Psalms 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.”
What did God promise to keep and to preserve in Psalm 12:7? Psalm 12:6 tells us, “The Words of the Lord.” But not just mere words, “pure words.” That is, inspired Words!
Sword of the Lord founder in 1934, Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), foolishly believed that the original manuscripts of the Bible were inspired and inerrant, but he did not hold to the position that the King James Version was the only inspired translation. Dr. Rice foolishly acknowledged the accuracy of other modern translations, including the corrupt American Standard Version, and foolishly emphasized that no single translation is the sole Word of God.
I have a booklet in front of me written by Dr. Rice in 1943 title, “Verbal Inspiration Of The Bible.” The booklet contains 28 pages, in which he defends the inspiration of God's Word, but Dr. Rice hypocritically never mentions that he doesn't think the King James Bible is God's perfect, preserved and inspired Word for English speaking people today. That is deceitful, giving the reader the false impression that he believes we have an inspired prefect Bible today, when in reality he doesn't.
On page 28, Dr. Rice ends his booklet by writing:
Let us reverently acknowledge that the Bible is the perfect Word of God, infallible in science or history as well as religion, and that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable" (II Timothy 3:16).SOURCE: Dr. Rice R. Rice, p. 28, “Verbal Inspiration Of The Bible”; Sword of the Lord, 1943
What hypocrisy! Dr. Rice dares to use the word perfect, while endorsing dozens of corrupt modern Bible revisions. In particular, in 1943 Dr. Rice preferred the American Standard Version (ASV). Let's examine some of Satan's corruptions in the ASV...
King James Bible (KJB) - 1st John 5:7, “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”American Standard Version (ASV) - 1st John 5:7, “And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.”
Shame! The translators of the ASV have removed the Godhead (Trinity).
King James Bible (KJB) - 1st Timothy 3:16b, “God was manifest in the flesh...”American Standard Version (ASV) - 1st Timothy 3:16b, “He who was manifested in the flesh...”
Why did they deceitfully remove the proper noun of “God” and replace it with the pronoun “He”? To say that “God was manifest in the flesh” is clear attestation to the biblical fact that Jesus is almighty God. God almighty became incarnate in the man, Jesus Christ (John 1:1-3, 14). Jesus was God on earth (John 10:33). You will sadly find that ALL of the Devil's modern Bible perversions relentlessly attack the deity of Jesus Christ and the Godhead.
King James Bible (KJB) - Romans 1:20, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.”American Standard Version (ASV) - Romans 1:20, “For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.”
They removed the Godhead! The word “divinity” doesn't convey the same theological significance as “godhead” does. Not even close! The word “godhead” clearly implies the triune nature of God, not His mere divinity. Words are very important and Satan's knows it, as evidenced by the serpent changing the words which God had spoken to Adam and Eve.
In the following passage, the ASV is utterly confusing...
King James Bible (KJB) - Philippians 2:6, “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.”American Standard Version (ASV) - Philippians 2:6, “who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped.”
In John 1:3, the ASV wickedly changes “All things were made by him” in the King James Bible, to “All things were made through him.” Again, this is a ruthless attack on Jesus' deity as the almighty Creator who made all things. God the Father didn't create all things through Jesus; but rather, the Godhead created all things, and Jesus is almighty God. Genesis 1:26, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Colossians 1:16-17, “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” If we are to take the Bible at face value, which we should, then we can only logically conclude that the Godhead didn't create all things through Jesus; but rather, Jesus created all things in the power of the Godhead of which He is a member.
Satan is a clever and beautiful liar! The Devil has carried out a generational plot beginning with the perverse Greek text published in 1881 by Brooke Westcott and Fenton Hort, to undermine and change the truth of God's Word into a lie (Romans 1:25). The Devil has subtly removed the ancient landmark to deceive his victims. Proverbs 22:28, “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” The Devil knows that if he can progressively change God's Word from one generation to the next, in time there won't be an inspired Holy Bible. Tragically, as of 2022 the New International Version (NIV) is still the number one selling Bible.
Westcott and Hort were unsaved Anglican infidels! (a shocking audio Bible study by Pastor Max D. Younce in which he exposes Westcott and Hort as two heretics).
Sadly, in his 1975 book “I Am A Fundamentalist,” John R. Rice actually defends Westcott and Hort and portrays them as sincere godly men. Unbelievable! I can only give Dr. Rice the benefit of the doubt that he didn't have access to the incredible amount of knowledge we have today on the internet, which didn't become public until the 1990's (the military was already using a form of internet in the 1960's). Dr. Rice went to Heaven in 1980.
Brother Rice wrote over 200 books and pamphlets throughout his lifetime. By God's grace, he led numerous citywide revivals and was greatly used by the Lord to win lost souls. I am a John R. Rice fan and have many of his Bible commentaries, which I cherish. Brother Rice was 31 years older than Pastor Jack Hyles, and one of his three mentors. Dr. Hyles' other two mentors were Pastor Lester Roloff (1914-1982) and Pastor Lee Roberson (1909-2007). I THANK GOD for all these dear soulwinning men of the faith, who all preached a free grace Gospel.
That being said, it bothers me immensely to read Dr. Rice's book, “Verbal Inspiration Of The Bible,” knowing that he denied the infallibility and inspiration of the King James Bible. As Dr. Rice's successor Pastor Curtis Hutson (1923-1995) rightly said, “Things That Are Different Are Not The Same.” The Lord promised in our text passage from Psalms 12:6-7 to keep and to preserve His PURE WORDS. Nearly every modern Bible revision wickedly changes this passage to say that God keeps and preserves THE SAINTS instead of His PURE WORDS.
