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Ðwere€slain€for€the€word€of€God,€and€for€the€testimony€which€they€held:òò€óóÐdØÐ Ð  ÐÌThere€have€been€millions€that€have€been€slain€for€the€word€of€God€down€through€the€ages.€€They€areÐ < ° Ðgathered€here€around€the€altar€of€God.Ð ( œ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔJohn€1:1:€€In€the€beginning€was€the€Word,€and€the€Word€was€with€God,€and€the€WordÐ  t Ðwas€God.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@´%#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔÐì `Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@v&#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔRevelation€19:13:€€And€he€was€clothed€with€a€vesture€dipped€in€blood:€and€his€nameÐ Ä8  Ðis€called€The€Word€of€God.€€Ð°$ Ð Ð  ÐÌI€want€to€stop€an€emphasize€that€the€four€occurrences€of€the€capitalized€ð ðòòò òòòWordóóó óóóððin€these€two€versesÐ ˆü  Ðis€a€reference€to€the€Living€Word,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€has€reference€to€absolutely€nothing€elseÐ tè  Ðincluding€any€translation€of€the€Bible€whether€it€be€King€James€or€any€of€the€perversions.€€ApplyingÐ `Ô  Ðit€to€any€translation€would€open€the€door€to€the€possibility€that€the€Living€Word€could€be€pervertedÐ LÀ Ðby€man.€That€would€be€outrageously€presumptuous€and€a€blasphemous€heresy.€€€€€Ð 8¬ ÐÌHere€in€òòJohn€1:1óó€is€where€the€modern€Arian€heresy€of€the€Jehovah€Witnesses€is€prominentlyÐ „ Ðrecorded.€€The€New€World€Translation€of€the€Jehovah€Witnesses€translates€the€last€clause€of€thisÐ üp Ðverse€as€ð ðand€the€òòòòò òwordó óóóóó€was€òòò òòòaóóó óóó€ò òòòòògodóóóóó óðð.€€Note€the€underlined€words€in€bold€face,€italicized€type.€€NoticeÐ è\ Ðthe€shift€to€lower€case€for€the€words€ð ðWordðð€and€ð ðGodðð.€€Also,€notice€the€shift€in€the€English€articleÐ ÔH Ðfrom€ð ðtheðð€to€ð ðaðð.€€The€English€article€ð ðtheðð€is€applied€to€a€single,€specific€person,€place€or€thingÐ À4 Ðwhereas€the€English€article€ð ðaðð€is€applied€to€one€of€a€series€or€group€of€persons,€places,€or€things.€€Ð ¬  ÐThis€subtle€and€simple€twist€of€the€òòòòò òWORDSó óóóóó€and€capitalization€(the€jots€and€tittles,€if€you€will)€hasÐ ˜  Ðdestroyed€the€Deity€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€opened€the€way€for€a€plurality€of€gods.€€WhatÐ „ø Ðwickedness.€€This€is€also€an€attack€on€the€Trinity€or€the€tri„unity€of€the€Godhead.€€What€say€we€aboutÐ pä Ðthis?€€Is€the€Trinity€a€Scriptural€fact?€€Is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€God?€€Ð \ Ð ÐÌWe€are€going€to€stop€here€briefly€to€discuss€one€of€the€most€amazing€statements€in€Scripture.€€TheÐ 4"¨ Ðunity€of€God€in€separate€persons€is€first€attested€to€in€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@ä&#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòGenesis€1:26„27óó€where€we€see:€Ð  #” ÐÌà8  à26€And€God€said,€Let€us€make€man€in€our€image,€after€our€likeness:€and€let€themÐ ø$l! Ðhave€dominion€over€the€fish€of€the€sea,€and€over€the€fowl€of€the€air,€and€over€theÐ ä%X" Ðcattle,€and€over€all€the€earth,€and€over€every€creeping€thing€that€creepeth€upon€theÐ Ð&D # Ðearth.€27€So€God€created€man€in€his€own€image,€in€the€image€of€God€created€he€him;Ð ¼'0!$ Ðmale€and€female€created€he€them.ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ã/#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ԀШ("%Ð Ð  ÐÌNotice€the€three€amazing€phrases:€ð ðlet€usðð;€ð ðour€imageðð;€and€ð ðour€likenessðð.€€Notice€also€in€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@72#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòGenesisÐ €*ô#' Ð1:1„2:€óóÐ l+à$( ÐÔ_Ô‡à8  àIn€the€beginning€God€created€the€heaven€and€the€earth.€2€And€the€earth€was€withoutÐ Œ Ðform,€and€void;€and€darkness€was€upon€the€face€of€the€deep.€And€the€Spirit€of€GodÐ xì Ðmoved€upon€the€face€of€the€waters.€ÐdØÐ Ð  ÐÌSo,€at€the€very€least€we€see€God€and€the€Spirit€of€God€in€Genesis€1.€€From€the€use€of€the€pluralÐ < ° Ðpronouns€us€(still€amazing€to€me!)€and€ours€followed€by€the€singular€noun€phrase€òòòòGodóó€òòcreatedóóóó€weÐ ( œ Ðsee€both€God€the€Holy€Spirit€and€God€the€Father€united€in€the€singular€noun€phrase€òòòòGodóó€òòcreatedóóóó.