Blanchard United Pentecostal Church

03/02/2026

I believe Acts 2:38 is the way to salvation - repentance, baptism in Jesus’ name, and the reception of the Holy Ghost.

Some have argued that repentance and baptism are works, and as such cannot count toward salvation. They use Ephesians 2:8-9 that says we are saved by grace through faith, not of works, lest any (man) might boast. I believe repentance and baptism are not good works of men that they can boast about, but simply responsive acts of obedience that (as James said in James 2:20-22) perfect or complete our faith. In fact, study and context shows that Paul was talking about the works of Mosaic Law (Old Testament) in Ephesians 2.

I found another scripture today. In Acts, chapter 15, the disciple leaders are discussing whether new Gentile saints need to be circumcised according to the Old Mosaic Laws. Peter stands up and gives his account of the salvation coming to Cornelius (Gentiles) in Acts 10. He states that they were saved ‘just as we Jews’ were. How were they saved? They received the Holy Ghost, evidenced by speaking in unknown tongues (Acts 10), just as the Jews did in Acts 2. Peter and the other apostles baptized on the day of Pentecost in Acts 4, and Peter commanded the Gentiles to be baptized in Jesus’ name in Acts 10. He goes on to say there is no difference between them and us. So why, Peter asks, do we want to put yokes (of Old Covenant Law, which no one was able to bear) on the new Gentile saints?

But this is the verse that stood out to me, verse 11” “But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we are saved, even as they.”

Peter didn’t say that the way they had been saved in Acts 2 and Acts 10 was done away with, just because they were saved by the grace of God. In fact, he reposted how they all, Jew and Gentile alike, had been saved. And if you read on down in Acts 15, we see that they did not require circumcision for the Gentiles to be part of the new Church. But there is plenty of evidence that repentance and baptism in Jesus name, along with reception of the Holy Ghost, evidenced by speaking in tongues, continued (see Acts 19, for example.)

Grace has never done away with the ordinance of obedience to God’s commandments. No matter the particular covenant man has had with God, all were dependent, on man’s part, of obedience to what God required for Him to hold up His end of the particular covenant. There are plenty of examples in Scripture to show the disobedient do not make heaven.

03/26/2025

11/18/2024

I Am The Door

John 10:1, 9

Almost any church around this area will tell you that the way to heaven goes through Jesus Christ. But as we all know, there are a lot of different views on salvation in all of these churches. So - what does the Bible mean when it says that if we want to be saved, we have to go through Jesus Christ? That Jesus Christ is the door to salvation? Doesn't "the door" also mean "the key?"

As I started searching through the scriptures, I think the answer came to me. There are two views that I believe we have to have of Jesus Christ if we want to be saved - We have to recognize and accept Him as our Savior, and we also have to accept Him as our Lord.

John 8:12, 18-19, 23-24

Jesus has just completed forgiving the woman caught in adultery; He then addresses the Pharisees. In verse 19, the Pharisees ask Jesus the question, "Where is thy Father?" In verse 24, Jesus completes His answer, "I am He. And if you don't believe Me, you will die in your sins."

Let's look at this passage a little bit, because it can be kind of confusing. First Jesus says that "the Father sent Me." Then He says, "I am He."

First of all, this passage says that the Father sent Jesus, showing Jesus to be subservient to the Father, doesn't it? That doesn't jibe with the expressed view of many that the Father and Son are two co-equal persons. If so, how could one command another to go if they are both equal?

John 8:25-29

Again, here, if the Father and Son are two co-equal persons, why is important that the Son please the Father?

John 8:52-59

Why did the Jews pick up stones to stone Jesus? It was because finally, He came right out and told them that He, Jesus, was fully the God Almighty that they had known from the beginning of time. God had told Moses that He was "the I Am." Those Jews thought that Jesus was blaspheming by calling Himself God Almighty, and so sought to kill Him.

John 14:1-12

Again, here, Jesus stresses the fact that He and the Father are the very same being. He is even incredulous that Philip has been with Him from the very start, and he still doesn't understand???

