Whosoever has a Willing Heart

I stumbled upon a glitch in the ESV when I was comparing the word "willing" against the King James Bible.  The ESV used the word generous instead of willing.  I discovered that the manuscript doesn't include the word generous anywhere in it.  Deciding it would be fun to check to see every occurrence where the ESV used "generous" against the original manuscript known as the King James Bible, I discovered a lot of interesting things.  Here is the comparison and my comments below the comparisons. 

Basically, the ESV missed the character of God in every instance of the usage they derived from their own understanding.  They also missed the fact that the words that God speaks are spirit and they are life.  The imitators give words that seem right to a man, but the end thereof is double-minded confusion.  This is really the first time I fully realized that the imitations speak to the flesh of man and God's word speaks to the spirit of man.  That is a big clue as to why the modern church hasn't internalized the walk in the spirit that will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.  Our spirits have not been renewed by the washing of the water of the words we have been reading as if they were the words of God. 

Exd 35:5 KJV Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,	Exd 35:5 NIV From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze;	Exd 35:5 ESV - Take from among you a contribution to the LORD. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD's contribution: gold, silver, and bronze;
God’s words are spirit and they are life.  The simple phrase “willing heart” carries with it the power of almighty God who searches the hearts of man.  Having a willing heart is about meekness not about generosity and this meekness is located in the heart.  The willing heart is located in the bowels of compassion, the seat of strength, the erect, upright and ready heart that is prepared to follow through to complete what whosoever is of a willing heart has begun.
Psa 37:21 KJV The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.	Psa 37:21 NIV The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;	Psa 37:21 ESV - The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
The imitators missed the fact that God is righteous and merciful and when we give to the poor we are reflecting his character to God, ourselves and others.
Pro 14:21 KJV He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.	Pro 14:21 NIV It is a sin to despise one's neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.	Pro 14:21 ESV - Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
Another scripture says, Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.  This is a reflection of demonstrating that we are God’s people by showing mercy to the poor.  Our countenance is lightened by the lightened countenance of God upon us as we show mercy to the poor.  God is smiling and that makes us happy.  God’s original transcript is written in the King James Bible the words written there are spirit and they are life.
Pro 14:31 KJV He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.	Pro 14:31 NIV Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.	Pro 14:31 ESV - Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Mercy encompasses more than generosity.  To show mercy to the poor is a reflection of the heart of our merciful God.  To oppress the poor is to do insult to the merciful nature of God.
Pro 19:6 KJV Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.	Pro 19:6 NIV Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.	Pro 19:6 ESV - Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
How does the god of the ESV equate a prince with generosity?  God doesn’t equate a prince with generosity, rather God says many seek the power of the one who rules by bribing him with gifts.  God speaks to the spirit.  The imitators speak to the flesh.
Pro 19:17 KJV He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.	Pro 19:17 NIV Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.	Pro 19:17 ESV - Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
God’s transcript tells us that he will give the one who had pity on the poor back what he had given him in the first place.   The underlying point being that God gave the giver sufficient to have pity on the poor and he considers it a debt of honor to give it to him again when he has pity on the poor.  The imitations missed the point.  The LORD gives to the rich and to the poor.  The LORD makes rich and makes poor.  The LORD is the source of all of this world’s wealth.  Our being generous to the poor doesn't make us any poorer because God considers it his responsibility to give to the poor and he repays us for doing his work on earth.
Pro 28:8 KJV He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.	Pro 28:8 NIV Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.	Pro 28:8 ESV - Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
The imitations speak to the flesh.  God’s word speaks to the spirit.  – Usury and unjust gain make slaves of the gatherers because God takes the work of their hands and gives it to the ones who pity the poor.
Act 2:46 KJV And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,	Act 2:46 NIV Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,	Act 2:46 ESV - And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
The point of being in one accord is to be together in singleness of heart.   Singleness of heart is an attribute of every person directing their heart unto being in one accord with God through the study of his word and concerted prayer together in one accord.  There is a powerful dynamic attached to being in one accord – singleness of heart.  The imitations missed the point.  We can be of sincere and generous hearts and still not be in one accord. God repeats his theme so we have a double declaration of "one accord" and "singleness of heart", it is part of his internal dictionary.
2Cr 8:20 KJV Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:	2Cr 8:20 NIV We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift.	2Cr 8:20 ESV - We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us,
When one speaks of “this abundance” one is giving glory to the giver of abundance and to the sharer of the abundance.  God instructs us that the abundance came from God, passed through the hand of the giver and into the hands of the ministers of the gospel for the administration unto the purposes for which the gift was given.
2Cr 9:11 KJV Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.	2Cr 9:11 NIV You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.	2Cr 9:11 ESV - You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
God speaks in spirit and in truth.  The spirit is edify through the subconscious mind and heart.  When Paul says “being enriched” it is a past present tense declaration of existing circumstances.  God has already moved to enrich them with the bounty, the sharing of which results in thanksgiving to God for them and for their gift.  The focus of the imitations directs the attention of the spirit to the people rather than to God who provides the bounty.
1Ti 6:18 KJV That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;	1Ti 6:18 NIV Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.	1Ti 6:18 ESV - They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
Again, “ready to distribute” is a phrase directing the attention to the fact that they would have nothing to distribute without the grace of God.  To be generous indicates that they are giving something of their own.  Ready to distribute indicates they are giving what they have been given.  The heart that is at peace with God is at peace because the heart knows we have nothing of our own accord, everything we have we have because God gave it to us.  Part of our good works includes being ready to distribute what he has given us to those who are in need. God is very jealous of the words he has written.  He has written them for our instruction, growth, edification and sanctification.  The steady repetitive rhythm of perfectly selected and situated words speaks longer and louder and far more clearly than any of the imitations.