€Ð  ˆ ÐAdd€to€these€the€Scriptures€in€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@ 3#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔEphesians€3:9€which€reads:€òò€Ð  t ÐÌà8  àóóAnd€to€make€all€men€see€what€is€the€fellowship€of€the€mystery,€which€from€theÐ ØL  Ðbeginning€of€the€world€hath€been€hid€in€God,€who€created€all€things€by€Jesus€Christ:ØØ€ÐÄ8 Ð Ð  ÐÌand€in€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@W6#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòColossians€1:13„17óó€which€reads:€òòÐ œ  ÐÌà8  àóó13€Who€hath€delivered€us€from€the€power€of€darkness,€and€hath€translated€us€into€theÐ tè  Ðkingdom€of€his€dear€Son:€€14€In€whom€we€have€redemption€through€his€blood,€evenÐ `Ô  Ðthe€forgiveness€of€sins:€15€Who€is€the€image€of€the€invisible€God,€the€firstborn€ofÐ LÀ Ðevery€creature:€16€For€by€him€were€all€things€created,€that€are€in€heaven,€and€that€areÐ 8¬ Ðin€earth,€visible€and€invisible,€whether€they€be€thrones,€or€dominions,€orÐ $˜ Ðprincipalities,€or€powers:€all€things€were€created€by€him,€and€for€him:€17€And€he€isÐ „ Ðbefore€all€things,€and€by€him€all€things€consist.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@Ì7#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô€€ÐüpÐ Ð  ÐÌThus€we€see€the€Trinity€present€at€the€creation€of€the€earth€and€all€that€is€in€it€and€on€itÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@;#Ô.Ð ÔH ÐÌòòRevelation€22:18„19óó€says:Ð ¬  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔRevelation€22:18„19:€18€For€I€testify€unto€every€man€that€heareth€the€words€of€theÐ „ø Ðprophecy€of€this€book,€If€any€man€shall€add€unto€these€things,€God€shall€add€unto€himÐ pä Ðthe€plagues€that€are€written€in€this€book:€19€And€if€any€man€shall€take€away€from€theÐ \ Ð Ðwords€of€the€book€of€this€prophecy,€God€shall€take€away€his€part€out€of€the€book€ofÐ H!¼ Ðlife,€and€out€of€the€holy€city,€and€from€the€things€which€are€written€in€this€book.€€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ <#ÔÐ4"¨Ð Ð  ÐÌHow€quickly€would€you€change€and€distort€the€words€of€God?€€How€quickly€would€you€question€theÐ  $€  Ðaccuracy€of€the€Word€of€God.€€You€better€be€careful!Ð ø$l! ÐÌÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔLet€it€be€understood€from€the€outset€that€if€you€make€a€stand€for€the€King€James€Bible,€you€will€beÐ Ð&D # Ðattacked;€you€will€be€mocked€for€hanging€on€to€that€old,€archaic,€Elizabethan€English;€you€will€beÐ ¼'0!$ Ðscorned€for€being€less€than€scholarly;€and€you€will€be€accused€of€creating€division.€€Frequently€youÐ ¨("% Ðwill€be€quoted€òòRomans€16:17óó,€out€of€context,€of€course.€€They€will€tell€you€it€is€hateful€and€ungodlyÐ ”)#& Ðto€create€division.€€The€Bible€correctorsðð€major€problem€is€that€he€has€not€rid€himself€of€the€rest€ofÐ €*ô#' Ðverse€17€and€verse€18;€at€least,€not€yet,€anyhow.€€Wait€for€the€ð ðOne„World€Bibleðð.€€òòRomans€16:17„18óóÐ l+à$( Ðsays:òòÐ Œ ÐÌà8  àóó17€Now€I€beseech€you,€brethren,€mark€them€which€cause€divisions€and€offencesÐ dØ Ðcontrary€to€the€doctrine€which€ye€have€learned;€and€avoid€them.€18€For€they€that€areÐ P Ä Ðsuch€serve€not€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€but€their€own€belly;€and€by€good€words€and€fairÐ < ° Ðspeeches€deceive€the€hearts€of€the€simple.€Ð( œÐ Ð  ÐÌThey€conveniently€omit€the€phrase€ð ðòòcontrary€to€the€doctrine€which€ye€have€learnedóóðð.€€Need€I€remindÐ  t Ðanyone€reading€these€introductory€notes€that€the€ð ðòòDoctrine€of€the€Scripturesóóðð€is€considered€to€be€aÐ ì ` Ðcardinal€doctrine€for€any€Christian.€€If€a€struggle€for€the€Scriptures€causes€divisions€and€offenses,Ð ØL  Ðthese€divisions€and€offenses€are€not€caused€contrary€to€doctrine.€€In€fact,€if€we€do€not€diligently€studyÐ Ä8  Ðand€teach€the€doctrine€of€the€Scriptures,€we€are€guilty€of€allowing€the€wolves€to€come€in€and€attackÐ °$  Ðthe€simple.€€The€simple€are€the€innocent€and€unsuspecting.€€In€other€words,€they€are€ignorant€becauseÐ œ  Ðthey€lack€facts.€€They€are€not€stupid.€€They€are€just€uneducated€because€you€their€shepherd€or€theirÐ ˆü  Ðteacher€has€failed€to€warn€them€that€the€wolves€are€coming.€€It€is€not€the€Mormon€Doctrines€andÐ tè  ÐCovenants,€the€Roman€Catholic€or€Lutheran€Catechism,€any€confession€or€articles€of€faith,€theÐ `Ô  ÐAnglican€Thirty„Nine€Articles,€your€church€constitution,€the€traditions€of€men,€your€deacon,€yourÐ LÀ Ðpastor,€your€favorite€scholar,€your€favorite€textual€critic,€or€your€teacher€that€is€the€final€authority€inÐ 8¬ Ðmatters€relating€to€doctrine.€€For€you,€the€English€speaking€Christian,€the€final€authority€for€allÐ $˜ Ðmatters€relating€to€rule,€faith,€and€practice€is€the€1611€King€James€Bible.€€It€is€your€sacred€dutyÐ „ Ðpastor,€preacher,€evangelist,€teacher,€father,€and€mother€to€sound€the€trumpet€to€warn€those€thatÐ üp Ðwould€be€deceived€by€the€wolves.