The word of God to FEBC and Life BPC

Hosea 10:4-8 
New International Version (NIV) 

4 They make many promises, 
take false oaths 
and make agreements; 
therefore lawsuits spring up 
like poisonous weeds in a plowed field. 

5 The people who live in Samaria fear 
for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. 
Its people will mourn over it, 
and so will its idolatrous priests, 
those who had rejoiced over its splendor, 
because it is taken from them into exile. 

6 It will be carried to Assyria 
as tribute for the great king. 
Ephraim will be disgraced; 
Israel will be ashamed of its foreign alliances. 

7 Samaria’s king will be destroyed, 
swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters. 

8 The high places of wickedness will be destroyed— 
it is the sin of Israel. 
Thorns and thistles will grow up 
and cover their altars. 
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” 
and to the hills, “Fall on us!” 

Commentary from ESV Study Bible: 

Hos. 10:4 It is difficult to determine whether those who utter mere words are Israelites (v. 3) or their kings. If Israelites, it refers to Israel's misplaced reliance on their leaders and the hypocritical or blind claim that they are nevertheless faithful to the Lord (cf. 1 Sam. 8:7; Hos. 7:14). If it refers to the words of kings, their covenants/promises do not stem from integrity but are untrustworthy, empty oaths. 

Hos. 10:5 The address moves to the future. The inhabitants … tremble. Both their king and calf-idol will be removed from Samaria. What the people and the priests once rejoiced over, they will mourn for. On Beth-aven, see note on 4:15. The term glory describes the special presence of God in his sanctuary (cf. Ex. 40:34). Here it is the presumed presence of God at the illegitimate sanctuary. It will depart (or go into exile, ESV footnote), just as the legitimate glory did (1 Sam. 4:21–22). 

Hos. 10:6 The idol they worshiped becomes tribute for the great king of Assyria (see 5:13).

Hos. 10:7 The imagery like a twig on the face of the waters (i.e., tossed about every which way and then swept away) illustrates the helplessness and weakness of the kings that Israel trusted. 

Hos. 10:8 The thorn and thistle indicate that the land is unproductive; cf. Gen. 3:18; Matt. 7:16; Heb. 6:8. For Aven (another name for Beth-aven), see note on Hos. 4:15. 

My commentary: 

Lawsuit is a curse to FEBC and Life BPC! 

Hosea 10:4 "...lawsuits spring up 
like poisonous weeds in a plowed field." 

Genesis 3:17-18, "...cursed is the ground because of you; 
in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 
thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; 
and you shall eat the plants of the field. 

To say that the ground is cursed (Hb. ’arar, v. 17) and will bring forth thorns and thistles (v. 18) indicates that the abundant productivity that was seen in Eden will no longer be the case. Underlying this judgment is a disruption of the harmonious relationship that originally existed between humans and nature. 

Wine drinking

The Apostolic Fathers make very little reference to wine, but the earliest references from the Church Fathers make it clear that the early church used wine in their celebration of the Eucharist, often mixing it with water according to the prevailing custom. The Didache, an early Christian treatise which is generally accepted to be from the late 1st century, instructs Christians to give a portion of their wine in support of a true prophet or, if they have no prophet resident with them, to the poor. 

"Didache, chapter 13". Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. 

http://web.archive.org/web/20070528025425/http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/didache-hoole.html#13. 

Why?

You guess what is the reason, God allowed FEBC to continue to operate in Life BP Church's compound? 

My guess is, God want these brothers in FEBC and Life BP Church to learn one important lesson, "to love one another!" 

After 50 odd years, these two still do not know how to love their brothers in Christ! These two still do not know how to love their neighbors, they both claimed they have the truth, but they do not have love to love their enemies! They have lost the first love they had in the beginning! FEBC and Life BP Church are fundamentalists without love! These are so called funny_mentalists! 

They must learn this lesson well, if not they will be ashamed one day, when they face the Lord face to face, when He comes! These two, who will be praised, who will be ashamed? 

Surprise, false teachers and false prophets coming out among fundamentalists, even Bible Presbyterian Churches have their own false teachers and false prophets this time, they are teaching in Far Eastern Bible College, teaching false teaching like Verbal Plenary Preservation! 

We are watching, what they are going to do next?

Production

Now even fundamentalists like Bible Presbyterians are producing false teachings, false prophets and false teachers! 

How sad! 

That is why we better buy more and more drums for our churches, drink more wine! Speak more and more tongues! 

At least we can feel a bit good about ourselves!

Bible Presbyterian churches have 7 roots

Still you are proud and dare to say, you have 7 roots! 

Did you defile the land God given to you? 

Bible Presbyterian churches have 7 roots' story see link below: 

http://www.febc.edu.sg/assets/pdfs/febc_press/The%20Singapore%20B-P%20Church%20Story.pdf

First they came

First they came for the communists, 
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. 

Then they came for the trade unionists, 
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist. 

Then they came for the Jews, 
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew. 

Then they came for me 
and there was no one left to speak out for me. 

Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) 


You better speak out before it is too late, Bible Presbyterian!

Pride

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud. (Proverbs 16:18-19 NET) 

Commenting on verse 18, Dr Bruce Waltke writes: 


...the arrogant raise their eyes above God and humanity and stumble to their perdition (Bruce K. Watke, The Book OF Proverbs Chapters 15 - 31, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005, 26). 


Indeed, God comes right out and tells us that He hates pride. Commenting on Proverbs 8:13, Watke writes: 


...human pride (is) a self-confident attitude that throws off God's rule to pursue selfish interests. Arrogance destroys a relationship with the Lord, perverts order, and leads to unethical behaviour against one's neighbour. (Bruce K. Watke, The Book OF Proverbs Chapters 1-15, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004, 401)

KJV is Revision

KJV Bible is a revision in the first place: 

King James appointed many men...the Bishop Bible was studied...other English versions were also consulted...The aim was for a definitive revision, rather than a whole new translation...the divines divided into six groups...working...until a final version emerged... 

(edited from the journal: Theology 114(4) page 248) 

Error in KJV

The most indisputable traslation error in the KJV is found Hebrew 10:23, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 

Heb 10:23 κατεχωμεν την ομολογιαν της ελπιδος ακλινη πιστος γαρ ο επαγγειλαμενος 

Everyone concede that the actual Greek word is hope (ελπις)

From Thayer'S Greek Definitions

G1680

ἐλπίς
elpis

Thayer Definition:

1) expectation of evil, fear

2) expectation of good, hope

2a) in the Christian sense

2a1) joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation

3) on hope, in hope, having hope

3a) the author of hope, or he who is its foundation

3b) the thing hoped for

Part of Speech: noun feminine

A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)

Citing in TDNT: 2:517, 229

So the better reading is ESV, Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

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