Colossians 2:8-10

We can't go by men's traditions or reasonings to identify what the Godhead entails, or to identify who Jesus Christ is. Everything one needs to know about the Godhead is found bodily in Jesus Christ. We are complete in Him.

John 1:18

It all only starts to make sense when we start to see Jesus Christ as not one of three, but three manifestations in one body that we can see - Jesus Christ.

John 14:13-14

Why didn't Jesus tell them to ask in the name of the Father, why did He stress to ask in His name, in Jesus' name? It's because when we ask in Jesus' name, we are acknowledging the fact that Jesus is all in all. Head of all principalities and powers.

Mark 2:1-7

We had just seen this same situation play out somewhat back in John when the Pharisees wanted to stone Jesus because He equated Himself with God.

Mark 2:8-12

It seems to me that Jesus is just as incredulous as He was back when He talked to Philip. "Have you ever seen a mere man command someone to be healed? But just to show you I am who I say I am, I am going to heal this man right here sick of the palsy. I have power to heal, that also means I have power to save."

John 14:13-14

Again, why didn't Jesus tell them to ask in the name of the Father, but in His name, Jesus? It is because when we ask anything in the name of Jesus, we are acknowledging that we know exactly who He is, incarnate, Spirit wrapped in flesh - fully God and fully man at the very same time.

Acts 4:10-12

We can't be saved by saying Father, or Son, or Holy Ghost, because none of those acknowledge the incarnation - Spirit wrapped in flesh.

Colossians 3:17

Why do everything in the name of Jesus??? To acknowledge the incarnation.

Why is it so important that we acknowledge the incarnation? Because without the incarnation there is no sacrifice available for sin. God wanted us to understand what a terrible price it took for sin to be forgiven - it took the slaying of an innocent man. Remember what Jesus told those Pharisees back in John 8. "You may not want to recognize Me as God Almighty now, but when I am lifted up (on a tree of sacrifice at Calvary) you will then know what I said about Myself was true."

Matthew 28:16-18

So, first of all, for us to understand that Jesus is the door to salvation, we have to acknowledge that He only is our Savior.

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John 3:16

I imagine that John 3:16 might be one of the most, if not the most, quoted scripture in the Bible. And it is one of the most beautiful. And - one of the most misunderstood.

First misunderstanding - many, many teach that Jesus is just one of three persons. But we have to understand that when Jesus is mentioned as the Son of God, we have to understand that it is referring to His incarnation. It is referring to the fact that Jesus is all in all - all the Godhead wrapped up bodily in Christ Jesus.

Secondly, the other misunderstanding is what the word "believe" really means. The Greek word "pistorius" translated "believe" means to trust in, to rely on, to put one's faith in." Little bit different than just mental assent, isn't it?

I was doing a study years ago on the subject of "faith" (and I don't know if still I can truly define it), but I happened upon a definition in Zondervan's Bible Dictionary. It said that saving faith is more than just merely mental assent (lip service) that Jesus is the Son of God, although that is obviously necessary, but absolute faith in Jesus Christ is shown by obedient commitment to Him as Lord of one's life.

What does letting Jesus be Lord of your life mean? Well, another word for "Lord" might be "Master." Letting God Almighty lead you and guide you by being obedient to His commandments.

I have had some tell me only believing is necessary for salvation, that obedience is not required; that obedience is "works", and we are not saved by "works."

Luke 6:46-49

And that is the second thing I believe we have to acknowledge as to why Jesus said He is the door to salvation - we can only come in if we come in the way He says to come in. Obedience to His commandments is absolutely required to come in.

Let's look at another passage of scripture.

Matthew 22:1-14

This parable illustrates the rejection of the Jews toward Jesus and the incoming of the Gentiles. But notice that although one of those Gentiles that was called didn't come to wedding as he should.
Only those who come like Jesus says come gets to come in with Him.

Notice: the guest figuratively came when God called, so he must have believed who was doing the calling. I mean, the guy answered the call and showed up! But evidently, he didn't come as God wanted him to come. Understand, we don't get good to get God, we get God to get good. But we also have to repent, change our ways, and obey His commandments to get chosen by God to come into His kingdom.

How did Jesus say come?