€€You€are€their€watchman€that€God€has€set€(òòEzekiel€33:1„9óó).€€BeÐ è\ Ðprepared€to€defend€the€King€James€Bible.€€Study€to€show€yourselves€approved.€€Be€not€as€theÐ ÔH Ðwatchmen€of€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@H?#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòIsaiah€56:9„11óó€where€we€read:òò€Ð À4 ÐÌà8  àóó9€All€ye€beasts€of€the€field,€come€to€devour,€yea,€all€ye€beasts€in€the€forest.€10€HisÐ ˜  Ðwatchmen€are€blind:€they€are€all€ignorant,€they€are€all€dumb€dogs,€they€cannot€bark;Ð „ø Ðsleeping,€lying€down,€loving€to€slumber.€€11€Yea,€they€are€greedy€dogs€which€canÐ pä Ðnever€have€enough,€and€they€are€shepherds€that€cannot€understand:€they€all€look€toÐ \ Ð Ðtheir€own€way,€every€one€for€his€gain,€from€his€quarter.€€òò€óóÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ÔK#ÔØØÐH!¼Ð Ð  ÐÌòòóóÑ€,#ÑÖ€-$ÖThere€has€been€enough€mud€slung€in€the€battle€for€the€King€James€Bible,€the€Textus€Receptus,€andÐ  #” Ðthe€Hebrew€Masoretic€text€€to€build€an€adobe€Sears€Tower€and€an€Empire€State€Building.€€Ô‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔThe€battleÐ  $€  Ðfor€the€text€of€the€Word€of€God€began€immediately€after€the€Living€Word€ascended€to€the€right€handÐ ø$l! Ðof€the€Father.€€From€pages€80€and€81€of€Jack€Moormanððs€ð ðForever€Settledðð€we€quote:Ð ä%X" ÐÌà8  àð ðÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@kO#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔIt€may€be€safely€said€that€the€greatest€spiritual€battle€that€was€ever€fought€on€thisÐ ¼'0!$ Ðplanet€was€fought€between€the€powers€of€Darkness€and€Light€during€the€first€twoÐ ¨("% Ðcenturies€after€our€Lord€ascended€back€to€Heaven.€With€the€LIVING€WORD€returnedÐ ”)#& Ðto€glory,€Satan€turned€all€of€his€fury€upon€the€WRITTEN€WORD.šÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ÄP#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔЀ*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÐ l+à$( Ðà8  àÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@vR#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔScrivener€says,€òò"The€worst€corruptions€to€which€the€NT€his€ever€been€subjectedÐ Œ Ðoriginated€within€a€hundred€years€after€it€was€composed."óóÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@øR#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐxìÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@ÜS#ÔÌThe€battle€for€the€Bible€began€with€the€heretics€Tatian,€Clement€of€Alexander,€Augustine€of€Hippo,Ð P Ä ÐOrigen,€Jerome,€and€Eusebius.€€It€has€continued€down€through€the€ages€up€to€and€through€the€modernÐ < ° Ðtextual€critics€and€scholars€of€today.€€You€can€identify€the€modernist€textual€critic€and€scholar€by€Ð ( œ Ðnoting€that€his€focus€and€immediate€appeal€is€to€the€scholarship€of€man€rather€than€an€appeal€to€theÐ  ˆ Ðlogic€of€faith€in€God.€€His€immediate€appeal€is€to€the€Greek€or€the€Hebrew.€€To€him,€it€is€not€an€issueÐ  t Ðof€Godship,€but€an€issue€of€scholarship.€The€Bible€correcting€textual€critic€and€scholar€is€his€ownÐ ì ` Ðauthority.€€From€the€early€1800s€until€today€there€has€been€a€long€list€of€a€mixture€of€German,Ð ØL  ÐEnglish,€and€American€rationalists,€Gnostics,€apostates,€and€heretics€who€have€either€perverted€orÐ Ä8  Ðoutright€denied€the€Word€of€God.€€These€included€such€men€as€Carl€Lachmann,€FrederickÐ °$  ÐConstantine€Tischendorf,€Brooke€Foss€Westcott,€Fenton€John€Anthony€Hort,€William€RobertsonÐ œ  ÐSmith,€Connop€Thirlwall,€George€Vance€Smith,€Philip€Schaff,€Ezra€Abbot,€Joseph€Henry€Thayer,Ð ˆü  ÐKurt€Aland,€Carlo€Maria€Martini,€Eugene€Nida,€Bruce€M.€Metzger,€etc.€Ð tè  ÐÌTragically,€the€majority€of€fundamentalist€Bible„believers€have€fallen€for€the€deception€ofÐ LÀ Ðscholarolatry€by€rejecting€the€King€James€Bible.€€The€proliferation€of€modern€English€languageÐ 8¬ Ðversions€since€1881€has€been€both€the€perpetrator€and€indicator€of€an€almost€universal€apostasy€inÐ $˜ Ðthe€churches€of€English€speaking€peoples.€€Everyday€we€hear€horror€stories€of€the€filthy€effluentÐ „ Ðspewing€forth€from€the€mouths€of€Baptist€and€Protestant€apostates€who€deny€the€Virgin€birth,€whoÐ üp Ðdeny€the€blood€of€Christ,€who€deny€the€doctrine€of€a€literal€hell,€who€deny€the€Bibleððs€condemnationÐ è\ Ðof€homosexuality,€who€deny€that€Christ€is€the€only€way,€who€deny€a€literal€Genesis€creation,€whoÐ ÔH Ðdeny€the€bodily€resurrection€of€Christ,€who€pander€to€the€Roman€harlot,€etc.