King James Bible Our Beloved Book......

A few days ago I ordered some books from the http://www.visionforumministries.org/ among them was a King James Bible that was printed in celebration of the 400th year anniversary.
There was little booklet in the box that it came in explaining all about the translators and how it was translated, although I disagree with a lot of the misguided and very confusing information written in that booklet I do like some of the quotes that I read in it from many great and profound men of faith and character and integrity who loved, respected and used the KING JAMES BIBLE . I am listing some of those quotes to be clear and very valuable reasons why every Born Again Christian should use it as his guide for his life here on earth, we at our home believe it is the BEST BOOK penned by human hands on the face of the earth.

1. In a series of lectures at Cambridge University Sir Arther Quiller- couch declared
The King James Bible Was" the very greatest literary achievement in the English language.

2. The King James Bible is a LIVING landmark in the history of the English language, both a religious and literary classic and its influence has been incalculable.

3. Adam Nicolson, Author of God's Secretaries, writes " can lay claim to be the greatest work in pros ever written in English.

4. Throughout the history of the English language, the King James version has remained the most often quoted document in existence a constant inspiration to people from all walks of life, whether poets, farmers, pastors, housewives or politicians.

5. It was to be a Bible for everyone.

6. The manuscript were providentially handed down and were a trustworthy record of the inspired Word of God.

7. The beauty of the King James Bible as well as it's enormous influence can never be exaggerated.

8. The new version won wide acceptance among the people of the English speaking world and easily eclipsed all other previous versions of the Bible.

9. With the translators feeling with the pros rhythm, never was a version of the Bible more admirably suited for reading allowed in public, it proved so acceptable that it remained for 3 centuries without a serious rival version, the Bible of English speaking Protestants, to this day, the King James Bible remains deeply revered.

10. The precision of translation for which it is historically renouned, the simple yet grand language, and its majesty of style enabled this Bible (Word of God) to become the main spring of the religion, language, and legal foundations of the English civilization. It has inspired virtually every great English writer since the 17th century-from John Dryden to Herman Melville to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

11. Allister McGarth stated "there would have been no paradise lost, no pilgrims progress, no handles Messiah, no negro spirituals, and no Gettysburg address," these and innumerable other works were inspired by the language of this Bible that the culture of the English speaking world would have been in measurably diminished without this Bible is certain.

12. For the first time, England was reading one Bible at home and hearing the same Bible at church, Albert S. Cook said "It thus became bound up with the life of the nation, since it stilled all controversy over the best rendering, it gradually came to be accepted as so far absolute in the minds of myriads, there was no distinction between this version and the original text and they almost said to have believed in the literal inspiration of the very words that composed it"

13. It became central to the life of English society in a way that we cannot begin to imagine today. Many family could only afford only one book-a Bible and for many years this was the only Bible available, generations of young people learned to read from the words they found in the KING JAMES BIBLE. Many memorized biblical passages and found that there written and spoken English was shaped by the language and imagery of this Bible. For most readers, it was regarded as their social, economic, political, and spiritual text.

14. " The scholars who produced this masterpiece are mostly unknown and unremembered. But they forged an enduring link, literally and religious, between the English speaking people of the world".

15. David Crystal linguistic expert of the development of the English language adds that the King James Bible "did something that nobody else had done, or nothing else had done in the history of the language previously, not even Shakespeare had managed to do so much, no other text in the history of the English language has done as much as the King James Bible to shape our modern idiom".

16. C.S. Lewis said that whenever we use words such as "beautiful," "longsuffering," "peacemaker," or "scapegoat," it is due to the influence of the King James Version. However, it is not only in the works of the many phrases in our language that the force and influence of the King James Version is felt, but in the very rhythm of our language the very way that we breather and pause and rise and fall as we speak.

17. David Simpson , a member of the British Parliament, said regarding the 400th anniversary of this translation, "It is not only our literature and language that has been influenced by the King James Version. It has an extraordinarily and beneficial influence upon political and constitutional affairs, It was the Bible of Milton and of the Protectorate; later, it was the Bible of the Glorious Revolution, which gave us a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. It was the Bible of Whitefield and the Wesley's that saved this realm from the brutality and blood of the French Revolution. It was the Bible carried by the founding fathers of the United Stated that helped to forge that land and give the world that great democratic powerhouse."

18. Steven Hock, reminds us that "even more important we must recognize that the King James Version is the word of God, that he has graciously and lovingly giving to his English-speaking church. It is a faithful translation of the inspired originals that have been providentially preserved by God in the thousands of manuscripts that have come down to us. Thus we can be assured that with the King James Version we have the authoritative Word of God",

19. This is the very last paragraph written in the booklet

20. "either in it's original form or one of it's derivatives, the King James Version has been the standard Bible used by the English-speaking world for 400 years. No other printed work before of since has so profoundly influenced our language, our culture, and our theology. Beloved for its majestic phrasing and stately cadences, the King James Bible remains fixed in our common speech, and its echoes can be heard throughout our literature. Generations of believers have studied and committed its passages to memory, being comforted and warned and enlightened in the process. This valued legacy continues to impact millions of lives today, a testimony to the profound achievement and lasting worth of the King James Version.

After reading all these quotes, if you want to go pick up a different book other than the King James Bible it's your choice, remember you will be missing out on having the very Word of God in your hand.

