Proverbs 22:28, “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” Matthew 4:4, “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Revelation 3:2, “Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.”
The following excellent article was written by Evangelist Will Kinney on the perfection, infallibility and inspiration of the King James Bible:
“The Bible is not the inspired, inerrant and 100% historically true words of God” —Voltaire (French philosopher and atheist, 1694-1778)
“If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man’s belief in the Bible.” —Voltaire (French philosopher and atheist, 1694-1778)
Most Christians today do NOT believe The Bible IS the inerrant word of God. This statement may seem shocking at first, and many pastors and Christians will give the kneejerk reaction saying that they do believe the Bible IS the infallible and inerrant word of God. However, upon further examination, it will soon be discovered that when they speak of an inerrant Bible, they are not referring to something that actually exists anywhere on this earth. They are talking about a mystical Bible that exists only in their imaginations; and each person's particular version differs from all the others.
As one liberal theologian pointed out in his review of Harold Lindsell’s, The Battle For The Bible, the only real difference between the conservative and liberal positions on the Bible is that the conservatives say the Bible USED TO BE inspired and inerrant, whereas the liberal says it NEVER WAS inspired or inerrant. BOTH positions agree that the Bible IS NOT NOW inspired or inerrant.
As brother Daryl Coats so aptly says in his article The Two Lies:
"If the Bible was inspired only in the original manuscripts, no one in the entire history of the world has ever had an inspired Bible. The original autographs of Job and the books of Moses had disappeared more than a thousand years before the first book of the New Testament was written, so no one has ever owned a complete Bible made up of the 'divine originals.' Nor, has anyone ever owned a complete New Testament made up of 'inspired originals,' because the originals were distributed among more than a dozen individuals and local churches."
God said: “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD” (Amos 8:11). The Lord Jesus Christ also stated in Luke 18:8, “Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” The apostle Paul wrote concerning the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together unto Him: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY FIRST...” (II Thessalonians 2:3).
The number of professing Christians who do not believe in a "hold it in your hands and read" type of inspired Bible has steadily increased over the years since the flood of multiple-choice, conflicting and contradictory modern bible versions began to appear about 100 years ago. The following testimonies about the character of Evangelicalism today were made by key Evangelical leaders. The irony is that these same men are part of the problem they lament. Each of these men has been guilty of endorsing modern bible versions:
"MORE AND MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS HISTORICALLY COMMITTED TO AN INFALLIBLE SCRIPTURE HAVE BEEN EMBRACING AND PROPAGATING THE VIEW THAT THE BIBLE HAS ERRORS IN IT. This movement away from the historic standpoint has been most noticeable among those often labeled Neo-evangelicals. This change of position with respect to the infallibility of the Bible is widespread and has occurred in evangelical denominations, Christian colleges, theological seminaries, publishing houses and learned societies" (Dr. Harold Lindsell, former vice-president and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and Editor Emeritus of Christianity Today; The Battle For The Bible, 1976, p. 20).
"WITHIN EVANGELICALISM THERE ARE A GROWING NUMBER WHO ARE MODIFYING THEIR VIEWS ON THE INERRANCY OF THE BIBLE SO THAT THE FULL AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE IS COMPLETELY UNDERCUT. But is happening in very subtle ways. Like the snow lying side-by-side on the ridge, the new views on Biblical authority often seem at first glance not to be very far from what evangelicals, until just recently, have always believed. But also, like the snow lying side-by-side on the ridge, the new views when followed consistently end up a thousand miles apart. What may seem like a minor difference at first, in the end makes all the difference in the world ... compromising the full authority of Scripture eventually affects what it means to be a Christian theologically and how we live in the full spectrum of human life" (Francis Schaeffer, The Great Evangelical Disaster, 1983, p. 44).
The neutral method of Bible study leads to skepticism concerning the New Testament text. This was true long before the days of Westcott and Hort. As early is 1771 Griesbach wrote:
"The New Testament abounds in more losses, additions, and interpolations, purposely introduced then any other book."