€In€doing€what€they€do,Ð À4 Ðthey€deny€the€very€Word€of€God.€€òòð ðÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔLikewise€also€these€filthy€dreamers€defile€the€flesh,€€despiseÐ ¬  Ðdominion,€and€speak€evil€of€dignitiesÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@y]#Ô.ðð€(Ô‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔJude€8).óó€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@:^#Ô€There€has€never€been€an€apostasy€that€did€not€startÐ ˜  Ðwith€the€denial€and€the€distortion€or€twisting€of€theÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô€Word€of€God.€€Its€first€instance€was:€ð ðYea,€hathÐ „ø ÐGod€saidðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@_#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔThe€purpose€of€this€course€is€to€give€you€the€resources€and€conviction€to€defend€the€KingÐ pä ÐJames€Bible€from€the€onslaught€of€modernist€apostate€Bible€correctors.Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@±_#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐ \ Ð ÐÌIn€response€to€the€clamor€within€todayððs€professing€Christianity€for€a€modernÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@§`#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€Bible€version€in€theirÐ 4"¨ Ðown€polluted€worldly€idiom€we€quote€the€following€statement€from€pages€242„243Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@Oa#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€of€ð ðòòThe€KingÐ  #” ÐJames€Version€Defendedóóðð€by€Edward€F.€Hills:Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@ b#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐ  $€  ÐÌà8  àð ðIn€regard€to€Bible€versions€many€contemporary€Christians€are€behaving€like€spoiledÐ ä%X" Ðand€rebellious€children.€They€want€a€Bible€version€that€pleases€them€no€matterÐ Ð&D # Ðwhether€it€pleases€God€or€not.€"We€want€a€Bible€version€in€our€own€idiom,"€theyÐ ¼'0!$ Ðclamor.€"We€want€a€Bible€that€talks€to€us€in€the€same€way€in€which€we€talk€to€ourÐ ¨("% Ðfriends€over€the€telephone.€We€want€an€informal€God,€no€better€educated€thanÐ ”)#& Ðourselves,€with€a€limited€vocabulary€and€a€taste€for€modern€slang."€And€having€thusÐ €*ô#' Ðregistered€their€preference,€they€go€their€several€ways.€Some€of€them€unite€with€theÐ l+à$( Ðmodernists€in€using€the€R.S.V.€or€the€N.E.B.€Others€deem€the€N.A.S.V.€or€the€N.I.V.Ð Œ Ðmore€"evangelical".€Still€others€opt€for€the€T.E.V.€or€the€òòLiving€Bible.ÐxìÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóBut€God€is€bigger€than€you€are,€dear€friend,€and€the€Bible€version€which€you€mustÐ dØ Ðuse€is€not€a€matter€for€you€to€decide€according€to€your€whims€and€prejudices.€It€hasÐ P Ä Ðalready€been€decided€for€you€by€the€workings€of€God's€special€providence.€If€youÐ < ° Ðignore€this€providence€and€choose€to€adopt€one€of€the€modern€versions,€you€will€beÐ ( œ Ðtaking€the€first€step€in€the€logic€of€unbelief.€For€the€arguments€which€you€must€useÐ  ˆ Ðto€justify€your€choice€are€the€same€arguments€which€unbelievers€use€to€justify€theirs,Ð  t Ðthe€same€method.€If€you€adopt€one€of€these€modern€versions,€you€must€adopt€theÐ ì ` Ðnaturalistic€New€Testament€textual€criticism€upon€which€it€rests.€This€naturalisticÐ ØL  Ðtextual€criticism€requires€us€to€study€the€New€Testament€text€in€the€same€way€inÐ Ä8  Ðwhich€we€study€the€texts€of€secular€books€which€have€òònot€óóbeen€preserved€by€God'sÐ °$  Ðspecial€providence.€In€other€words,€naturalistic€textual€criticism€regards€the€special,Ð œ  Ðprovidential€preservation€of€the€Scriptures€as€of€no€importance€for€the€study€of€theÐ ˆü  ÐNew€Testament€text.€But€if€we€concede€this,€then€it€follows€that€the€infallibleÐ tè  Ðinspiration€of€the€Scriptures€is€likewise€unimportant.€For€why€is€it€important€that€GodÐ `Ô  Ðshould€infallibly€inspire€the€Scriptures,€if€it€is€not€important€that€He€should€preserveÐ LÀ Ðthem€by€His€special€providence?Ð8¬Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àWhere,€oh€where,€dear€brother€or€sister,€did€you€ever€get€the€idea€that€it€is€up€to€youÐ „ Ðto€decide€which€Bible€version€you€will€receive€as€God's€holy€Word.€As€long€as€youÐ üp Ðharbor€this€false€notion,€you€are€little€better€than€an€unbeliever.€As€long€as€youÐ è\ Ðcherish€this€erroneous€opinion,€you€are€entirely€on€your€own.€For€you€the€Bible€hasÐ ÔH Ðno€real€authority,€only€that€which€your€rebellious€reason€deigns€to€give€it.€For€youÐ À4 Ðthere€is€no€comfort€no€assurance€of€faith.€Cast€off,€therefore,€this€carnal€mind€thatÐ ¬  Ðleads€to€death!