Go and Build

speech by Andrew Torba from February 25, 2022

God is real, the Bible is True, and Jesus Christ is King of Kings.

These are the fundamental truths on which we must stand if we are going to do what must be done in order to reclaim what is rightfully ours.

America is a Christian nation, but somewhere along the way our tolerance for evil allowed subversive agents of Satan to invade every facet of our country and culture.

Our worldly institutions may have been conquered by secular humanists who hate God, but we worship a God who overcomes all worldly institutions.

The good news is that public trust and faith in these institutions is waning. For the first time in one hundred years we have an opportunity to rebuild and restore our once great society.

The people in power want a Great Reset, but what we are going to give them instead is a Great Restoration.

Buckminister Fuller once said that “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

If we are going to win—and we are going to win—we must work together towards the common goal of building parallel Christian systems that are beyond the influence and control of the existing demonic ones.

Parallel systems can only work if they are built on the firm foundation of our faith in Jesus Christ and the Truth of God’s Word, the very same foundation that the United States of America itself was founded upon.

The challenge before us is to build these new systems and models based on the traditional and Biblical values given to us by God.

It’s a synthesis of new tools combined with the sturdy tradition of order.

It’s a revolt against modernity through the embrace of our rich traditions and through the wisdom of the Word of God.

David Chilton once said that “Freedom cannot be exported to a nation that has no marketplace for the Gospel” and of course he was echoing 2 Corinthians 3:17 which tells us that “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty.”

Our dissent against the ruling Regime must be rooted in the desire to preserve liberty and live authentically according to God’s Word.

Dissent is impossible without the freedom of speech.

It’s the ability to say “no” in the face of evil.

Our participation in communion with God means that we are divinely endowed with the gift of restoring order, guided by His hand, in a chaotic and broken world.

The reason that I started Gab almost six years ago is because I saw dissenters being silenced.

American citizens are being banned from the internet, frozen by banks, blacklisted from flying on airplanes, and labeled terrorists for daring to have a political opinion that dissents from the ruling Regime’s.

By refusing to bend to the demands of the Regime I myself became a dissenter.

My family has been doxed, harassed, stalked, swatted, and regularly faces death threats from people all over the world. Gab has been banned from dozens of service providers including App Stores, payment processors, multiple banks, email services, and so much more.

This is the cross I will gladly pick up and carry if it means that my children will grow up in a world where they can speak freely and worship God Almighty.

I may be a dissident in my own country, but I am a happy liberated warrior for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

What we are facing is so much more than just censorship.

We are facing the total replacement of good and Holy things with filth and decay.

We can no longer overlook social issues in favor of economic ones.

We can no longer ignore the depravity and degeneracy that is perverting and destroying our minds.

We must never allow the demonization and destruction of the nuclear family and the corruption of our children to happen.

We must stare into the face of Silicon Valley, the mainstream media, and the political establishment on both sides of the isle and dare to say: “no.”

Jesus did not command us to sit around getting crushed by Satan waiting to die. He commanded us to make disciples of all nations and we need to take dominion in His name.

His Kingdom may be in Heaven, but He Himself told us in Matthew 28:18 that He has ALL authority on Earth as well.

It’s time to start acting like it.

So often we are called hateful by people who hate our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, so to them I say: yes I am hateful. I hate sin. I hate evil. I hate Satan and I hate the Antichrist.

They will call our speech “hate speech” because we dare to speak the Truth of God’s Word.

You’re a racist if you don’t hate yourself for the color of your skin.

You’re a bigot if you don’t want men in dresses walking into the bathroom with your daughter.

You’re an anti-semite if you question sending Israel American taxpayer money to build their wall, while our own border is being invaded.

Their shame words no longer hold any power over me and they should never again hold any power over you.

Tolerance is NOT a Christian virtue.

God has zero tolerance when it comes to sin, which corrupts our bodies, hearts, and minds. We are commanded to hate that which is evil. Without hatred we can’t understand love, but we must be careful to not aim our hatred at one another. Instead we must unite and aim our hatred at the sin and evil in our own hearts.

What is at stake is not only the future of our country, but the future of Christendom as a whole.

Christians are being demonized, dehumanized, discriminated against, demographically replaced, and disenfranchised. We are being attacked, harassed, fired, and banned from the internet and financial systems for our political and religious beliefs.

None of this is okay.

Christians should be boldly denouncing these things, but we look to our churches, our so-called Christian leaders, and even our politicians and we are met with a deafening silence–or worse a proud endorsement of this madness.

Christians are no strangers to persecution.

We have always and will continue to overcome the advances of the Enemy.