Griesbach's outlook was shared by J.L. Hug, who in 1808 advanced the theory that in the second century the New Testament text had become deeply degenerate and corrupt and that all extant New Testament texts were but editorial revisions of this corrupted text. As early as 1908 Rendel Harris declared that the New Testament text had not at all been settled but was "more than ever, and perhaps finally, unsettled." Two years later Conybeare gave it as his opinion that "the ultimate (New Testament) text, if there ever was one that deserves to be so called, is for ever irrecoverable." H. Greeven (1960) also has acknowledged the uncertainty of the neutral method of New Testament textual criticism.
"In general," he says, "the whole thing is limited to probability judgments; the original text of the New Testament, according to its nature, must be and remains a hypothesis." Robert M. Grant (1963) adopts a still more despairing attitude. "The primary goal of New Testament textual study," he tells us, "remains the recovery of what the New Testament writers wrote. We have already suggested that to achieve this goal is well-nigh impossible." Grant also says: "It is generally recognized that the original text of the Bible cannot be recovered."
"...every textual critic knows that this similarity of text indicates, rather, that we have made little progress in textual theory since Westcott-Hort; that WE SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE A DEFINITIVE DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT THE BEST TEXT IS; that we do not have a clear picture of the transmission and alteration of the text in the first few centuries; and, accordingly, that the Westcott-Hort kind of text has maintained its dominant position largely by default" (Eldon Epp, "The Twentieth-Century Interlude in NT Textual Criticism," Studies In The Theory And Method Of New Testament Textual Criticism, p. 87).
"As New Testament textual criticism moves into the twenty-first century, it must shed whatever remains of its innocence, for nothing is simple anymore. Modernity may have led many to assume that a straightforward goal of reaching a single original text of the New Testament—or even a text as close as possible to that original—was achievable. Now, however, REALITY AND MATURITY REQUIRE THAT TEXTUAL CRITICISM FACE UNSETTLING FACTS, CHIEF AMONG THEM THAT THE TERM 'ORIGINAL' HAS EXPLODED INTO A COMPLEX AND HIGHLY UNMANAGEABLE MULTIVALENT ENTITY. Whatever tidy boundaries textual criticism may have presumed in the past have now been shattered, and its parameters have moved markedly not only to the rear and toward the front, but also sideways, as fresh dimensions of originality emerge from behind the variant readings and from other manuscript phenomena" (E. Jay Epps, "The Multivalence of the Term 'Original Text' In New Testament Textual Criticism"; Harvard Theological Review, 1999, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 245-281; this article is based on a paper presented at the New Testament Textual Criticism Section, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 1998).
Bart Ehrman, who was trained in Textual Criticism by Bruce Metzger, one of the chief editors of the UBS critical text (the one used to make up such modern versions as the RSV, ESV, NIV, NASB et cetera) writes in the conclusion of the book: "Jesus, Interrupted"...
"Doctrines such as the divinity of Jesus and Heaven and Hell are not based on anything Jesus or his earlier followers said. At least 19 of the 27 books in the New Testament are forgeries. Believing the Bible is infallible is not a condition for being a Christian. I think God has a sense of humor in that these 'No Bible is inerrant' folks refer to their own ever changing 'No reading is sure, every thing is questionable' Greek texts as the 'Critical' text. It very definitely is in critical condition. I like to call it the Textus Corruptus as opposed to the traditional Textus Receptus that formed the basis of all Reformation Bibles." —Bart Ehrman, Jesus, Interrupted
In his well written article, The Two Lies, Bible believer Daryl R. Coats says:
"If the Bible were inspired only in the original manuscripts, no one today really knows for sure what is in 'the Bible' because no one today has ever seen the original manuscripts."
Not surprisingly, this is the attitude behind every English 'Bible' published since 1611. "We can only follow the best judgment of competent scholars as to the most probable reconstruction of the original text," says the preface to the RSV, too deceitful to define just what a "competent scholar" is and to cut through the double-talk and admit, "This is what we think the Bible might be."
"Scholarly uncertainty" is more clearly evident in the third edition of the UBS (United Bible Societies) "Greek New Testament," the introduction to which states, "The letter A [next to a passage] signifies that the text is virtually certain, while B indicates there is some degree of doubt. The letter C means that there is a considerable degree of doubt whether the text or the apparatus contains the superior reading [note: "the superior reading" is not the same as "the correct reading"!], while D shows there is a very high degree of doubt concerning the reading selected for the text." Apparently the scholars change their mind from year to year as to which "readings" are genuine; how else do we explain the "more than five hundred changes" between the second and third editions of the "UBS Greek New Testament"?