Matthew, Mark, and Luke all give an account what is known as the Great Commission. I like to go to Luke's account, because Luke continues writing in the the book of Acts.

Luke 24:45-49

Acts 1:4-5, 8

If you notice, this passage in Acts is a retelling of Jesus' words in Luke 24. In Luke 24:51, Jesus ascends back to heaven. In Acts 1:9, again we see Luke writing of Jesus ascending back to heaven.

Acts 2:1-4

Here we see Jesus' words come to pass.

Later, those gathered around the disciples questioned what all the brouhau was about, and Peter preached a message that convicted their hearts. Convicted, they asked Peter what they should do?

Acts 2:38

I have actually had people tell me they would rather believe the words of Jesus in John 3:16 than "Peter's" words in Acts 2:38. The first thing I tell them is that we have to believe all the the Bible is Truth. Secondly, I take them back to the start of Acts 1.

Acts 1:1-3

After Jesus' resurrection, and before His ascension back to heaven, Jesus spent 40 days with the Apostles discussing the things pertaining to the kingdom of heaven. When Peter spoke those words in Acts 2:38, he was just repeating the instructions Jesus gave them before His ascension to heaven.

One more thing - want to know how one can tell if he or she has made Jesus the Lord of one's life?

There are actually at least two scriptures that let us know.

I Corinthians 12:3

No one can truly say Jesus is his or her Lord except by the Holy Ghost? If we don't have God's Spirit living within us, we cannot say that Jesus Christ is our Lord (kind of puts a whammy on the old saying that the Holy Ghost is just an added gift, doesn't it?

Why can't we say that Jesus is our Lord if we do not have the Holy Ghost?

Acts 5:32

The witness, the evidence that shows that one has made Jesus the Lord of his or her life by obedience to His commandments, is the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Jesus is the door to salvation. He is inviting all to come in, but they are going to have to come as He says come!!!

08/21/2024

Did you know there is a 'long form' and a 'short form' of Matthew 28:19?

From a book The Word of Truth, written by Dale Moody, a long time teacher at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky:
"..many believe that 'the longer text" of "baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" is a second-century addition made when threefold immersion took the place of one immersion."
"The origin of threefold immersion in the early church is hidden in mystery. It seems impossible to determine whether the reference to "baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" is the cause or the result of the change. It is obvious in the Acts of the Apostles that the first-century practice was one immersion in the name of Jesus Christ or the Lord Jesus (2:38, 19:5)." page 119

"In the West, a similar creed came to be known as the Apostle's Creed. It is possible that the earliest form developed in Rome much as the early roots of the Nicene Creed reached back to Jerusalem. Both follow the pattern of the long form of the Great Commision in Matthew 29:19-20 which speaks of baptism 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." The short form speaks of making disciples "in my name" but the emphasis on the Trinity led to the longer form and three immersions rather than the original one immersion in the name of Jesus Christ or the Lord Jesus, as in the Acts of the Apostles." page 8

Does it matter how you are baptized? There is no record anywhere in the Bible of anyone being baptized under the Trinitarian formula, but there are several examples where people were baptized in the name of Jesus. It does matter.

1) Paul admonished those in Thessalonica not to follow any who did not follow Apostolic tradition.
2) Acts 4:12 says there is no other name given whereby we may be saved, than the name of Jesus.

Another reference I found interesting is in the Ampflified Bible:

Is it not they who slander and blaspheme that precious name by which you are distinguished and called (the name of Christ invoked in baptism)? James 2:7

Look this up for yourself on the internet.

08/20/2024

New Wine

August 14, 2024

Mark 2:15-16, 18
Mark 7:1-5

I think it is safe to say of Jesus and His disciples, that during their time here on earth, they did not follow many of the rules and regulations inherent in the then known traditional Jewish religion. Part of this was caused by the fact, which Jesus pointed out stridently, that many of the religious things that the Jews considered religious were man-made traditions, and not Word of God.

I want to look at two verses that I think deal with this. I heard a preacher quote this verse this past week, and it piqued my interest. One of the reasons it piqued my interest, is because I have sat and read over these two verses, over and over, just staring at them, trying to decipher exactly what point Jesus was trying to make. As I pondered this during this church service last Sunday night, I think one answer came to me.