Imagine being among the first group of Christians after Christ’s resurrection who spent forty years preaching the Gospel waiting while those practicing the Old Covenant law mocked them. We can’t even comprehend the persecution they faced in order to defend and spread the Gospel. Many ended up giving their lives for it.

This group of Christians is the most inspiring to me because they had to have the most faith of all. In Luke 21:6 Jesus prophesied about the Temple that “not one stone would be left on another, every one of them will be thrown down.”

For forty years that didn’t happen and a generation of Christians had to patiently wait and have faith that what Christ said would come true. Then in 70 AD, it did happen, just as he said it would, and that Temple was absolutely annihilated. Almost 2,000 years later it’s still not standing despite multiple attempts throughout history to rebuild it. 1 Corinthians 3:16 tells us that WE are the Temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells within us.

This is the enormous amount of faith that we need to have today. We need to be in this for the long haul. We need to be willing, like the very first followers of Christ, to have an entire lifetime of faith.

Christians are not revolutionaries.

We are reformers. We do not destroy things, we build and create them, mirroring our Creator. God will handle the destruction of our wicked and corrupt global regime, in fact I think He’s already started.

If we are going to save our country we must adopt a mindset of seven generations thinking.

Previous generations, including my own, have lived in the moment for themselves.

We must learn from this mistake.

Short term pleasure at the expense of long term pain for our kin is unsustainable. We must be the ones who are willing to put in the work to build a Christian future not only for our children and our children’s children, but for Christendom as a whole. Now is the time for us to build.

This is a spiritual war.

They are targeting our very humanity. This is evidenced by everything that our enemies promote.

Their “values” are inherently anti-human.

Abortion. Moral decay. Sexual degeneracy. The destruction of sovereign nations and the ethnic cleansing of people. The persecution of everything and anything related to God Almighty our Creator.

We must realize that King Jesus is not some hippie Mr. Rogers that our culture makes Him out to be. He is King of Kings. He reigns. He rules. He flips over tables in the temple. He scorns the Den of Vipers. He rebukes the Synagogue of Satan. This is the Jesus I know and worship. This is the Jesus of Scripture. This is the Jesus that will lead us out of this mess.

We must strive to be more like Him.

All great civilizations are built on the back of strong nuclear families because strong nuclear families are God’s design. Strong men lead strong women. Strong women support strong men and they raise strong children together. This leads to strong families and strong families lead to strong nations.

Where are our Christian men today?

Unfortunately many American Christians have adopted a secular human worldview. Instead of worshipping God, they worship idols in the form of celebrities, sports players, and even politicians. They are “Christian” in name only.

They value material “stuff” over the fruits of the Spirit. They seek comfort and fleeting pleasure over the suffering and courage it takes to live an unapologetic and authentic Christian life. They are lukewarm Christians.

I’m here to tell you today that lukewarm Christianity is over.

Christians need to rise up and proclaim the name of Jesus Christ the King of Kings to the world.

We are the ones establishing nuclear families. We are the ones bringing up our children to know and love the Lord. We are the ones building sovereign businesses and infrastructure. We are the ones with a future worth fighting for and we are the ones who will restore order.

We are reformers, builders, and pioneers.

We need to go all in, take a leap of faith, and live fully for Christ at every moment of our lives.

We must prepare ourselves for what is coming by exiting their entire system and raising up our children to be builders for the Kingdom of God. We need to build our economy, our own technology, our own education systems and our own political movements. This requires a multi-generational effort.

The tolerance of the generations before us has led to the subversive takeover of every facet of society and even our churches by the global elite. That does not mean that they cannot be defeated.

I believe that God has a plan to do so, but it will take the organized and long term commitment and effort of His people to accomplish this. We must never again tolerate evil and the spirit of the anti-christ in our culture, governments, education systems, homes, churches, and most importantly our own hearts.

So if you don’t have a sword, then sell your cloak and buy one because we have a lot of work to do.

Unlawful Interpretation

For any intellectually-challenged individuals out there, including dimwitted lawyers, who think that documents like the Constitution of the United States of America and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms of Canada are up for "interpretation," how would you feel if we were to take a look at your employment contract and treat it like it is "fluid" and "interpret" it? Yeah. You would be up in arms, crying like a Millennial Snowflake, if anyone tried to interpret your employment contract as fluid, and you would make a big stink about it. These documents are more important than your employment contract. They say exactly what they mean, and mean exactly what they say. If you lack the cognitive capacity to understand the words that were used, then grab yourself a dictionary from that era and educate yourself. Ignorance is no excuse. These documents are the law of the land in their respective countries. They do not need to be "interpreted." The reason you try to "interpret" them is because you know exactly what they say and what they mean and you are trying to find a way to void them because you dislike what they say.

If you would like to learn the truth about the Constitution of the United States, and the limited power and authority of the Federal Government, watch this documentary.