George Barna, president of Barna Research Group, reported that a study exploring the religious beliefs of the 12 largest denominations in America highlights the downward theological drift that has taken place in Christian churches in recent years. The study found that an alarmingly high number of church members have beliefs that fall far short of orthodox Christianity. ONLY 41 PERCENT OF ALL ADULTS SURVEYED BELIEVED IN THE TOTAL ACCURACY OF THE BIBLE. Only 40 percent believed Christ was sinless, and only 27 percent believed Satan to be real. Of the Baptists surveyed 57 percent said they believed that works are necessary in order to be saved, 45 percent believed Jesus was not sinless, 44 percent did not believe that the Bible is totally accurate, and 66 percent did not believe Satan to be a real being. Barna said, "The Christian body in America is immersed in a crisis of Biblical illiteracy."
Pastor Michael Youseff's Message on His "Leading The Way" program. The title of todays message was "The Bible: The World's Most Relevant Book - Part 2." In his message he gave statistics of a poll that was conducted. Here is what the poll revealed: 85% of students at America's largest Evangelical Seminary don't believe in the inerrancy of Scripture. 74% of the Clergy in America no longer believe in the inerrancy of Scripture.
What Christians really believe is revealed in a book by George A. Marsden called, "Reforming Fundamentalism," which includes a survey of student beliefs at one of the largest evangelical seminaries in the United States. The poll indicated that 85% of the students "do not believe in the inerrancy of Scripture." This book also lists the results of a poll conducted by Jeffery Hadden in 1987 of 10,000 American clergy. They were asked whether they believed that the Scriptures are the inspired and inerrant Word of God in faith, history and secular matters: 95% of Episcopalians, 87% of Methodists, 82% of Presbyterians, 77% of American Lutherans, and 67% of American Baptists said "No."
The Barna Research Group reported in 1996 that among American adults generally: 58% believe that the Bible is "totally accurate in all its teachings"; 45% believe that the Bible is "absolutely accurate and everything in it can be taken literally." "Support dropped between that poll and another taken in 2001. Barna reported in 2001 that: 41% of adults strongly agrees that the Bible is totally accurate in all that it teaches." "Seminary students, future pastors and leaders in the church, show very little support for the inerrancy of the Bible position. What does that foretell about the future of the church? Undoubtedly, just as the poll results show in the 1996 - 2001 time frame, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BELIEVING THE BIBLE IS INERRANT WILL DROP." (Barna Research Group)
Actually I believe the percentage of Christians who do not believe that The Bible (any Bible in any language) IS the inerrant words of God is much higher. Some Evangelicals have come out with one of the lamest confessions of faith in the inerrancy of Scripture imaginable. It is called: The Chicago Statement On Biblical Inerrancy. It is just more pious sounding mumbo jumbo signifying NOTHING. See this "confession of faith" here and my response to it.
No Absolute Truth
The explosion of modern versions has encouraged the student to pick and choose his own preferred readings and has created a tendency to treat every Bible lightly and to look upon none as the final words of God. Sam Kobia, Secretary, World Council Of Churches, ENI 1-23-04:
"Having a variety of translations available encourages the Bible to be read in a plural and ecumenical way. HAVING A VARIETY OF TRANSLATIONS AVAILABLE IS A PRECIOUS TOOL IN THE STRUGLE AGAINST RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM." (Caps are mine)
A popular New Age religious site that endorses all religions of the world is called: ReligiousTolerance.org. This website has some interesting comments regarding the doctrine of the inerrancy of the Bible. They ask: Does inerrancy really matter?
"From one standpoint, this doctrine is of great importance, because it determines, at a very fundamental level, how Christians approach Scripture." "To most conservative theologians Biblical inerrancy and inspiration are fundamental doctrines. Unless the entire Bible is considered to be the authoritative word of God, then the whole foundation of their religious belief crumbles. If the Bible contains some errors, then conservative Christians feel that they would have no firm basis on which to base their doctrines, beliefs, morality and practices. The books of the Bible must be either inerrant, or be devoid of authority."