Mark 2:21-22

Of course, in the natural, we can see what is going on. New material has not been shrunk in washing. If you sew it on to an old piece of material, it can shrink, creating a new tear in the old cloth.
Old bottles have weathered through the years. If you put new wine in an old bottle, the wine starts to ferment, increases the pressure, and the bottle will burst, losing the contents.
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What comes to mind is - neither the old cloth, or the old bottles can be considered reliable - so, the decision is not to mend, or reuse old bottles, but replace them with new.

If you put these last two verses into context with the first few verses we read - "Why don't You or Your disciples do such and such...?, I think we can then gather the meaning of the last two verses.

When asked why Jesus and His disciples didn't adhere to the practices of Judaic religious practices, Jesus was trying to show them things were going to be different, that He was not bringing a political revolution, but a spiritual one.

The thought that came to me when I heard the scriptures about the new cloth and the new wine bottles was one I've heard many say - "I am just a sinner saved by grace." The problem is that some perceive this as an ok to keep sinning. Not all, but some.

Or, one could come to the conclusion that God is not powerful enough to save without leaving an out for an individual. "I am human - therefore it is inevitable that I will commit sin." And again, this thought is preached across many pulpits, without espousing the fact that a commitment to holiness is part of the salvation experience.

I was going somewhere at night and happened to have a religious radio station on in my truck. The show was a call in show, moderated by a pastor. One guy called in, and I absolutely could hear the desperation in his voice -
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"Pastor," he said, "I'm a Christian, I have accepted the Lord Jesus as my Savior, but every weekend I go out and get blind drunk and party. I've tried to stop, but it just seems as if I can't help myself. I'm still saved, am I not? I know that once I've been saved, I am ok for eternity - isn't that right, Pastor?" The sad part of the whole story, the pastor agreed with him. In other words, the man had a form of salvation that was not powerful enough to deliver him from sin, but it was ok. He was going to make heaven anyway. Again, I felt so for the guy who called in, it seemed as if was just begging to be confirmed in his thinking. I think probably he was feeling conviction, and instead of giving him an answer, the Pastor gave him a lie that would doom him to hell.

Did you know that the Apostle Paul struggled with the very same situation that the man calling in to the radio station was going through?

Romans 7:15-25 NLT


15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a] I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong,
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but I do it anyway. 20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. 22 I love God’s law with all my heart. 23 But there is another power[b] within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord..
I purposely didn't finish verse 25.

Romans 7:25b

So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.

If I don't have God inside me, I can't help but be a slave to sin. The only answer is His Spirit living inside me to help me keep from sinning.

Romans 6:1-2, 11-15

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In the 1930"s German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoffer coined a name for this type of grace in verse 15. He called it "cheap grace." He said that he observed individuals in his church sin like everything, then when questioned about it, they always said that God's grace was sufficient to cover their sinful ways. Bonhoffer sarcastically said that his constituents expected God to provide an unending measure of grace without requiring any discipleship or commitment from them. He rightly said that this view did a disgrace to the sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary.
In present times, John MacArthur, who compiled the MacArthur Study Bible, called this type of grace a "get out of jail free card," and said that the sad part was that modern religious seminaries gave their stamp of approval of this view."

What sets the saint apart from the sinner is that he or she has decided to obey God's commandments. And how do we know that we have in fact done so?

Acts 5:29-32

The baptism of the Holy Ghost is the evidence that we have obeyed the commandments of God, and are no longer sinners, but saints.
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II Corinthians 5:14-17

Once God has saved us, we are saints - not sinners!

John 1:11-13

I would never call a son of God a sinner!!! Would you?

I John 3:9

Wow! That's a pretty strong verse, isn't it? Let's back up and read a little more, see if we can see some context.

I John 3:1

There again, John calls us sons of God, heirs with Christ Jesus.

I John 3:2:10

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So, our actions show if we are of the devil or of Jesus. Right? But, I've got to say, that verse that those who are born of God don't sin - that's pretty tough to swallow, isn't it. What makes it even more interesting is some verses we find in I John, chapter 1.