Atheist Shames Christians

Have you ever been shamed and convicted by the words of an atheist? Unless you lack a conscience, if you are a professing Christian, here are some words that should cut you extremely deep. Penn Jillette, an outspoken atheist of Penn and Teller fame, said this in the past:

"I've always said I don't respect people who don't proselytize. I don't respect that at all. If you believe that there's a Heaven and Hell, and people could be going to Hell or not getting eternal life or whatever, and you think that it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward—and atheists who think that people shouldn't proselytize: "Just leave me alone, keep your religion to yourself."—How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that? If I believed beyond a shadow of a doubt that a truck was coming at you and you didn't believe it, and that truck was bearing down on you, there's a certain point where I tackle you. And this is more important than that."

Let me remind you that these words are coming from an atheist!

If an atheist thinks that you should be tackling people left and right to warn them of the truck-of-death that is coming their way, then would you be willing to overcome your fear of social awkwardness?

Are you willing to fight against your fear of rejection using your sword of faith?

Trans Delusion

Every time a biological male competes in a female sport, he pushes women out and erases them from the sport and from history. If this nonsense continues, soon Guinness World Records will have zero (0) women holding any records as men parading around as "women" will have stolen them from real women.

The reason these delusional men play dress-up and compete against women is because they cannot cut it and compete against other men. Why does a criminal male claim to be transgender and be put in a female prison? Because he knows he would end up the girlfriend of every dude in prison. But in a female prison, where he has a physical advantage, he can dominate all the women and rape them.

Anyone who actually cares about women will not tolerate this blatant stupidity and willful denial of science and reality as it hurts women. Legitimate feminists should be up in arms against this, not just conservative women. Trans-woman nonsense victimizes real women, undoes legitimate feminist progress of the past, does away with equality for women, and hurts them in more ways than can be acknowledged.

Every time you publicly use female pronouns for a man, you help normalize the absurdity that victimizes women. It is not "loving" or progressive; it's insane!

Society needs to stand together and shame trans-women when caught using biological female spaces! Except for delusionally unhinged Liberal women, most biological women are uncomfortable with a man parading around in dress-up entering spaces meant just for them. Assaults on women have increased since the allowance of this ridiculous nonsense.

Also, trans-women should not be allowed to be in positions where they are looking after children because you know for a fact that they are going to sexually abuse those children. If they have children of their own, they have most likely already sexually abused them at some point. These kind of mental illnesses tend to go hand-in-hand with child molestation (including of the trans-woman when he was young). This kind of delusional thinking does not just come out of left field.

"And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Genesis 1:27

"And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female?"" Matthew 19:4

The Death of Allah's Soul

Anyone with a shred of intelligence who is capable of critical thinking can see just how much of a false prophet Muhammad truly was. Take this example for instance:

PREMISE 1: Every soul shall taste death.

Every soul will taste death. And you will only receive your full reward on the Day of Judgment. Whoever is spared from the Fire and is admitted into Paradise will [indeed] triumph, whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment. (3:185)

Every soul will taste death. And We test you [O humanity] with good and evil as a trial, then to Us you will [all] be returned. (21:35)

Every soul will taste death, then to Us you will [all] be returned. (29:57)

PREMISE 2: Allah has a soul.

And [on Judgment Day] Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you ever ask the people to worship you and your mother as gods besides Allah?” He will answer, “Glory be to You! How could I ever say what I had no right to say? If I had said such a thing, you would have certainly known it. You know what is [hidden] within my soul, but I do not know what is within Your soul. Indeed, You [alone] are the Knower of all unseen. (5:116)

CONCLUSION: Allah's soul shall taste death.

Allah is not a god, but the imagination of Muhammad. Allah is Muhammad's alter-ego, hence why every time Muhammad desired something, Allah magically granted it to him—even when it contradicted Allah's own word in the Qur'an. Muslims are leaving Islam in droves because Yahweh, the God of the Bible, is exposing them to the truth. I pray Muslims continue to flee Islam, but more than that I pray that they come to Jesus in repentance and faith. I look forward to meeting and knowing such brothers and sisters in the faith, and hearing their amazing testimonies. May Yahweh bless you as you turn from being a blasphemer and an idolater to being an adopted child of the living God.

What Happens When Truth is Targeted?

"What happens when truth is targeted? When speaking the truth comes with real consequences beyond just arguing with strangers on the Internet? When it makes you Cancel Culture's next target? When standing for truth costs you friendships, or relationships with family, or even your job? When the price of telling the truth means losing revenue for your business, or giving up your public video platform, or sacrificing a social media account that you spent years to build? What happens when telling the truth comes with a price? You say it anyway!