They continue:
"To most liberal theologians, the Bible is not inerrant. They believe that its books were obviously written and edited by human authors: with limited scientific knowledge, who promoted their own specific belief systems, who attributed statements to God that are immoral by today's standards, who freely incorporated material from neighboring Pagan cultures, who freely disagreed with other Biblical authors." (Religious Tolerance.org)
What I personally found of great interest is the following comment in the same article. The people at Religious Tolerance noted:
"Some Fundamentalist and other Evangelical Christians CONSIDER A PARTICULAR ENGLISH TRANSLATION TO BE INERRANT. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE AMONG LAY MEMBERS IN THEIR BELIEFS ABOUT THE KING JAMES VERSION. But most conservatives believe that inerrancy only applies to the original, autograph copies of the various books of the Bible. None of the latter have survived to the present day. We only have access to a variety of manuscripts which are copies of copies of copies... An unknown number of errors are induced due to accidental copying errors by ancient scribes or intentional changes and insertions into the text, made in order to match developing theology." (Religious Tolerance.org)
Most Christians who do not believe that the King James Bible (or any other version) are now the inerrant, infallible, complete and pure words of God—define "inerrancy" in the following manner:
“When all the facts become known, they will demonstrate that the Bible IN ITS ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS and correctly interpreted is entirely true and never false in all it affirms, whether relative to doctrine or ethics or the social, physical or life sciences.” (P.D. Feinberg, s.v. “inerrancy, Evangelical Dictionary Of Theology Inerrancy & The Autographa.)
The usual tap dance performed by those who deny any Bible or any text in any language is now the inerrant, complete and infallible words of God is typified by the following quote:
"Inerrancy applies to the autographa, not to copies or translations of Scripture. This qualification is made because we realize that errors have crept into the text during the transmission process. It is not an appeal to a 'Bible which no one has ever seen or can see.' Such a charge fails to take into account the nature of textual criticism and the very high degree of certainty we possess concerning the original text of Scripture."
Well, this may sound very pious and good, but the undeniable fact is that this Christian scholar is talking about "a Bible no one has seen or can see." As for this gentleman's "nature of textual criticism" is concerned, this so called "science" is a giant fraud and a pathetic joke played on the unsuspecting saints who might think these men actually know what they are doing. I have posted a series on the "science of textual criticism" that reveals the true nature of this hocus-pocus methodology of determining what God really said. You can see all parts of this study, starting with: http://brandplucked.webs.com/scienceoftextcrit.htm.
Here are some facts taken directly from the Holy Bible. You do not need to be a scholar or seminary student to get a grasp of what the Bible says about itself. You either believe God or you don't. The Bible believer first looks to God and His word to determine what the Book says about itself. The Bible cannot be clearer concerning it's preservation:
Psalm 19:7, “The law of the LORD is PERFECT, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is SURE, making wise the simple.” The "law and testimony of the LORD" = His words.
Isaiah 40:8, “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Psalm 12:6-7, “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.”
Psalm 138:2, “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”
Psalm 100:5, “For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
Psalm 33:11, “The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.”
Psalm 119:152, 160, “Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that Thou hast founded them for ever. ... thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”
Isaiah 59:21, “... My Spirit that is upon thee [Isaiah], and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.”
Matthew 5:17-18, “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
John 10:35, “... the Scripture cannot be broken.”
God has promised to preserve His words IN A BOOK here on this earth till heaven and earth pass away. He either did this and we can know where they are found today, or He lied and He lost some of them, and we can never be sure if what we are reading are the true words of God or not. God's words are in a BOOK. Consider the following verses: “Now go, write it before them in a table, and NOTE IT IN A BOOK, that it may be for the time to come FOR EVER AND EVER” (Isaiah 30:8). “Seek ye out of THE BOOK of the LORD, and READ: no one of these shall fail...for my mouth it hath commanded...” (Isaiah 34:16). “Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of THE BOOK it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart” (Psalm 40:7-8). “And if any man shall take away from THE WORDS OF THE BOOK of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK” (Revelation 22:19).