I John 1:5-10
I John 2:1-2

I am so thankful for the fact that Jesus Christ is not only my Advocate, my Lawyer, but also my Judge. Having your lawyer and your judge on your sin is a win - win situation.

But let's turn our attention back to I John, chapter 3. What we just read in chapter 1, seems contradictory to what we read in I John, chapter 3. Rev David Bernard explains the difference. The Greek words translated sin in chapter one and in chapter 3 are in fact two different Greek words. The Greek word translated "sin", in chapter one, means simply to "commit sin." The Greek word translated "sin" in chapter three means to "practice sin."


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I was a safety supervisor on a shutdown at our refinery one time, and one of the other supervisors, Sam, did not properly lock out a piece of equipment correctly to work on. Sam, a very conscientious guy, didn't want me to bring it up, he thought he would get in trouble. So I decided, I just won't say anything. So the next morning at shift change, when directly asked if there was any significant safety problems, I immediately lied and said no. And just as immediately, God smote my heart. "You just lied." I took Sam with me, he didn't want to go, and made good. And of course, Sam did not get into trouble. As I said, he was conscientious, he just made a mistake. I believe that was a matter where if I had not been confronted directly, may have been glossed over. But in retrospect, not saying anything was wrong also. It could have been a learning lesson...we don't anyone hurt or killed. Of course God forgave me, but it was on my conscious quite a while.
But if I go over and "borrow" five gallons of gas out of Bro Steven Terry's work truck every weekend while he is at church - Bro Steven isn't going to miss 5 gallons - I am practicing sin.
And very much in danger of hellfire unless I stop and repent (and pay Bro Steven back).

I John 2:3-6
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Eventually, it all boils back down to the fact that we are in a covenant relationship with Jesus Christ.
Covenant - a binding agreement between two or more parties. We obey Him, He saves us.

I always like to liken a covenant to when we buy an automobile. We make a covenant agreement with the bank - they give us the money to buy with (that's their part in the covenant), we pay it back with interest (that's our part of the covenant). Of course, if they don't loan us the money, the covenant is broken. If we don't pay back the loan, the covenant is broken.

Here's where the Jesus' covenant relationship with Jesus Christ is so much better than a material one - if we break our part of the covenant, Jesus doesn't immediately declare the covenant null and void - His grace is ever with us, and if we will only repent and do right, we are right back in that covenant relationship.

We see from the above scriptures we just read that our part in that covenant relationship with Him is to do our best to be obedient to Him.
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Let's take the analogy about buying a car a little bit farther. We buy a new car, we enter into a covenant with the dealership -there is a warranty that if anything tears up, they are responsible for making it like new again. As long as we don't take that car out mud-riding or jumping sand dunes, as long as we treat the car right, they are obligated to fix that car if it tears up - right? Up to 36000 miles or 60 months, which ever comes first.

Guess what - as long as you are doing your absolute best to live as Jesus wants you to, He will never call you on the phone and tell you your warranty is about to run out - unlimited miles - eternity!

In conclusion, when God saves us, He doesn't pour His Spirit into the old sinful man. He makes a new vessel - a saint - to receive that new wine of the Holy Ghost.

It's okay to say "I used to be a sinner, then God saved me." As long as I hold up my end of His Covenant relationship, His grace allows me to continue to be a child of the King, a saint of God!" When you witness to people, people want to know what's different - how have you changed, how did God change your life. To say, "I'm still just a sinner, saved by grace" gives
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the impression that God is not all powerful - able to do anything - even make a new man or woman out of you and me!

08/19/2024

We are a daughter work of Oil City Church. We host a Bible Study every Wednesday night at the Blanchard Town Hall. We would love for ALL to come join us and study.

08/19/2024

Have you ever really thought a lot about and respected someone to the utmost, loved them so much, and then felt so disappointed when they did something that you just didn’t believe they would do? You weren’t mad at them, just so disappointed. Do you remember when they tried to avoid you, knowing how you felt about them? And, you wanted to reach out to them, let them know it was alright, but you just didn’t know how to approach them.