Fun Filled Weekend

Saturday Iris participated in the Cowboy Christmas Gymkhana, this is what Gymkhana means " timed speed events such as barrel racing, keyhole, keg race (also known as "down and back"), flag race, and pole bending. All of these events are designed to display precise, controlled actions and tight teamwork between horse and rider at speed, although most clubs offer a variety of classes, allowing riders to compete at the speed level they are most capable of, and comfortable with.

So this event went on at the Rodeo Grounds in Apache Junction AZ, this was Iris's & Pumpkins first time, there was at least 35 participant men, women, and young people, Pumpkin, Iris's horse was very restless at first but later on she calmed down, Iris was too but I kept reassuring her to just go out there and have fun, well, she did!!!!! and she loved it!!!!! then came the time of giving out the awards, they all lined up and the announcer started and after mentioning a few names he called Iris and gave her a $60 certificate to a saddle shop, she was shocked and we were too and rejoiced for her and we figured she must done some thing right, she barely had any experience or practice with gymkhana, I did put 4 sticks in the ground for her and 2 flags and she practised in our half acre back yard, but it was very exciting to see her there, later that day David and I decided to take her out to dinner to one of our favorite family meals "Pho" Vietnamese rice soup and we had found a restaurant so we tried it the soup tasted great and it was not busy at all in fact when we finished eating there was no one in the small restaurant so we started chatting with the 26 year old Vietnamese waitress we got to have the chance to share salvation with her and tell her how much Jesus loves her and died on the cross for her so she can have a way to get to heaven, well to our surprise she was willing to pray and call on the LORD as soon as we asked her to pray with us and call on the LORD to save her, we all walked out of there rejoicing after I left her our phone #, well that was an extra blessing from GOD to let us share His name and Salvation with that dear lady, if you are a Christian and reading this post please pray for her to grow in the knowledge and love of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Delicious Salt!!!!!!!

Yes just what you read "Delicious salt" is what I learned to make to use for cooking and the table.
It was a few months ago when I started adding Garlic powder to our sea salt so I can get my family to have enough garlic in their food to keep them healthy and fight sicknesses, one day I read about Flax seeds and learned how wonderful they are for our health, so I went and bought some put them in the grinder and added them to our salt, then I read about sesame seeds and how good they are for our health, I went and bought some put them in the grinder and added them to our salt.
My salt mix recipe
1 cup of sea salt
1 third cup of Garlic powder
1 third cup flax seeds powder
1 third cup sesame seeds powder
First few days as we used this salt on our food at meal time my family were asking me why is the color different? so I explained to them what I have done and how healthy it is for us, one day we had the neighbor's daughter who is 16 years old have dinner with us and she used our salt shaker then she said that she really like the taste, and after we finished eating dinner she started putting salt in the palm of her hand and just licking it and saying yummy this salt is Delicious!!!!! so every time she have dinner with us she does the same thing.
Well, I started visiting my parents in San Diego Ca the past 2 years to help them out, my mom have a really nice garden that she grows all kind of vegetables and herbs, and she have so much that she started selling them to her Friends and some Arabic stores in her area, she grows Mint, Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Sage, Parsley, Celery, Garlic, Water Crest, Spearmint, scallions, and so much more so when ever she have a lot of one of those herbs she washes it, dries it and grinds it and keep it in a big jar, so every time I go there she gives me a lot of those wonderful organic grown herbs, I come home feeling so rich of GOD'S bounty.....I was so exited I mixed them all together and added good portion to our salt, so now our salt contains at least 10 different kind of herbs and seeds, the color of it has brownish greenish tone, well I believe it is not just delicious but very healthy too.
All glory and thanks be to GOD now and forever.

GOD IS SOOOOOOOO GOOD.....

I had to go to San Diego, CA to help and tend to some medical needs that my dad needed, left on Sunday and came back Wed, I had to leave the girls here because I knew that I will be spending a lot of time with my dad at the hospital, besides the animals needed to be fed and Penny (one of our goats needed to be milked), The girls did a great job keeping the house and caring for the animals.

I am so glad that I can go visit and help my dad and mom at this stage of their life, they get tired of being alone and dealing with the doctors, paper work and bills so it is becoming a routine for me to go there once every 2 months and help them out, I cannot believe it has been 15 years since I sponsored them and they came here to the U.S.A., I am glad they are here and out of Iraq the situation is getting really bad again over there.

They both have heard salvation, and I think they might be saved, I sure hope they are, I do get in discussions with them a lot about it, sometimes the discussions get heated because they are so set in their old ways and traditions that they were raised on, I do believe the Holy Spirit is powerful and can work in their hearts if they are willing to let Him make the changes in their lives.

I get to meet some of my old friends every time I go there, even though the drive is tiring and trying to get everything done for my parents is sometimes overwhelming, somehow I manage to see some of my friends from the past which makes me feel like I'm on a mini-vacation☻.

One thing that was disappointing tho since we had a couple of really cold nights while I was gone, a lot of my plants froze and died, on the other hand I can see that my goats all four of them, have gotten bigger/rounder, I can really tell that they are all bred, so I'm excited to have a few baby goats sometime around Feb or March.

Nellie is doing great with her piano lessons that she takes from Iris. Iris is doing amazingly wonderful with her very barn sour horse.

David still has a job (praise be to God!!) and doing great!
Until my next post, keep your eyes upon Jesus.