I believe the King James Bible is the inspired, inerrant and complete words of God for the following reasons:
#1 The Old Testament is based solely on the Hebrew Masoretic texts, in contrast to the NASB, NIV, ESV, Holman CSB and other modern versions that frequently reject the Hebrew readings.
The Old Testament oracles of God were committed to the Jews and not to the Syrians, the Greeks or the Latins. “What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God” (Romans 3:1-2). The Lord Jesus Christ said: “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:18). Therefore any bible version like the NASB, RSV, ESV, NIV, NET, Holman Standard et cetera that rejects these Hebrew texts automatically disqualifies itself from being the true words of the living God.
These conflicting versions give completely different numbers and names for the same historical events in the same places. Take a close look at the list found at the beginning of the first article here. Then ask yourself this question: If the Bible is not historically true and infallible, then at what point does God start to tell us the truth? God's "book of the LORD" is either 100% true or it is all suspect and open to doubt. Guess who wants us to question the truth of God's words? The same spiritual entity who posed the first question recorded in the Holy Bible in Genesis 3 - "Yea, hath God said...?" Please see my two articles on how the modern versions all reject the Hebrew texts:
http://brandplucked.webs.com/nivnasbrejecthebrew.htm http://brandplucked.webs.com/nivnasbrejecthebrew2.htm
#2 The King James Bible alone is without proven error, and this in spite of intense opposition and criticism from the Bible correctors and modern scholarship.
“Seek ye out of THE BOOK of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail...” (Isaiah 34:16).
#3 I believe in the Sovereignty and Providence of Almighty God.
God knew beforehand how He would mightily use the King James Bible to become THE Bible of the English speaking people who would carry the gospel to the ends of the earth during the great modern missionary outreach from the late 1700's to the 1950's. The King James Bible was used as the basis for hundreds of foreign language translations, and English has become the first truly global language in history. The indebtedness of the King James Bible translators to their predecessors is recognized most clearly in the Preface to the reader where they state in no uncertain terms:
"Truly, good Christian reader, we never thought, from the beginning, that we should need to make a new translation, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one; but TO MAKE A GOOD ONE BETTER, or OUT OF MANY GOOD ONES ONE PRINCIPAL GOOD ONE, NOT JUSTLY TO BE EXCEPTED AGAINST that hath been our endeavour, that our mark."
The King James Translators also wrote:
"Nothing is begun and perfected at the same time, and the later thoughts are the thoughts to be the wiser: so if we build upon their foundation that went before us, and being holpen by their labors, do endeavor to make better which they left so good... if they were alive would thank us...the same will shine as gold more brightly, being rubbed and polished."
See article: Can a Translation Be Inspired?
#4 The King James Bible is always a true witness and never lies or perverts sound doctrine.
This is in contrast to all modern English versions that do pervert sound doctrine in numerous verses and prove themselves to be false witnesses to the truth of God:
“Thy word is true from the beginning, and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever” (Psalm 119:160).
“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies” (Proverbs 14:5).
In contrast, all the modern versions like the NASB, NIV, NKJV, ESV contain provable and serious doctrinal errors. See my article on: No Doctrines Are Changed?
#5 At every opportunity the King James Bible exalts the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ to His rightful place as the sinless, eternally only begotten Son of God who is to be worshipped as being equal with God the Father.
All modern versions debase and lower the Person of Christ in various ways. "GOD was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory" (1 Timothy 3:16). (c.f., this verse in the NIV, NASB, ESV, and Holman) See also John 3:13; Luke 23:42, and 1st Corinthians 15:47. Please see my article on: The Only Begotten Son.
#6 The explosion of modern versions has encouraged the student to pick and choose his own preferred readings and has created a tendency to treat every Bible lightly and to look upon none as the final words of God.
The Bible itself prophesies that in the last days many shall turn away their ears from hearing the truth and the falling away from the faith will occur. The Lord Jesus asks: "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8). "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD" (Amos 8:11). "Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein" (Jeremiah 6:16).