€Put€on€the€spiritual€mind€that€leads€to€life€and€peace!€Receive€by€faithÐ ˜  Ðthe€True€Text€of€God's€holy€Word,€which€has€been€preserved€down€through€the€agesÐ „ø Ðby€His€special€providence€and€now€is€found€in€the€Masoretic€Hebrew€text,€the€GreekÐ pä ÐTextus€Receptus,€and€the€King€James€Version€and€other€faithful€translations!Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@¦b#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔððÐ\ ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌEnglish€Manuscript€Evidence€is€a€course€that€answers€the€question:€ð ðHas€God€preserved€His€Word?ððÐ 4"¨ ÐÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@q#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔIn€fact,€has€God€preserved€His€very€Words?€€God€said€in€òòPsalm€12:6„7:óó€òòÐ  #” ÐÌà8  àóó6€The€words€of€the€LORD€are€pure€words:€as€silver€tried€in€a€furnace€of€earth,Ð ø$l! Ðpurified€seven€times.€7€Thou€shalt€keep€them,€O€LORD,€thou€shalt€preserve€themÐ ä%X" Ðfrom€this€generation€for€ever.€€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@öq#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€ÐÐ&D #Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€battle€for€the€Bible€rests€not€in€manððs€scholarship€but€in€manððs€faith€in€God.€€If€you€have€anyÐ ¨("% Ðreservations€about€Godððs€ability€to€preserve€His€words,€then€you€are€doubting€God.€€If€you€areÐ ”)#& Ðdoubting€God€then€you€are€lacking€in€faith.€€Edward€F.€Hills€had€this€to€say€about€faith€and€God:Ð €*ô#' ÐÐ l+à$( Ðà8  àÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@£s#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔòòHe€that€cometh€to€God€must€believe€that€He€is,€and€that€He€is€a€rewarder€of€themÐ Œ Ðthat€diligently€seek€Himóó€(Heb.€11€:6b).€If€I€truly€believe€in€God,€then€God€is€more€realÐ xì Ðto€me€than€anything€else€I€know,€more€real€even€than€my€faith€in€Him.€For€if€anythingÐ dØ Ðelse€is€more€real€to€me€than€God€Himself,€then€I€am€not€believing€but€doubting.Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@‘u#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ԀРP Ä Ð(From€ð ðòòThe€King€James€Version€Defendedóó,€page€61Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@dw#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô;€Edward€F.€Hills)Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@ôw#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐ< °Ð Ð  ÐÌHow€real€is€God€to€you?€€Is€God€real€enough€to€preserve€His€word?€€Do€you€believe€that€God€isÐ  ˆ Ðperfect?€€Do€you€believe€that€Godððs€Word€is€perfect?€I€believe€that€God€is€perfect€in€His€promises.€Ð  t ÐI€believe€that€he€has€preserved€a€perfect€Bible€for€us.€€Ð ì ` ÐÌBible€preservation€is€inseparably€linked€to€Bible€inspiration.€€It€would€be€nonsense€for€God€to€inspireÐ Ä8  Ða€Bible€that€He€could€not,€or€would€not,€preserve.€€To€say€that€you€believe€in€the€inspiration€of€theÐ °$  Ðoriginals€is€a€lazy,€lily„livered€answer€to€the€question€of:€ð ðDo€you€believe€that€you€have€the€inspired,Ð œ  Ðpreserved€Word€of€God€in€your€hands?ðð.€€It€is€an€easy€escape€since€you€do€not€have€to€defend€thatÐ ˆü  Ðwhich€you€do€not€have.€€You€cannot€defend€the€originals€because€we€do€not€have€them.€€In€fact,€weÐ tè  Ðdo€not€have€the€original€of€the€1611€Authorized€Version€of€the€King€James€Bible.€We€definitely€doÐ `Ô  Ðnot€have€the€original€of€Jeremiah€since€Jehoiakim€burnt€them.€€JehoiakimÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@Hx#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€burnt€at€least€the€first€35Ð LÀ Ðchapters€of€Jeremiah.€€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@ }#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòJeremiah€36:1„2:€Ð 8¬ ÐÌà8  àóóAnd€it€came€to€pass€in€the€fourth€year€of€Jehoiakim€the€son€of€Josiah€king€of€Judah,Ð „ Ðòòthatóó€this€word€came€unto€Jeremiah€from€the€LORD,€saying,€2€Take€thee€a€roll€of€aÐ üp Ðbook,€and€write€therein€all€the€words€that€I€have€spoken€unto€thee€against€Israel,€andÐ è\ Ðagainst€Judah,€and€against€all€the€nations,€from€the€day€I€spake€unto€thee,€from€theÐ ÔH Ðdays€of€Josiah,€even€unto€this€day.ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@”}#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€ÐÀ4Ð Ð  ÐÌWe€also€know€that€Jeremiah€wrote€a€second€ð ðoriginalðð€from€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@ë#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòJeremiah€36:27„28óó€where€it€reads:Ð ˜  ÐÌà8  à27€Then€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€to€Jeremiah,€after€that€the€king€had€burned€theÐ pä Ðroll,€and€the€words€which€Baruch€wrote€at€the€mouth€of€Jeremiah,€saying,€28€TakeÐ \ Ð Ðthee€again€another€roll,€and€write€in€it€all€the€former€words€that€were€in€the€first€roll,Ð H!