Truth matters. It does not wax and wane based on opinion or feelings or current fads. It does not change because an election is coming up or because Congress decides to outlaw it. It does not shift just because a political party does; even when that political party is yours. It does not stop being truth just because social media platforms have decided it's not fit to print. The foundation of truth was laid by a God Who spoke the universe into existence, whether you believe in Him or not. It does not cease to be truth because someone doesn't like it or because Facebook has decided you can't say it. I am not going to stop speaking truth, even when it hurts. Even when it comes with a cost. Even when people hate it and call me names and threaten me. Even if it means my career never gets past this point right here. Truth is truth. I will not stop speaking it even if I am the last person on Earth still doing so." —Brittany Hughes

Speaking the truth no matter the consequences is a matter of character, honour, and integrity. Unfortunately, most people nowadays do not possess any one of those three things. When truth is not your foundation, you cower from speaking it to others for fear of what they may think or say about you, you retract what you have said because you are more concerned with what others think or say about you, or you water down what you have to say because you are afraid of how the truth might be perceived by someone else or how they might "feel" about it.

Anyone who willingly submits to and goes along with "political correctness" is being intellectually dishonest, demonstrating intellectual bankruptcy, and committing intellectual suicide. This is the way of the hive-mind group-think NPC singularity zombies. When the truth is not on your side, you have to rely on denial, deflection, projection, manipulation, smearing, gaslighting, jamming, framing, ad hominem, character assassination, intimidation, and the use of fallacious arguments that have no basis in reality.

“Have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?” Galatians 4:16

Shun Them As You Would the Plague

by A. W. Pink 

"Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them!" 2 Timothy 3:5

There are a multitude of such today!

"Having a form of godliness" This means that they have a religious veneer. They bear the name of Christ, belong to some so-called evangelical church, and seek to create the impression that they are regenerate people. But like the foolish bridesmaids of Matthew 25, they "took their lamps—but took no oil with them." These professors are neither indwelt by the Holy Spirit, nor made partakers of the transforming grace of God.

It is said of them, secondly, "but denying its power." The reality of vital godliness is lacking, the beauties of holiness are not found in them. By their lips, they claim to be godly—but by their lives, they give the lie to it. "They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good!" (Titus 1:16)

"Have nothing to do with them!" With such people, the children of God are to have nothing to do with—but are to shun them as they would the plague!

Assumption, Presumption, Supposition, and Lies

What is an assumption?

ASSUMPTION noun
1. The act of taking to one's self.
2. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition.
3. The thing supposed; a postulate or proposition assumed.

ASSUME verb, transitive
To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; as, to assume a principle in reasoning.

 

What is a presumption?

PRESUMPTION noun
Supposition of the truth or real existence of something without direct or positive proof of the fact, but grounded on circumstantial or probable evidence which entitles it to belief.

PRESUME verb, transitive
To take or suppose to be true or entitled to belief, without examination or positive proof, or on the strength of probability. We presume that a man is honest, who has not been known to cheat or deceive; but in this we are sometimes mistaken.

 

What is a supposition?

SUPPOSITION noun
1. The act of laying down, imagining or admitting as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved.
2. The position of something known not to be true or not proved; hypothesis.
3. Imagination; belief without full evidence.

SUPPOSE verb, transitive
1. To lay down or state as a proposition or face that may exist or be true, though not known or believed to be true or to exist; or to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration.
2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

 

What is a lie?

LIE noun
1. A criminal falsehood; a falsehood uttered for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth.
2. A fiction. (That which is feigned, invented or imagined.)
3. False doctrine.
4. An idolatrous picture of God, or a false god.
5. That which deceives and disappoints confidence.

LIE verb, intransitive
1. To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive, or with an immoral design.
2. To exhibit a false representation; to say or do that which deceives another, when he has a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.

A Sober Admonishment

If God's Word is not our only rule of faith and practice, if it is not the foundation beneath our feet, if we do not believe everything it says, then we have no right attempting to call ourselves "Christians" or "Jesus followers." We are nothing more than liars, charlatans, and frauds, and we make Jesus to be a liar as well. Either God's Word grips our heart, mind, body, and soul, or it has no hold on us whatsoever. Either that word—"Christian"—informs everything about our lives, or it informs nothing. The person who professes to be a Christian and attends religious services on Sunday, but conducts their business affairs dishonestly from Monday through Friday by use of cheating scales is living a heterodox life. If we profess to be "Christians," then we are Christians before we are anything else (parent, sibling, child, employer, employee, etc.), and being Christian informs everything we will ever put our hands to. If it does not, then we are not Christians!

I Choose Jesus

by Samantha Russell

The Bible has a lot to say with regard to people and their thoughts. Often, we can see these verses come to life in our daily lives. As of recent, these are the verses that show loudly to me.