The new versions like the NIV, NASB, ESV, and Holman Standard all reject the Traditional Greek Text, and instead rely primarily on two very corrupt Greek manuscripts called Sinaiticus and Vaticanus. These so called "oldest and best" manuscripts also form the basis of all Catholic versions as well as the Jehovah Witness version. See my article that shows what these two false witnesses actually say:http://brandplucked.webs.com/oldestandbestmss.htm
And this article I put together gives "Undeniable Proof the ESV, NIV, NASB et cetera are "Catholic" Bibles. The clear evidence is indisputable. And check out this one about what is commonly called: The Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:13 and Luke 11:2-4. There is no getting around that fact that versions like the ESV, NIV, NASB are Catholic Bible versions. You will be amazed. If you mistakenly think that all Bibles are basically the same, I recommend you take a look at this website. It is in two parts, but very easy to read. It shows what is missing in most modern New Testaments.
For an article showing that the true Historic Confessional position about the inerrancy of the Bible supports the King James Bible view, rather than the recent position of "the originals only".
READ MORE: http://brandplucked.webs.com/articles.htm
Bravo my friend! This is one of the best articles I've read defending the inspiration of our beloved King James Bible. As Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) used to rightly say, God said in Matthew 4:4 that man shall not live by bread alone, but by “EVERY WORD” that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. That means for me to live I need an EVERY WORD translation of the Holy Bible. I believe we have that perfect inspired translation in the King James Bible!!!
I am so tired of hearing preachers correct the blessed Book! Pastor Al Lacy (1933-2016) was absolutely right: “There can only be one real Bible in any language!” (a quote from Pastor Lacy's awesome MP3 sermon titled: 'The Blood Sprinkled Book!'). Most Christians believe God can do anything, except give us a perfect Bible! Psalms 119:140, “Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.” I believe the writer of Psalm 119 to be David (although some scholars think perhaps Daniel or Ezra). I clearly think that it was David, because of the writer's passion for God's Word.
That is why I think David was a man after God's own heart (1st Samuel 13:14), because he loved the Lord's thoughts! Psalms 139:17, “How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!” Ironically, Harvest Baptist Church on Guam has a big sign posted at the entrance to their church property which reads: “Helping People Develop A Heart For God.” Yet, their church uses dozens of Bible revisions. Dear reader, no one can develop a heart for God who uses corrupt Bible revisions! The psalmist loved God's Word because it is “VERY PURE.” Psalms 119:140, “Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.” David didn't say that he loved the Bible because it was how he was raised. David didn't say that he loved the Bible because it was what everyone else was doing in his church. David said he loved God's Word because IT IS VERY PURE!!! David would have hated all these hundreds of English Bible revisions today, all of which corrupt the truth!
At the time I attended for a year in 2014 they officially used TWO different Bible versions: the King James Bible, and the Easy-To-Read Version (ERV) to interpret it. Harvest is cesspool of Bob Jones University graduates. I say that kindly. Harvest has their own radio channel in Micronesia (88.1 FM, KHMG). On their radio program they broadcast BJU's 'The Daily Platform.' BJU officially sells, uses and promotes the English Standard Version ESV). The ESV is shockingly Catholic, as you just read from Will Kinney. Why does BJU promote this ungodly deception? Kindly, the dear folks at Harvest Baptist Church on Guam are not helping people develop a heart for God; but rather, they are leading their congregation into the Devil's New World Order with counterfeit Bible versions, which pervert theology. The modern Bibles are extremely dangerous, because they ARE changing the churches, corrupting the free grace Gospel into the heresy of Lordship Salvation:
"WITHIN EVANGELICALISM THERE ARE A GROWING NUMBER WHO ARE MODIFYING THEIR VIEWS ON THE INERRANCY OF THE BIBLE SO THAT THE FULL AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE IS COMPLETELY UNDERCUT. But is happening in very subtle ways. Like the snow lying side-by-side on the ridge, the new views on Biblical authority often seem at first glance not to be very far from what evangelicals, until just recently, have always believed. But also, like the snow lying side-by-side on the ridge, the new views when followed consistently end up a thousand miles apart. What may seem like a minor difference at first, in the end makes all the difference in the world ... compromising the full authority of Scripture eventually affects what it means to be a Christian theologically and how we live in the full spectrum of human life" (Francis Schaeffer, The Great Evangelical Disaster, 1983, p. 44).
Dearly beloved, we have a perfect inspired Bible today in the King James Bible!!!
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