¼ Ðwhich€Jehoiakim€the€king€of€Judah€hath€burnedðð.Ð4"¨Ð Ð  ÐÌWe€also€know€that€a€third€ð ðoriginalðð€had€to€be€written€because€Jeremiah€cast€the€second€ð ðoriginalððÐ  $€  Ðin€the€river€Euphrates€as€we€see€in€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@�€#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòJeremiah€51:63:óó€ð ð63€And€it€shall€be,€when€thou€hast€made€an€endÐ ø$l! Ðof€reading€this€book,€òòthatóó€thou€shalt€bind€a€stone€to€it,€and€cast€it€into€the€midst€of€Euphratesðð:€SoÐ ä%X" Ðmuch€for€the€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@Mƒ#Ôoriginals!€Ð Ð&D # ÐÌThe€King€James€Bible€is€the€Bible€that€God€provided€for€the€English€speaking€peoples€of€the€world.Ð ¨("% ÐThe€King€James€Bible€is€inerrant.€€The€King€James€Bible€is€infallible.€€The€King€James€Bible€isÐ ”)#& Ðwithout€error€in€its€recording.€€The€King€James€Bible€is€without€error€in€its€teaching.€€In€short,€theÐ €*ô#' ÐKing€James€Bible€is€perfect.€€Did€you€hear€that.€€The€King€James€Bible€is€perfect.€€Now€Ô_ÔthatÐ l+à$( Ðstatement€will€make€some€people€real€nervous€ð!ð€even€some€King€James€advocates.€€If€you€do€notÐ Œ Ðhave€a€perfect€Bible,€you€better€go€looking€for€one.€€Ð xì ÐÌD.€A.€Waite€said€this€about€the€King€James€Bible€on€page€xi€of€his€book€ð ðòòDefending€The€King€JamesÐ P Ä ÐBibleóóðð:Ð < ° ÐÌà8  àð ðIt€has€been€the€purpose€of€this€study€to€answer€both€of€the€above€questions€byÐ  ˆ Ðpointing€to€the€King€James€Bible€,€proving€its€superiority€in€four€areas:€(1)€itsÐ  t Ðsuperior€texts;€(2)€its€superior€translators;€(3)€its€superior€techniques;€and€(4)€itsÐ ì ` Ðsuperior€theology.€€In€all€four€of€these€areas€the€King€James€Bible€has€no€equalsððÐØL Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€the€above€quote€the€superior€texts€referred€to€are€the€Hebrew€Masoretic€text€for€the€Old€TestamentÐ °$  Ðand€the€Greek€Received€Text€(Textus€Receptus)€for€the€New€Testament.€€There€never€was€before,Ð œ  Ðand€has€not€since€been,€a€more€linguistically€qualified€group€of€English€speaking€men€to€make€upÐ ˆü  Ða€translation€committee.€€Many€of€these€men€were€more€at€home€in€their€foreign€language(s)€ofÐ tè  Ðspecialty€than€they€were€in€their€native€English.€€Two€outstanding€books€that€discuss€the€translatorsÐ `Ô  Ðin€great€detail€are€ð ðòòThe€Men€Behind€The€King€James€Versionóóðð€by€Gustavus€Paine€and€ð ðòòTheÐ LÀ ÐTranslators€Revivedóóðð€by€Alexander€McClure.€€They€are€available€in€our€church€library.€€The€superiorÐ 8¬ Ðtechniques€referred€to€above€deals€with€the€methods€of€translation.€€The€two€basic€methods€areÐ $˜ ÐFormal€Equivalence€(the€King€James€technique)€and€Dynamic€Equivalence€(the€technique€used€byÐ „ Ðmost€modern€versions€other€than€three€versions€and€that€would€include€the€òòð ðNew€King€JamesÐ üp ÐVersionðð,€ð ðNew€American€Standard€Versionðð,€óóandòò€ð ðAmerican€Standard€Versionðð.óó€€The€NKJV€usesÐ è\ Ða€combination€of€both).€€An€excellent€70€page€booklet€called€ð ðòòDynamic€Equivalency:€Death€KnellÐ ÔH Ðof€Pure€Scriptureóóðð€was€written€by€David€W.€Cloud€discussing€dynamic€equivalency.€€The€superiorÐ À4 Ðtheology€mentioned€€above€refers€to€the€doctrinal€corruptions€that€have€been€introduced€into€theÐ ¬  Ðmodern€texts€because€of€some€translatorððs€sin,€unbelief,€warped€theology,€or€outright€heresy.Ð ˜  ÐÌThe€typical€Bible€Ô_ÔcorrectorÔ_Ô€has€favorite€phrases,€or€buzz€words,€he€likes€to€use€when€correcting€yourÐ pä ÐBible:€phrases€like€ð ðThe€oldest€and€best€manuscripts€say...ðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?€ð ðIn€the€HebrewÐ \ Ð Ðthis€actually€means...ðð.€€ð ðIn€the€Greek€this€actually€means...ðð.€€ð ðMany€manuscripts€do€not€contain€thisÐ H!¼ Ðverseðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?€€Ô‡/Xì@XXXì@Ôð ð€These€verses€do€not€appear€in€the€most€trustworthy€manuscriptsðð.€Ð 4"¨ ÐYea,€hath€God€said?Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@d’#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€ð ðThis€would€be€better€translated...ðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@“#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€ð ðThe€King€JamesÐ  #” Ðtranslators...ðð.€€ð ðBetter....ðð.€€€ð ðThis€should€probably€read...