God is the same, yesterday, today and forever.
I bought a new Bible yesterday. My old Bible is falling apart. I finally broke down and got a large print, New King James Version. My old Bible is a New International Version. I decided to change versions after I found out about a verse that was removed from the NIV.
In Luke 9:51-56 Jesus tells his disciples that calling fire from heaven is not from his spirit. The NKJV puts Jesus’ words in red letters. The NIV removed Jesus’ words. Somebody decided to censure Jesus Christ!
NKJV
55 But He turned and rebuked them, [b]and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 [c]For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
NIV
55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.
Read the words that were removed from the NIV — ‘You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.’ Jesus was telling his disciples, and us, that calling fire from heaven was not God’s spirit. Let that sink in….