Monday, February 4, 2013

Meditate on the True Meaning of the Verse!

I was reading the other day in my devotional and I was blown away by what Kenneth Copeland had to say. It really opened my eyes and now I can't go through the Bible without translating the word Christ. Below is the devotion in its entirety.

Translate and Meditate
When the Bible was translated into English, the translators failed to translate the Greek word Christ. Through this error, the devil has been able to steal a major revelation from the Church.
The word Christ is a Greek translation of the Hebrew word Messiah. Translated into English it means "Anointed" or "the Anointed One."
If you want to see just how much this translation has cost us, read through the New Testament and find every time the word Christ is mentioned. (It will take awhile because it's in there 341 times!) In each instance translate Christ into the Anointed One and His Anointing. Then meditate on the new meaning it gives each scripture.
Take, for example, Colossians 1:27, "Christ in you, the hope of glory." Translate and mediate. "The Anointed One and His Anointing in you, the hope of glory."Hallelujah, intensive expectation of experiencing the Glory of God in our lives!
Therefore, when the New Testament refers to the gospel of Christ, it's talking about the gospel of the anointing, the good news of the sin-annihilating, sickness-crushing, poverty-pulverizing, bondage-breaking, yoke-destroying power of God. Jesus brought that anointing into our midst. That's the reason its called the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Can you see how this can transform our thinking? Can you see what revelation has been kept from the Church? Get you Bible out. Go through the New testament. Just mark it every time you see Christ. Translate and meditate. Christ, the Anointed One and His Anointing. You'll never be able to just read over Christ again. You will understand the revelation of that anointing in you, on you and poured all over you, if you'll translate and meditate!

Jesus is the Christ-the Anointed One- the son of the living God. He removes every burden and destroys every yoke of the devil. Matthew 16:16, Isaiah 10:27
Pursuit of His Presence by Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland copyright 1998

If you don't have this devotional I would strongly suggest it! It is my favorite one to read and I always learn something new. 
This one stood out to me! I just love how reading it in it's original context brings out the true meaning! This is what He really wanted us to read! So as you read the Bible from now on make sure you translate the word Christ  and get the true meaning of the verse!

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