"Every way of a man is right in his own eyes:" Proverbs 21:2a

"For the love of money is [a] root of all evil:" 1 Timothy 6:10a

How often as of late have we heard these phrases?

• "I did it because I didn't want to lose my job."
• "I did it because I wanted to still go to restaurants with my friends."
• "I did it because I wanted to travel."
• " I did it because I wanted to fit in."

For some, we didn't agree with what happened, but we did it because we didn't want to miss out on what we were used to or lose what we have. For others, maybe they made their choices in life because they put themselves in a position where they really felt they had no choice.

"The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." Proverbs 22:7

The problem I see happening right now is not right vs. wrong, because I think we all know deep down that what is happening isn't right on any level.

The problem is that we've placed ourselves in positions where we feel as though we couldn't possibly stand for truth because it would infringe upon our standard of living, whatever it may be. The stress of of having it taken away is too much. It places us in a position where we have no control.

So even when we feel something isn't right, we choose and justify it because it meets our standard, thus it must be right.

But what if we looked at the whole verses?

"Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts." Proverbs 21:2

God knows the reason you made your decisions.

"For the love of money is [a] root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." 1 Timothy 6:10

Having money isn't wrong--never has been, but if our decisions are based on the want to have more money and not trust God will provide, we have erred. We have placed our finances in our hands and the hands of others, thus allowing ourselves to be moved by whoever has the power. Again, I reference Proverbs 22:7.

God didn't intend for us to be governed by anyone but him. Yet, we allow it and we put ourselves in positions to allow it to take place, and now it's become out of control.

One book of the Bible I like is Haggai. Within the book, God continuously asks the people to consider their ways. Consider what they are doing and why.

I think it's time we do.

For some of us, decisions were made because we wanted to teach our kids to follow those in leadership. Following God's word in Mark 12:17:

"And Jesus answering said unto them, Render (give) to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him."

One thought I have heard to this is, "What if the story didn't end there and Jesus was asked, 'What things are God's?'" I know the answer would have been, "Everything is God's."

If we do something against what God has designed and told us to do just because someone in leadership told us to do it, we have erred. We have chosen wrong. Hopefully, God will give us a chance to consider our ways as well and change them.

We often do what is right in our eyes and what is pleasing to us with no regard of how others are affected. The reason I choose Jesus is for many reasons but some are because of these verses below. Because they reveal to me the life I want to live and the world I want to live in.  Only God can provide this.

"Thou shalt have no other Gods before me." Exodus 20:3

This refers to God being above leadership, material objects and self. He should be the only one who moves us.

"Let nothing be done through strife (fighting) or vain glory (pride of self); but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves." Philippians 2:3

Think of others' situations, not just focusing on what is best for you. And in thinking of them, help to raise them up.

"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." John 13:34

Love people like Christ loved us. Are we willing to lay down our comfort for someone else like Christ left his throne in heaven for us? Are we willing to stand and help someone even if they have a different view from us, like Christ laid down his life for his enemies?

The time has come and passed, and is now needed more than ever... Will we, will you, will I choose to follow God no matter what, trusting his provisions rather than trying to control our situation, above following those we have enslaved ourselves to? Will we consider our ways, and in doing so, will we do what God tells us to do?

"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24

I leave with this thought. If we choose not to, do we really believe God's Word? If we do, why do we not live it? What has more hold in our life than God?

The choice is always ours.

I have considered my ways, and I have made my decision. Have you?

Legacy Standard Bible Flaw #4: Fornication

Before addressing this particular flaw (that is not unique to the LSB), I want to stress that the Legacy Standard Bible is an excellent translation of the Bible and I highly recommend it for reading and studying. With that said, however, it still retains several flaws that modern translations have yet to address and correct.

"SEXUAL IMMORALITY":

Like many modern translations of the Bible, the LSB continues to retain the false interpretation of the Greek word porneia as "immorality," "sexual immorality," or "marital unfaithfulness." This word is correctly interpreted as "fornication." An examination of every passage where this word is used will show that if you let the Bible interpret itself—in context, in none of these passages does this word mean anything more than illicit sexual acts committed by unmarried persons (single, betrothed [engaged], or widowed). It does not include incest, homosexuality, bestiality, prostitution, harlotry, etc., nor does it include adultery.