The reason why Satan's Bible publishing crowd CHANGED this passage couldn't be more obvious; they did it in a wicked attempt to justify tampering with God's inspired Words. If there can be only one pure inspired Holy Bible in any particular language, then there cannot exist umpteen different Bible revisions. According to the American Bible Society, there are presently 900 Bibles in part or whole. That is shamefully ridiculous but sadly true!
It saddens me that as great a Bible scholar as Dr. John R. Rice was, he woefully missed the mark in this important matter. It is my humble opinion, that if Dr. Rice had lived longer, so that he could have seen the atrocity of the New International Version (NIV) which was published in 1984, and the other modern atrocious Bible perversions which have followed in this Bible publishing crazy generation—Dr. Rice would have rejected them all and sided with King James Bible ONLYism.
Pastor M.R. DeHaan (1891-1965) said it very well...
“Be on guard against any tampering with the Word, whether disguised as a search for truth, or a scholarly attempt at apparently hidden meanings; and beware of the confusion created by the senseless rash of new versions, translations, editions, and improvements upon the tried and tested Bible of our fathers and grandfathers.”
“The true Church preaches REGENERATION; not reformation, not education, not legislation, but regeneration.”
SOURCE: Dr. M.R. DeHaan, 'THE TABERNACLE,' p. 101
Jesus quoted Moses' words from Deuteronomy 8:3 in 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.” If we are to live by EVERY WORD OF GOD, then we absolutely must have an EVERY WORD BIBLE! That is, the hundreds of modern Bible revisions available for sale on the market cannot all be God's inspired Word, because they all contradict each other. If you don't believe me, or think I've bumped my head, look at this horrifying reality...
In recent years. Dr. Rice's adult daughters have shamefully slandered Pastor Shelton Smith, longtime editor of the Sword of the Lord, wrongfully accusing him of running the Sword of the Lord into the ground by making it King James Bible ONLY! I'm fairly confident that the Board of Directors unanimously made the decision. I thank and praise God for Dr. Smith's wise decision. I have been critical against the Sword of the Lord in recent years for selling advertisements for Pensacola Christian College, who today preach hard core Lordship Salvation. I kindly contacted the Sword of the Lord in 2023, to earnestly warn them about PCC's counterfeit gospel, but the Sword of the Lord didn't reply to me. Shame on them all!
RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!
Dr. Rice was WRONG about the modern Bible revisions. They are in fact, very dangerous theologically! Only the trustworthy inspired and infallible King James Bible faithfully uplifts the precious name of Jesus as almighty God!!! All of the modern perversions attack Jesus' deity in one way or another; usually in many ways. Why would anyone endorse such a blasphemous thing? If you didn't listen to Pastor Younce's Bible study exposing Westcott and Hort, please do so dear reader, because you will be absolutely shocked when you learn the ugly truth about the fathers of today's corrupt Bible versions. A corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit.
I implore you dear friend to RUN from the Devil's modern Bible revisions, and please use only the inspired King James Bible from 1611. You'll have to study it more to understand it, but you'll be reading THE TRUTH. And don't let any naysayer discourage you by pointing out typographical errors in some of the King James Bible editions. The 1611 translation is Kosher! Just because some editions have typos in them doesn't mean the translation is bad.
So, please keep in mind that although there have been various subsequent editions to the King James Bible over the centuries (to correct typos and update the archaic Elizabethan English language), there hasn't been a new translation since 1611. The so-called New King James Version is contaminated with the poisonous text of infidels' Westcott and Hort, so please burn it in your firepit. Psalms 119:139-141, “My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.” Do you really think the psalmist (whom I am convinced is David) would love today's 31 different flavors of the Holy Bible. I humbly think not!
As much as I respect Brother Rice, I must humbly disagree and expose his foolish teaching that we don't have one perfect, inspired, infallible, incorruptible, Holy Bible in the English language. Our great God is NOT the author of confusion, Satan is (1st Corinthians 14:33).
Don't you dare try to convince me of the insanity which says we should search through the literally HUNDREDS of modern English Bible revisions, to pick and choose what WE THINK is the truth. Don't you dare try to convince me of the insanity which says we should just select the Bible version which best suits our needs and style. As an example: Here is an ungodly wicked web page which suggests that you choose a Bible version that is “right for you.” Dear reader, you DON'T get to pick which Bible vibes the best with your desperately wicked heart (Jeremiah 17:9). You don't get a menu from God! You get what you get, like it or lump it.
I still have tremendous respect and admiration for Dr. John R. Rice as a mentor in the Bible. His commentaries have helped me immensely over the years. For example: I learned from Dr. Rice years ago that Jesus was not giving the rich young ruler a plan of salvation in Matthew 16:19-22; Jesus was using the law the way God intended for it to be sued—to show humanity our hopeless sinful condition, and then bring us to Christ to be saved by God's grace through faith alone in Jesus Galatians 3:24-26; Romans 3:19-23). Yet, I hear countless incompetent preachers misapply this passage to mean salvation. Case in point is Dr. John Goetsch at West Coast Baptist Bible College in California, who preaches Satan's lie of Lordship Salvation.
Thank you for reading my ministry blog. God bless.
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