The Older Shall Teach the Younger . . .

Over Christmas Grandpa J spent a lot of time with G teaching him about the preservation of Scriptures. G LOVED his time learning from Grandpa J. He is taking a Composition class this year and he had two assignments this week. He was to write an introduction for a topic and then a conclusion for the same topic. Here is what he chose to write about . . .

The Superiority of the KJV--Introduction

    Within the realm of Christian theologians, one of the most hotly debated issues, which has continued for several centuries, is what English translation of the Bible should be used by English speaking Christians around the world. The King James Version  (KJV), is far superior to all other English translations based upon the critical Greek text. For example, the New International Version (NIV) or the English Standard Version (ESV). The KJV is a translation from the traditional Greek text which is compiled from hundreds of manuscripts of the New Testament which had been utilized for hundreds of years in studying and translating the New Testament into other languages. However, when a major component of what was to become the critical Greek text was discovered in the trash can of an ancient monastery, theologians commenced to discard the traditional Greek text in favor of the critical Greek text, primarily composed of the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, because they were older. The critical Greek text left out some portions of Scripture, which many believe is the reason that the critical text wasn’t used for over one thousand years.   
               
                The Superiority of the KJV--Conclusion

    All translations that originate from the codex Vaticanus and the codex Sinaiticus, along with all the other manuscripts comprising the critical Greek text, ought to be discarded indefinitely on account of the errors contained within the critical Greek text. In the Bible, God vowed to preserve His Word through all time. On one hand, the KJV and the traditional Greek text from which it was translated have withstood the tests of time, having been in continual use for more than four hundred years. On the other hand, a major part of the critical Greek text, having been discovered in the wastebasket of a monastery where it had been lying unused, distinctly illustrates that the critical Greek text and consequently the translations which were based upon it were not subject to divine preservation due to its inexcusable exclusion of certain portions of Scripture. (2) Clearly, the KJV is peerless compared with all other english translations derived from the defective critical Greek text, and thus should be used as the standard english Bible translation. (3)

I am so glad G is learning why he believes what he believes about the Scriptures and that he has a grandparent that wants to invest in his life!

Fun at Grandma and Grandpa's House

Christmas

"A" LOVES LOVES sign language now! Will be exciting to see if she can continue to grow in her knowledge of that. G is progressing in Latina and modern Hebrew. Here he is singing in Latin. Fun to see their interests!!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Late!)

Fun at Home

Dancing with Brother

Little B came to Big Brother R and said "R, dance?". So Big brother went and put on his dress shirt and tie and dress jacket and he tied a white sash around her and then danced with her. THAT IS A GOOD BIG BROTHER. What a kindness and a tenderness in giving of his time for a little sister joy. She loved it.

"C's" Good Joke!

We have gotten a big kick out of "C's" budding humor! Just a very short time ago his joke humor consisted of rhyming two words together and he would think that was just hilarious! And we would think it was hilarious because he thought it was so hilarious. :-)

Well, today "C's" jokes seemed have to gone up a rung! His joke today was
"Who knows the best that Noah built the ark?  ARKeologists!!!!!"

We thought that was pretty good!!!! So fun to watch the kids grow and learn and see their personalities show more and more.

Thankfulness of the year past

Top 5 Things I am Thankful For this New Year:
1) My Salvation and the love of my Saviour
2) My husband, who is one of the most genuine Christians I have ever met and a loving husband.
3) My children, who although not perfect just as their parents aren't, desire to honor their parents and right in the sight of God. Of course, this is a daily choice that they and everyone must choose each day.
4) I am not a hero person but I must say I hold very high my parents and our last church family who are much a like, probably because they came from the same generation. These people are rare and few any more, this I know. I so want my children to reflect their grandparents generation.
5) My pastor, whose preaching of the Scriptures is always done in love with truth. His messages have been such a huge source of encouragement.

Grandpa with his award and Big C

My Dad was awarded recently the Defender of the Scripture Award from an organization. He is the 2nd recipient to get it. After hearing about Grandpa's award "C" quietly said 

"If King James were still alive he would've been proud of you." 

That was so cute and sweet. We are proud of Grandpa and his stand for the Scriptures for which he has paid a big price. 

Our churches today are confused with all different translations. The big problem with this issue is that it is confusing for the typical person and so many people either do what is easy or what the crowds do. Some do enough study to see what they want I suppose:-)

Thankful for my dad's stand for the truth of Scriptures. An interesting read would be about Hobby Lobby's accumulation of Bible manuscripts and which Bible they hold dear. This year they are opening a Bible Museum 2 blocks from the main mall of Washington D.C. After reading the article and why they were building this museum I was even more impressed with the company.

Over this Christmas break Grandpa started teaching "G" on this topic and "G" loved sitting and listening to Grandpa's words of wisdom and experience. It is a lot for an 8th grader to process but little by little he can learn.