There is a difference between fornication (porneia) and adultery (moicheia). Unfortunately, many false teachers lie and claim Jesus provided an "exception clause" for divorce with regard to adultery (marital infidelity). If this were so, why then does Jesus use the word porneia in this "exception clause" while every other reference to adultery He uses the word moicheia? Because of this glaring problem, these false teachers lie further and claim that the word porneia includes adultery. If this were so, why are there so many passages that use both words side-by-side (Matt. 15:19; Mark 7:21; Gal. 5:19; 1 Cor. 6:9; Heb. 13:4)? If adultery were included in the word porneia, it would be redundant to add the word moicheia. If the word porneia includes other sexual acts, such as homosexuality, why are both words mentioned alongside each other (1 Cor. 6:9)? Again, if homosexuality were included in the word porneia, it would be redundant to add the word arsenokoites. When this word is understood correctly, it keeps us accountable for our actions and restricts our behaviour. So let's get our terms accurate:

Adultery = Illicit sexual acts committed by married persons. (Post-marital)
Fornication = Illicit sexual acts committed by unmarried persons. (Pre-marital)

It is imperative to know that the Bible does not combine all sexually immoral behaviours, such as homosexuality, bestiality, pedophilia, prostitution, harlotry, etc., into the word "fornication." This is a false claim by many Bible teachers (found also in many dictionaries and lexicons). Look up the 7 occurrences of porneuo, the 10 occurrences of pornos, and the 25 occurrences of porneia in the Bible and let the Bible define the meaning of these words. Therefore:

Adultery is only applicable to married persons.

Fornication is only applicable to unmarried or single persons.

The Bible uses the terms adultery and fornication to address both physical and spiritual sin. When speaking of physical sin, adultery is illicit sexual acts committed by married persons (currently married or previously married [divorced]), while fornication is illicit sexual acts committed by unmarried persons (single, betrothed [engaged], or widowed). Adultery is only applicable to married persons, while fornication is only applicable to unmarried or single persons.

Legacy Standard Bible Flaw #3: Shepherds and Apostles

Before addressing these particular flaws (that are not unique to the LSB), I want to stress that the Legacy Standard Bible is an excellent translation of the Bible and I highly recommend it for reading and studying. With that said, however, it still retains several flaws that modern translations have yet to address and correct.

"PASTORS":

For all the consistency efforts in translation that the translators undertook with other words in order to clarify and connect things, I am utterly astounded that the LSB retains the error of mistranslating the word 'poimen' in Ephesians 4:11.

"And He Himself gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,"

Every single occurrence of the word poimen in the New Testament is translated as "shepherd" except here in this verse. Why? There is no reason for this alternate rendering. This leads to misconceptions and assumptions. The 1380 Wycliffe New Testament, the 1526 Tyndale New Testament, and the 1537 Matthew's Bible all translate the word correctly as "shepherds." Unfortunately, the poor rendering of "pastors" first occurred in the 1557 Geneva New Testament, and has been retained in every translation since (at least the ones that I am familiar with). "Shepherds and pastors" is introduced in the Greek with a single article. Teachers are shepherds. This is a single gift/function; not two separate ones.

"MESSENGER":

Again, for all the consistency efforts in translation that the translators did with other words in order to clarify and connect things, I am utterly astounded that the LSB retains the error of mistranslating the word 'apostolos' in Philippians 2:25.

"But I regarded it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need;"

Every single occurrence of the word apostolos in the New Testament is translated as "apostle" except in this verse. Why? Again, there is no reason for this alternate rendering. What is an apostle? The word means "a delegate, an ambassador, a messenger, one sent." Jesus first sent out the 12, then He sent out the 70. Anyone who is sent to preach the Gospel and plant a congregation is technically called an apostle. Therefore, technically, apostles still exist today (although we tend to call them "missionaries"). If you pay attention to Scripture, how many apostles were there?

List of Apostles

1. Jesus — Hebrews 3:1
2. Simon Peter — Matthew 10:2
3. Andrew — Matthew 10:2
4. James the son of Zebedee — Matthew 10:2
5. John — Matthew 10:2
6. Philip — Matthew 10:3
7. Bartholomew — Matthew 10:3
8. Thomas — Matthew 10:3
9. Matthew — Matthew 10:3
10. James the son of Alphaeus — Matthew 10:3
11. Thaddaeus, or Judas the son of James — Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:16
12. Simon the Zealot — Matthew 10:4
13. Judas Iscariot — Matthew 10:4
14. Matthias, the replacement for Judas — Acts 1:26
15. Paul — Galatians 1:1
16. Barnabas — 1 Cor. 9:5-6; Acts 14:4, 14
17. James, the Lord's Brother — Galatians 1:19
18. Silas (Silvanus) — 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2:6
19. Timothy — 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2:6
20. Epaphroditus — Philippians 2:25 [the Greek uses the word apostolos, but most English translations translate it as something other than apostle]
21. Apollos — 1 Corinthians 4:6-9; 3:22
    
22. Two unnamed apostles — 2 Corinthians 8:23

That is 23 apostles right there. There were clearly more than this because "[Jesus] Himself gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as [shepherds] and teachers," How can this be if there were only the twelve plus Paul? It is because we have a wrong understanding of what an apostle is and was. Titus was most likely an apostle, too (though Scripture never addresses him as such), because he had the same function as Timothy. Neither Timothy nor Titus were "pastors"; they were apostolic workers. Likewise, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus are not "pastoral letters"; they are apostolic letters. Do not forget that Jesus was the Apostle (Heb. 3:1), sent from God.

