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Thank you for your time Pastor. You have answered a number of questions in the past and have been extremely helpful to me with my studies.  My question today is not doctrinal at face value, but has been brought up a couple of times doctrinally in my home bible study.  When the letters -ETH- are added to certain verbs in our KJV bibles does it have any particular meaning or does it change the action or function of that verb?

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Hi Scott,
  Thank you for your encouragement.  It is uplifting to know some are helped by the articles and answers.  "He that believeth is saved,"  would mean the moment the person believes God saves him.  Using the eth on a verb is puts as strong emphasis showing the immediateness of the action, like an exclamation point.  This is why I like the KJV.  The modern English translations do not show this element of the Greek verb.
  God bless you writing.  If you have further questions please write.
Cooper Abrams
http://bible-truth.org
cpabrams3@gmail.com  

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Independent Fundamental Baptist missionary and pastor, ThB, MBS. I began pastoring in 1981, and have taught in churches, a Bible college, and a Bible Institute. I have written numerous articles on various subjects from a biblical perspective and many are posted on my web site Bible Truth ( http://www.bible-truth.org ). Bible Truth receives over sixty thousand visits per month. Since 1998 I have answered Bible related questions via e-mail. My answers are straight forward and biblical. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE -----DO NOT ASK A QUESTION AND THEN NOT READ THE ANSWER! ABOUT FOUR IN TEN QUESTIONS ASKED ARE NEVER READ. I FREELY GIVE MY TIME TO GIVE HELPFUL ANSWERS. OFTEN THE ANSWER WILL REQUIRE AS MUCH AS A HOUR OR MORE TO RESEARCH AND THEN TO FORMULATE THE REPLY. IF YOU SEND A QUESTION PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT. MOST PEOPLE DO...BUT ALL SHOULD. THANKS

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I have been a pastor since 1981 and a Independent Baptist missionary church planter since 1986. I have seen the Lord establish four Bible believing churches in Utah. My web site Bible Truth ( http:\\bible-truth.org ) continues to grow presently over 60,000 visits per month. The materials on the web site are mostly written by myself and contain sermons, Bible commentaries, articles on various biblical subjects.

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- Appeared on Grizzly Adams DVD documentary "End Times: How Close Are We?" (http://www.grizzlyadams.com/Public/ChristianDVDs/index.cfm?productID=49). - Article "Are Mormons Christians" "O Timothy Magazine" Way of Life Literature (http://www.wayoflife.org/files/9959c77e05b303248173195e72476459-60.html)

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ThB and MBS from Piedmont Baptist College, Winston-Salem, NC

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