THE BIBLE PRAYER LINE – Bible Questions Answered
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Bible Question:
“Someone in our class said that we should not watch tv (religious) programs that are not preaching the truth, because we are secretly endorsing them. This caused much debate. What is the bible's word?”
Keven
Bible Answer:
All true, there are organizations that monitor how many people at any one given time are listening to t.v. Or radio programs. And with what purpose, they want to know what kind of audience their program attracts as fars as listenership. This information will determine the dollar amount of radio time, etc. etc.
It also speaks of if people believe their messages etc. etc.
The Word:
King James Version
II John 1:10,11 KJV
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
New King James Version
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him;
New International Version
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.
New Living Translation
If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach the truth about Christ, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement.
English Standard Version
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting,
Berean Study Bible
If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
Berean Literal Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into the house, and do not tell him to rejoice.
New American Standard Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;
NASB 1995
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;
Amplified Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement;
Christian Standard Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and do not greet him;
Holman Christian Standard Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him;
American Standard Version
If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If a man comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into the house and you shall not say to him, “You are welcome.”
Contemporary English Version
If people won't agree to this teaching, don't welcome them into your home or even greet them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
If any man come to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him, God speed you.
Good News Translation
So then, if some come to you who do not bring this teaching, do not welcome them in your homes; do not even say, "Peace be with you."
International Standard Version
If anyone comes to you but does not present his teachings, do not receive him into your house or even welcome him,
Literal Standard Version
if anyone comes to you, and does not bear this teaching, do not receive him into the house, and do not say to him, “Greetings!”
New American Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him in your house or even greet him;
NET Bible
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,
New Revised Standard Version
Do not receive into the house or welcome anyone who comes to you and does not bring this teaching;
New Heart English Bible
If anyone comes to you, and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not welcome him,
Weymouth New Testament
If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.
World English Bible
If anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this teaching, don't receive him into your house, and don't welcome him,
Young's Literal Translation
if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, 'Hail!'
Romans 16:17 KJV
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to The Doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
II Thessalonians 3:6,14 KJV
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
Titus 3:10 KJV
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
III John 1:9-11 NLT
9 I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us.
10 When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church.
11 Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.
False CommunicationsOur life should honor The Lord!
I Corinthians 10:31 KJV
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Colossians 3:17 KJV
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of The Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and The Father by Him.
James 1:27 KJV
Pure religion and undefiled before God and The Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
I Peter 2:12 NLT
Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when He judges the world.
Prayer:
Matthew 5:16 KJV
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
II Thessalonians 1:11,12 NLT
11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of His call. May He give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.
12 Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with Him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.