Have you ever disappointed someone who has done their utmost for you, supported you, lifted you up, loved you? It’s a terrible feeling, isn’t it? We can ask forgiveness, but it hurts us to know we have hurt someone else whose every action has been for us. I know a couple of things I said in the past (thankfully way in the past) hurt my wife. I drug around for days apologizing. You know what? I was so despondent because I thought I was a better person than that, that I would never do or say anything to hurt her. I was wrong. I hurt her, and my actions hurt me. Thankfully, she forgave me a long time ago. You know how I know she truly forgave me? Her actions toward me show that; my actions toward her show I am not only sorry, but repentant.

You see, repentance is when we not only ask forgiveness for our bad behavior; true repentance is when we also strive to change our behavior for the better. There is an old saying that one can’t get good enough to get God (and I believe that), but God does require a repentant heart. King David committed adultery and murder, yet God called him a man after His own heart. Why? Read Psalms 51. David was truly sorry, not that he had got caught, but because he had disappointed and hurt the God of the universe, who had done so much for him.

Jesus Christ has done nothing but good for us. He even gave His life for ours, giving us a chance to break the curse sin has placed on our life (spiritual death). Yet a lot of us don’t even acknowledge that, much less are thankful for it. Oh, we may say we do, but do our actions back up our words? If we really mean it, why do we continue to do those things that disappoint Him?

I think there comes a time in all of our lives that we realize the way we are living, the things we are doing are displeasing to God. We have a choice to make. We can either keep doing what we are doing, or we can make the choice and tell God that we are sorry. From this point on, we are going to strive to do better. It is when we make that decision, and follow His commandment to be baptized in the name of Jesus (Acts 2:38) that He will fill us with His Spirit. After being filled with His Spirit, we still have the capacity of sin, but now we have a choice. Before salvation, we don’t even have a choice.

I believe every one of us has to come to that altar of repentance to be saved. Not a physical altar like one would find in a church, but a place we say (and mean it), “God, I’m tired of living like I have been living. I so want to please you; I want to be saved; I don’t want to go to hell.”

You know where I found my altar of repentance? In my car going home from work one morning in January of 1987 after working night shift. God had been dealing with me, but it seemed I just could not get in touch with him. It kind of came to a head as I was driving home. I remember crying and screaming out, “God, if you will just save me, I will live for you.” I went home, I think Angeline must have thought I had lost my mind, coming in like that after working night shift. But later that morning, I got out of bed, knelt down and prayed, and God filled me with the baptism of the Holy Ghost, evidenced by speaking in another language as His Spirit gave utterance. I had already been obedient, and been baptized in the name of Jesus. But you see, baptism alone only gets you wet if there is no repentance. It takes both. But if you truly do both, the Holy Ghost is promised PROMISED to you in Acts 2:39.

08/17/2024

John Wycliffe was the first to translate the Bible into the English language. For this effort he was burned at the stake. Wycliffe did not use Jerome’s Latin Vulgate for his translation, but went back to the original Greek scripture for the New Testament. One passage that stands out to me is his interpretation of John 1:1-2. Instead of the word “he”, he uses the word “it.” To me, this more fully translates the original Greek. The word “Word” is translated from the Greek word “Logos” which means thoughts and plans (of God, since it is capitalized). It is thought by some that the King James translators used “he” to show their view of Trinitarian doctrine, their belief that Jesus had always existed from the very beginning, and so was a separate “person” from God, the Father. But if you you use Wycliffe’s translation of “it” versus the King James translation of “he”, I believe we can see the true meaning of the passage. From the beginning of time, God had a plan (logos) for the redemption and salvation of mankind. It (the plan) came to fruition in the incarnate personage of Jesus Christ. That Jesus was made incarnate denotes that he is not separate from God (whom the Bible says is Spirit) but that Jesus Christ was fully God and man at the very same time. Human reasoning has a hard time seeing the incarnation. Human reasoning can see half God and half man, but cannot see full God and full man in one being. But by having all encompassing faith in the Word of God, we can see the incarnation by faith that what God says is always, always True.