Legacy Standard Bible Flaw #2: Unicorns

Before addressing this particular flaw (that is not unique to the LSB), I want to stress that the Legacy Standard Bible is an excellent translation of the Bible and I highly recommend it for reading and studying. With that said, however, it still retains several flaws that modern translations have yet to address and correct.

"WILD OX":

Unfortunately, the LSB continues to make the modern mistake of assuming that the "unicorn" is a mythical horse-like creature with a horn in the center of its head and choose an erroneous translation to render the Hebrew.

"God brings them out of Egypt, He is for them like the horns of a wild ox." (Num. 23:22)

"God brings them out of Egypt, He is for him like the horns of the wild ox. He will devour the nations who are his adversaries, and will gnaw their bones in pieces, and shatter them with his arrows." (Num. 24:8)

"As the firstborn of his ox, splendor is his, and his horns are the horns of the wild ox; with them he will push the peoples, all at once, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and those are the thousands of Manasseh." (Deut. 33:17)

"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, or will he spend the night at your manger? Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?" (Job 39:9-10)

"Save me from the mouth of the lion; from the horns of the wild oxen you have answered me." (Ps. 22:21)

"He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox." (Ps. 29:6)

"But You have raised up my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil." (Ps. 92:10)

"And wild oxen will also fall with them, and young bulls with strong ones; thus their land will be soaked with blood, and their dust become greasy with fat." (Isa. 34:7)

The Hebrew word rendered as unicorn in many of our older translations appears as riem (ראם), rieym (ראים), reym (רים), or rem (רם), which The Complete Word Study Dictionary Old Testament writes, "A masculine noun indicating a wild ox. It refers to a large animal with horns that are powerful offensive as well as defensive weapons." However, this definition is wrong, as we will see in a moment! The fact is, English translators from the past chose to translate it as unicorn for a reason. Rather than assume, based on modern ideas and concepts of what a "unicorn" is, we would do well to find out why these translators chose this word and what it meant to them. I am quite certain it was not the mythical one-horned horse we see depicted today. Chances could be quite possible that they were referring to an animal that we no longer see today; a very real and non-mythical animal referred to as the unicorn. However, I believe that we do see this animal today.

The Webster's New World Dictionary says of the word 'unicorn': "A mythical horse-like animal with a single horn growing from its forehead." The 1828 Noah Webster American Dictionary of the English Language says of the word 'unicorn': "An animal with one horn: the monoceros. This name is often applied to the rhinoceros." Hmm... interesting. Notice how this definition says nothing about a "horse," a "horse-like animal," a "mythical animal," a "fictitious creature," or "Greek mythology"? It says this name is often applied to the rhinoceros. People frequently and erroneously think of rhinoceroses as having two horns. If you look up the word "rhinoceros" in the same dictionary, you read: "A genus of quadrupeds of two species, one of which, the unicorn, has a single horn growing almost erect from the nose. ... There is another species with two horns, the bicornis." Noah's original dictionary was written almost 200 years ago. The KJV Bible was translated over 400 years ago. The Wycliffe Bible was first published in 1382 and used the word 'unicorn'. So if the definition of the word 'unicorn' has changed in the last 200 years from a rhinoceros to a horse, it does not make sense to take a modern definition of the word 'unicorn' and apply it to a 400-year-old and a 600-year-old translation of the Bible. That is illogical. The reference to the description of its strength should be noted; not just the name. This animal is obviously very powerful. What kind of strength does a horse have in contrast to that of a rhinoceros? 

Furthermore, it is interesting to note that the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures) translated these words as monokeros (μονοκερως), monokerotos (μονοκερωτος), and monokeroton (μονοκερωτων), which literally mean "one horn"; μονος "only, alone, without others" (i.e., "one") and κερας, "horn." Nearly 2,000 years before the Geneva and KJV Bibles were produced, the Hebrew scholars who translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek chose these words. The Latin Vulgate translates the first 5 passages as rinocerota, rinoceros, and rinocerotis (rhinoceros), while it translates the last 4 passages as unicornis , unicornes, and unicornium. The Douay-Rheims Latin Bible renders Psalm 29:6 as rinocerotis and Psalm 92:10 as monocerotis (Remember Noah Webster's definition? Remember the Septuagint's rendering?). Interestingly enough, the scientific name for the single-horned rhinoceros is Rhinoceros unicornis.