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Will and Willing

Continuing to illuminate the harm caused by the doctrines of devils declared in the imitations of the word of God, I present the following comparison of the King James Bible against the NIV and the ESV.  I chose these two because they have deluded large numbers of people and I am trying to get their attention and if not their attention perhaps those who become double-minded, confused and deluded will come across this somewhere, sometime and find a glimmer of light to follow out of the path of destruction.

We are looking at God's use of the word will.  The goal is to proceed to discover what God means by the word willing and compare how the deceiver blurred the understanding of the understanding heart.  When God uses the phrase "I will" the next thing that is said by God is the very thing God does.  There is no "wishing", "wanting", "desiring" or "choosing"; not even a "surely going to".  When God says, "I will ....(do something)" God does whatever he wills to do.  This is an example of how God lives his life.  He wills and what he wills he does.

Furthering the confusion, the NIV exchanges the truth for the lie by changing God's words "shall" and "shalt" into "will".  The problem with this is when God says shall he is giving a commandment or declaring an event that someone else will perform at his will.  The difference being that someone else doesn't have another option other than to rebel against God in which case God will perform his will through someone else.  "I will" greatly multiply thy sorrow and "thou shalt" bring forth children.  The with an implied "because" God says, "thy desire shall be to thy husband" and "he shall rule over thee".  If God had not given her a desire to thy husband he would have said, "thou will desire", but no it is not an act of the will for a woman to desire her husband it is an ingrained, natural, impartation of God's will that because of the fall a woman a desire to her husband and her husband shall rule over her.  Not because of a choice of his will, but because of the will of God.  The husband will either rule in righteousness or he will rule in unrighteousness, but he will still rule and will account to God for the care that he takes of the soul of his wife.  It is important that a husband instruct his wife in righteousness so that her soul will be willing to keep God's commandments.

Gen 2:18 KJV - And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.	Gen 2:18 NIV The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."	Gen 2:18 ESV Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."
Gen 3:15 KJV - And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.	Gen 3:15 NIV And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."	Gen 3:15 ESV I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."
Gen 3:16 KJV - Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.	Gen 3:16 NIV To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."	Gen 3:16 ESV To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."
Gen 6:7 KJV - And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.	Gen 6:7 NIV So the LORD said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created--and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground--for I regret that I have made them."	Gen 6:7 ESV So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them."
Gen 6:13 KJV - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.	Gen 6:13 NIV So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.	Gen 6:13 ESV And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Gen 6:18 KJV - But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee	Gen 6:18 NIV But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.	Gen 6:18 ESV But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

Now to go on to a comparison of the use of "willing".  There are a lot of verses and it is a lot of reading.  It will be good for those of a willing heart to pursue the righteousness that is revealed in God's word. 
Pay close attention to God's consistent use of will as an attribute of man's heart and shall/shalt as an attribute of God's declaration.   Wanting, wishing and desiring have nothing to do with God's vocabulary.  A man is either of a willing heart or not.