ðð.€ð ðPerhaps€the€correct€reading€shouldÐ  $€  Ðbe...ðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@›“#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€ð ðAnother€reading€translates€it...ðð.€€ð ðMany€manuscripts€omit...ðð.€Yea,Ð ø$l! Ðhath€God€said?Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@°”#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€ð ðReliable€texts€insert...ðð.€€ð ðSome€texts€read...ðð.€€ð ðSome€texts€omit€this€phraseðð.€€Yea,Ð ä%X" Ðhath€God€said?Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@h•#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€ð ðThe€better€reading€is...ðð.€€€Folks,€these€are€all€quotes.€To€all€of€this€we€say€hogwash!€Ð Ð&D # ÐWhat€drivel!€€Just€look€in€the€footnotes€of€the€typical€King€James€study€Bible;€even€those€out€ofÐ ¼'0!$ Ðð ðconservativeðð€(with€tongue€in€cheek)€institutions.€€The€ð ðòòKJV€Ryrie€Study€Bibleóóðð€is€consumed€withÐ ¨("% Ðthe€cancer€of€Bible€correcting.€€I€have€not€had€time€to€complete€the€count€for€the€whole€of€the€ð ðòòKJVÐ ”)#& ÐRyrie€Study€Bibleóóðð,€but€Charles€C.€Ryrie€believes€you€have€at€least€88€errors€in€your€King€JamesÐ €*ô#' ÐBible€between€Genesis€1:1€and€Judges€6:22.€€Amazing!€€Then€why€did€he€sign€his€name€to€somethingÐ l+à$( ÐÔ_Ôthat€has€so€many€errors€in€it?€€Money€ð!ð€filthy€lucre!€€He€also€wanted€to€graciously€show€you€someÐ Œ Ðof€his€ð ðChristianðð€scholarship.€€Sad€and€so€wicked.€€There€is€no€sure€word€of€prophecy€in€all€that;Ð xì Ðonly€doubt.€€What€an€abomination€before€God!Ð dØ ÐÌThe€ultimate€effect,€and€dare€we€say€goal,€of€all€this€ð ðwell€meaningðð€Satanic€ð ðscholarshipðð€is€to€castÐ < ° Ðdoubt€on€the€truth,€accuracy,€authority,€inerrancy,€and€infallibility€of€Godððs€preserved€word€for€theÐ ( œ ÐEnglish€speaking€peoples.€€That€preserved€word€is€the€1611€King€James€Bible.€€The€ultimate€goalÐ  ˆ Ðis€to€have€any€Bible€just€so€it€is€not€the€King€James€Bible.Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@9–#Ô€€When€these€wicked€Bible€correctingÐ  t Ðscholars€refer€to€ð ðthe€oldest€and€best€manuscriptsðð,€they€are€almost€always€referring€to€only€five€outÐ ì ` Ðof€over€5,255€manuscripts.€€Huh??€Thatððs€right!!€€That€is€less€than€1%€of€the€available€manuscriptÐ ØL  Ðevidence.€€Generally,€when€a€Bible€corrector€uses€any€of€the€correcting€statements€from€the€previousÐ Ä8  Ðparagraph,€they€are€using€these€five€corrupt€manuscripts€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible.€€These€fiveÐ °$  Ðmanuscripts€are:(1)€Aleph€(Ô‡0X… XXXì@ÔÔHEUS.,ÔÔ‡0¼õQ»X0X… ÔaÔUS.,HE.,½žÔÔ#†¼µl»»0¼õQžž#ÔØØÔ#†Xì@X»¼µlÏž#Ô)€=€Sinaiticus€€(2)€A=€Alexandrinus€(3)€B=€Vaticanus€(4)€C=€EphraemiÐ œ  ÐRescriptus€€(5)€€Dð!ð€Bezae€Cantabrigiensis.€€Jack€Moorman€in€quoting€Herman€Hoskier€states:Ð ª  ÐÌà8  àð ðThese€five€are€the€primary€reason€why€we€have€so€many€modern€versions€todayÐ ‚ö  Ðòò"based€on€older€and€better€manuscripts€than€the€Authorized€Version."óóÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô€HermanÐ nâ ÐHoskier€in€òò"Codex€B€and€its€Allies"óó€said,€òò"There€are€over€3000€real€differencesÐ ZÎ Ðbetween€Aleph€and€B€in€the€Gospels€alone!"óó€This€is€the€kind€of€"foundation"€that€oneÐ Fº Ðhas€in€the€new€versions.šÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@æ #Ôðð(ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð,€pages€112€and€115)Ð2¦Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€fact,€in€the€vast€majority€of€cases,€when€they€refer€to€the€ð ðoldest€and€bestðð€manuscripts€they€areÐ  ~ Ðreferring€to€their€two€corrupt€idols€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus.€€When€we€consider€the€pure€weight€ofÐ öj Ðthe€evidence€presented€in€the€above€paragraph,€we€would€have€to€conclude€that€the€modernist,Ð âV Ðunbelieving€scholars€are€nothing€more€than€idolaters€who€worship€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus€to€theÐ ÎB Ðexclusion€of€all€the€facts€and€evidence.€€The€true€objective€of€these€ð ðscholarsðð€is€to€find€and€use€anyÐ º. Ðreading€that€conflicts€with€the€Greek€and€Hebrew€Received€Text€or€the€King€James€Bible.€€TheÐ ¦ Ðobjective€is€not€accuracy,€but€to€overthrow€the€King€James€Bible!€€Of€the€five€manuscripts€listedÐ ’ Ðabove,€Ô‡/Xì@XXXì@Ôwhen€discussing€Biblical€text€preservation€on€pages€11„13€of€his€book€ð ðòòThe€Traditional€TextÐ ~ ò Ðof€the€Holy€Gospelsóóðð,€Dean€John€Burgon€had€this€to€say:Ð j!Þ ÐÌà8  àð ðI€am€utterly€disinclined€to€believe€ð!ð€so€grossly€improbable€does€it€seem€ð!