You see, in Deuteronomy 33:17, in the KJV, it says, "His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh." The Hebrew word for 'unicorn' is singular, whereas the Hebrew word for 'horns' is plural possessive. Now, look closer at this passage and what it says: "his horns are like the horns of unicorns"; and it goes on to say "they are the ten thousands of Ephraim" and "they are the thousands of Manasseh." Back in Genesis 48:19, it was prophesied that Ephraim would be greater than Manasseh. In the Latin Vulgate, the word 'unicorn' here is rinocerotis; the two-horned rhinoceros. Ever examine the horns of a two-horned Rhinoceros?

Ephraim is compared to the larger horn of the two-horned Rhinoceros, while Manasseh is compared to the smaller horn. A "wild bull" or a "wild ox" is not a suitable translation for these passages. These translators have rendered it this way because, rather than believe the Bible and do their homework, they applied modern understanding of the mythical unicorn and feared the Bible might contain some kind of error. We can trust our Bibles, people! Something to think about.

Legacy Standard Bible Flaw #1: Daniel 9:24-27

Before addressing this particular flaw (that is not unique to the LSB), I want to stress that the Legacy Standard Bible is an excellent translation of the Bible and I highly recommend it for reading and studying. With that said, however, it still retains several flaws that modern translations have yet to address and correct.

CHIASM / CHIASTIC STRUCTURE:

The translators of the LSB sought to reveal several chiasms in Scripture in order to help the reader, yet they seem to have willfully ignored the most obvious chiasm: Daniel 9:24-27.

What Is A Chiasm / Chiastic Structure? The term chiasm comes from the Greek letter chi, which looks like our letter X. A chiasm (also called a chiasmus) is a literary device wherein a sequence of ideas is presented and then repeated in reverse order, frequently used to emphasize the idea at the center. This results in a "mirror" effect as the ideas are "reflected" back in the passage. It is similar to a palindrome, a word or phrase that can be read forwards and backwards (e.g., deed, civic, kayak, level, racecar, rotator, Hannah, "Was it a rat I saw?"). Each idea is connected to its "reflection" by a repeated word, which is often in a related form.

The structure of a chiasm is typically expressed via a series of letters, with each letter representing a new idea. The first idea corresponds to the last idea, the second idea corresponds to the second last idea, the third idea corresponds to the third last idea, etc. For example, the structure ABCCBA refers to three ideas (A, B, and C) repeated in reverse order (C, B, and A). Chiasms frequently include a main idea in the middle of the repetition, which by virtue of its location is emphasized. The structure ABCXCBA has the three ideas (A, B, and C) repeated in reverse order, but a fourth idea is inserted before the repetition (X). The middle idea is the central point of the chiasm, the main focus. It is what all the other ideas are pointing to.

The motto of Alexandre Dumas' Three Musketeers, "All for one, and one for all," is a basic chiasm. The words all and one are repeated in reverse order in the second half of the sentence. The same goes for the common saying "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Benjamin Franklin's axiom "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail" is a chiasm, as is John F. Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Some chiasms are so complex that they span entire poems. (Palindromes can do the same thing, as seen here.)

The letter to the Colossians is filled with chiastic structure. An example is 1:15-20.

A (1:15-16) — Everything in heaven and earth

B (1:17-18) — He is the head of the body, the church

A (1:19-20) — Everything in heaven and earth

There are many examples of chiasms in the Bible. Jesus' words in Mark 2:27 are in the form of a chiasm: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath." Genesis 6-9, Joshua 1:5-9, Isaiah 1:21-26, Ecclesiastes 11:3-12:2, Amos 5:4-6a, and Matthew 23:12 are other examples of chiasms. Joel 3:17-21 is an example of a longer chiasm, having seven parts, much the same as the chiasm found in Daniel 9:25-27.

Messiah cut off (v.26a)
Construction (v.25c) ——— Destruction (v.26b)
        Unto Messiah (v.25b) ——— Messiah covenant (v.27a)
Construction (v.25a) ——— Destruction (v.27c)

Viewing Daniel 9:25-27 in this way clarifies a great deal of confusion. The last part of verse 27 describes the destruction of Jerusalem, which corresponds to its construction in the beginning of verse 25. The he in the first part of verse 27 quite obviously corresponds to the Messiah in the second part of verse 25. The death of the Messiah is the great focus of this prophecy as His death would make atonement for all evil and, as a result, bring in everlasting righteousness (v. 24). Both the chiastic structure and poetic structure of Daniel 9:24-27 utterly obliterate the eisegesis and false interpretation imposed on this passage by Dispensationalists.