and pray in full sympathy with all that was good and great in the past. . . There he always had abundant company." Wescott’s daughter met him returning from one of his customary meditations in the solitary darkness of the chapel at Auckland castle. She said to him, " I expect you do not feel alone?" "Oh, no," he said, "It is full."

Either Dr. Wescott’s children lied about him or Dr. Wescott was used to meeting with spirits. Bible believers recognize these spirits as demons. Wescott and Hort both joined a secret society called, The Apostles. It was limited to 12 members. One of the other members Henry Sidgwick. He was also stated to have led several professors at Trinity College into secretly practicing the occult. Wescott, his close friend, was also a professor at Trinity College. Strange company for a Christian teacher and Bible translator.

In 1872 Wescott formed a secret society, the Eranus Club. Members included Hort, Sidgwick, Arthur Balfour (future prime minister of England), Archbishop Trench and Dean Alford. Both Trench and Alford would be involved in Bible revision work. Balfour became famous for his seances and practice of spiritualism. The Eranus Club would eventually become known as an occult secret society.

Wescott’s defenders point out that Wescott also eventually dropped out of Eranus. Still he was certainly allied with practioners of the occult in a secret society for a period of time.

Balfour and Sedgwick were involved in several occult organizations, socialism and Theosophy. How many Christians have so many friends prominent in the practice of the occult?

Balfour would also be involved in the founding of the League of Nations and in forming a secret society with Cecil Rhodes (the Round Table and the Council on Foreign Relations).

The evidence for Mrs. Riplinger’s assertions is strong. Would Westcott and Hort’s defenders accept anyone today who had such connections? They were clearly in contact with people who were "familiar" with spirits. There is every reason to suspect that they might also have been in contact with spirits. Based upon their associations, there is no clear reason to reject the suggestion that they were involved in the occult. The balance of evidence creates, at the very least, a strong suspicion of occult influence on both Wescott and Hort (especially Dr. Wescott).
 

XII. THE FUNDAMENTALIST DEFENDERS OF WESTCOTT AND HORT

There are fundamentalists who refuse to accept the characterization of Westcott and Hort as liberals (much less occultists)! J. B Williams writes, "I have three of Westcott's commentaries in my library, and I challenge anyone to find one sentence that would be a departure from Fundamentalist doctrine."

Keith Gephart writes, "In reality, Westcott had made clear statements affirming orthodox doctrines such as the deity of Christ, in no way was he guilty of heresy and apostasy." In responding to a critic of Westcott and Hort, Gephart wrote this, "I cannot help but suspect that . . . some blinding presupposition . . .drives you to prove him a heretic at any cost."

Dr. Stewart Custer writes, "Especially when these men have written in their mature years book after book defending the conservative interpretation of scripture, it is unjust to characterize their whole ministries by a few misinterpretations that they may have been guilty of."

Evangelist Robert Sumner admits that Westcott and Hort were liberal in theology but he still believes that they were trustworthy to "restore the original text."

It would be easy to ask at this point if everyone is reading from the same books. How can there be such a difference of opinion about what these men believed and wrote?

It is true that these men (especially Westcott) wrote commentaries in which they used the great doctrinal terms of the Christian faith in a positive way. They used terms that were part of the official doctrinal position of the Church of England (in which they both held prominent positions).

Almost all denominational liberals use the terms expected of them. This is important in maintaining their income, position and influence. The important thing is how they explain those doctrinal terms (or fail to explain them).

Unless you are determined not to see it, it is clear from their commentaries that they put a liberal interpretation on many Christian doctrines. Both of their sons admit that they were accused of heresy because of their books. This understanding of these statements in their commentaries are supported by several external facts.

Westcott and Hort identified with the High Church Party (Broad Party) within the Church of England. In contrast with the more evangelical and conservative Low Church, modernism found it’s home in the High Church Party.

Westcott and Hort constantly praised theological liberals, socialists and other radicals like Coleridge and Darwin.

No similar praise is found for evangelicals or fundamentalists, either in or out of the Church of England. They are normally ignored! When they are mentioned at all, like D. L. Moody, it is with disdain!

Their private correspondence reveals their liberal drift much more clearly then their commentaries. Of course, it was safer for them to admit what they really believed in this forum. Their correspondence also shows that they had concerns that they could not afford to have all of their beliefs known by the general public.

The biographies of Westcott and Hort written by their sons clearly reveal that they were not in harmony with the official positions of the Church of England. Their sons had no reason to lie about them. Certainly their sons had no King James only bias.

It is interesting that some men can’t face the real record about Westcott and Hort. In fact, some who are quick to attack even minor differences with living preachers, take a blind eye to Westcott and Hort.

However, this is easy to understand. Their campaign to replace the King James Bible has been based upon the work of Westcott and Hort only. To admit these men were not trustworthy would be to admit that they have been wrong in a major premise of their entire ministry.

Perhaps we must be forced to suspect that some blinding presupposition drives them to prove that Westcott and Hort were not heretics at any cost. It appears that "scholarship" requires only a shallow reading of Westcott and Hort and ignorance of their personal letters and correspondence. Their defenders do not spend anytime quoting their personal correspondence or the biographies written by their sons.

Their defenders never recount the testimonies of their conversion because no such testimonies exist.
 

XIII. IN CONCLUSION.

Dean John Burgon was a contemporary and acquaintance of both Westcott and Hort. He was a firm opponent of the Westcott and Hort theory, their new Greek text and the revision of the English Bible that they so heavily influenced. In an article entitled "The Secret Spanking of Westcott and Hort" Burgon wrote: "the text of Drs. Westcott and Hort is either the very best which has ever appeared or else it is the very worst; the nearest to the sacred autographs or the furthest from them. There is no room for both opinions, and there cannot exist any middle view." In other words things that are different are not the same.

Millions of professing evangelicals have never heard of Westcott and Hort. None the less, their approach to the Scripture is based upon the theory of Westcott and Hort — Westcott and Hort only. No matter how many books, professors, colleges and denominational leaders these theories are filtered through, they are still the work of Westcott and Hort only.

Those who challenge the primacy of the King James Bible in the English speaking world depend on the work of Westcott and Hort.

Westcott and Hort are not a sufficient basis to reject the Textus Receptus or the King James Bible. Their objectivity, scholarship and doctrine are all at best "suspect." There is no reason to believe that they were saved men. There is more reason to believe that they were influenced by the occult than there is to believe that they were influenced by the Holy Spirit.

Perhaps the "King James Only Controversy" is misnamed. It is really a "Westcott and Hort Only" controversy.

Are you willing to abandon the historic contributions of the Textus Receptus and the King James Bible for Westcott and Hort, Westcott and Hort Only.

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