Exd 35:5 KJV - Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,	Exd 35:5 NIV From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze;	Exd 35:5 ESV Take from among you a contribution to the LORD. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD's contribution: gold, silver, and bronze;
Exd 35:21 KJV - And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, [and] they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.	Exd 35:21 NIV and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.	Exd 35:21 ESV And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD's contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.
Exd 35:22 KJV - And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, [and] brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered [offered] an offering of gold unto the LORD.	Exd 35:22 NIV All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.	Exd 35:22 ESV So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the LORD.
Exd 35:29 KJV - The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.	Exd 35:29 NIV All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the LORD freewill offerings for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.	Exd 35:29 ESV All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the LORD had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the LORD.
1Ch 28:9 KJV - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.	1Ch 28:9 NIV "And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.	1Ch 28:9 ESV "And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Isa 1:19 KJV - If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:	Isa 1:19 NIV If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land;	Isa 1:19 ESV If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
Again the NIV juxtaposes God’s sovereign decision with the will of man.   God promises the willing and obedient that they shall eat the good of the land.  It is a confirmed declaration of promise that cannot be removed by the will of man or angels.  If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land because God has declared that you shall.  The will of the willing and obedient was exercised prior to their obedience and that obedience shall not lose its reward because the reward for obedience has been declared by God.
Mat 1:19 KJV - Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.	Mat 1:19 NIV Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.	Mat 1:19 ESV And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
Joseph may very well have wanted to expose her to publick ridicule, but, that is irrelevant because he was not willing to expose her to publick ridicule.  That is all we need to know.  Joseph was not willing and the rest is history.
Mat 26:41 KJV - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.	Mat 26:41 NIV "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."	Mat 26:41 ESV Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
The ambiguous language of the imitators is designed to keep the reader weak.  God’s words, “That ye enter not” is a statement and a command at the same time.  Temptations will come but you don’t have to enter into the temptation.  Don’t engage in the struggle, watch and pray that you enter not into temptation!  Nobody falls into temptation.  Their heart is either willing to enter into temptation or it is not willing to enter into temptation.  Jesus is giving instruction on how to train the will not to enter into temptation.  He confirms it by saying the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.  Therefore, watch and pray that your fleshly will is built up to submit to the will of the spirit so that you enter not into temptation.
Mar 15:15 KJV - And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified.	Mar 15:15 NIV Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.	Mar 15:15 ESV So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
Luk 10:29 KJV - But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?	Luk 10:29 NIV But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"	Luk 10:29 ESV But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
Luk 22:42 KJV - Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.	Luk 22:42 NIV "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."	Luk 22:42 ESV saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."
Luk 23:20 KJV - Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.	Luk 23:20 NIV Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again.	Luk 23:20 ESV Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus,
Jhn 5:35 KJV - He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.	Jhn 5:35 NIV John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.	Jhn 5:35 ESV He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
Act 24:27 KJV - But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.	Act 24:27 NIV When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to grant a favor to the Jews, he left Paul in prison.	Act 24:27 ESV When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
Act 25:9 KJV - But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?	Act 25:9 NIV Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?"	Act 25:9 ESV But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?"
Act 27:43 KJV - But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:	Act 27:43 NIV But the centurion wanted to spare Paul's life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.	Act 27:43 ESV But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,
Rom 9:22 KJV - [What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:	Rom 9:22 NIV What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath--prepared for destruction?	Rom 9:22 ESV What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
Paul conjectures regarding the willingness of God to show his wrath in order to make his power known.  God doesn't operate based on his own desires and he doesn't choose between one option or another, God consults with himself to see what he is willing to do and then says something like:  "Let us make man in our own image".  We know God was willing to do that because that is what he did.  He stayed in one accord with his own will and performed that which he willed.
2Cr 5:8 KJV - We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.	2Cr 5:8 NIV We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.	2Cr 5:8 ESV Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Paul didn’t say he would prefer to be absent from the body, he said he was willing.  In the same way that Jesus subjected his will to the will of the Father, so too, Paul subjected his will to the will of the Father.  Jesus went to the cross for the joy set before him.  Paul was willing to be absent from the body for the joy set before him as well.
2Cr 8:3 KJV - For to [their] power, I bear record, yea, and beyond [their] power [they were] willing of themselves;	2Cr 8:3 NIV For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,	2Cr 8:3 ESV For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord,
Notice  Paul says that they fulfilled their ability beyond their power by being willing of themselves.  The NIV says nonsense:  It is impossible to give beyond your ability!  It is a rational impossibility!  If I am giving something I am demonstrating that I am able to give!  Their logic is designed to keep the reader double-minded and confused.  God gave us his word so that we could obtain wisdom and understanding by taking heed according to his word.  We obtain wisdom and understanding by hearing the voice of God’s wisdom in the thoughts he reveals in the words that he speaks.

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