ð€that€at€theÐ B#¶ Ðend€of€1800€years€995€copies€out€of€every€thousand,€suppose,€will€proveÐ .$¢  Ðuntrustworthy;€and€that€the€one,€two,€three,€four,€or€five€which€remain,€whoseÐ %Ž! Ðcontents€were€till€yesterday€as€good€as€unknown,€will€be€found€to€have€retained€theÐ &z" Ðsecret€of€what€the€Holy€Spirit€originally€inspired.€€I€am€utterly€unable€to€believe,€inÐ ò&f # Ðshort,€that€Godððs€promise€has€so€entirely€failed,€that€at€the€end€of€1800€years€muchÐ Þ'R!$ Ðof€the€text€of€the€Gospel€had€in€point€of€fact€to€be€picked€by€a€German€critic€out€ofÐ Ê(>"% Ða€waste„paper€basket€in€the€convent€of€St.€Catherine;€and€that€the€entire€text€had€toÐ ¶)*#& Ðbe€remodelled€after€the€pattern€set€by€a€couple€of€copies€which€had€remained€inÐ ¢*$' Ðneglect€during€fifteen€centuries,€and€had€probably€owed€their€survival€to€that€neglect;Ð Ž+%( Ðwhilst€hundreds€of€others€had€been€thumbed€to€pieces,€and€had€bequeathed€theirÐ Œ Ðwitness€to€copies€made€from€them.ðð€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@Ú¥#ÔÐxìÐ Ð  ÐÌTo€that€we€would€have€to€say€a€resounding€amen!Ð P Ä ÐÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔConcerning€the€corrupt€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus€manuscripts€Jack€Moorman€makes€the€followingÐ < ° Ðobservation:€Ð ( œ ÐÌà8  àð ðDean€John€Burgon,€who€spent€many€years€examining€both€MSS€said,€òò"It€is€in€factÐ  t Ðeasier€to€find€two€consecutive€verses€in€which€these€two€MSS€differ,€than€twoÐ ì ` Ðconsecutive€verses€in€which€they€entirely€agree.šóóÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ö«#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€òòÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@Ø­#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô`€ð ðDean€John€Burgon€in€commentingÐ ØL  Ðon€three€of€these€manuscripts€assures€us:€ð ðWe€venture€to€assure€you,€without€aÐ Ä8  Ðparticle€of€hesitation,€that€Aleph,€B€and€D€are€three€of€the€most€scandalously€corruptÐ °$  Ðcopies€extant.€They€have€become€the€depositories€of€the€largest€amount€of€fabricatedÐ œ  Ðreadings,€ancient€blunders,€and€intentional€perversions€of€truth,€which€areÐ ˆü  Ðdiscoverable€in€any€known€copies€of€the€word€of€God.ððšóóÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@®#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ôðð(ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð,€pagesÐ tè  Ð115€and€119)Ð`Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€objective€of€Satan€is€to€have€the€pure€Word€of€God€sacrificed€on€his€altar€in€the€temple€ofÐ 8¬ Ðintellectual€idolatry€that€has€as€its€chief€four€cornerstones:€(1)€the€Roman€Catholic€controlled€BibleÐ $˜ Ðsocieties,€(2)€the€Roman€Catholic€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus€texts,€(3)€the€Roman€Catholic€WestcottÐ „ Ðand€Hort€textual€theory,€and€(4)€the€unbelief€of€modern€scholarship.€€Ever€since€Romanism€lost€theÐ üp Ðbattle€to€deny€the€common€man€the€Scriptures,€they€have€through€the€subterfuge€of€textual€criticism,Ð è\ Ðscholarolatry,€and€Jesuit€intrigue€sought€to€overthrow€the€Christian€belief€in€the€truth,€accuracy,Ð ÔH Ðauthority,€inerrancy,€and€infallibility€of€Godððs€preserved€wordÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@o°#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€in€the€reliable,€God€honoredÐ À4 Ðtranslations€into€foreign€languages€as€well€as€English.€€The€King€James€Bible€has€been€the€object€ofÐ ¬  Ðan€especially€vile,€wicked,€and€virulent€Satanic€attack€on€all€fronts€from€the€unbelieving€textual€criticÐ ˜  Ðand€scholar€as€well€the€apostate€professing€Christian.€€The€battle€for€the€English€Bible€had€as€partÐ „ø Ðof€its€beginning€the€struggles€of€William€Tyndale€against€Romanism.€€Quoting€from€page€212€ofÐ pä ÐJack€Moormanððs€book€ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð(talking€about€Tyndale):Ð \ Ð ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@*´#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔIt€was€then,€in€disputing€with€a€learned€man€who€put€the€Pope's€laws€above€God'sÐ 4"¨ Ðlaws,€that€he€made€his€famous€vow,€òò"If€God€spare€my€life,€ere€many€years,€I€willÐ  #” Ðcause€a€boy€that€driveth€a€plough€shall€know€more€of€the€Scripture€than€thou€doest."šóóÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@î¶#ÔÐ  $€  ÐÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔFrom€that€moment€until€he€was€burnt€at€the€stake,€his€life€was€one€of€continualÐ ø$l! Ðsacrifice€and€persecution.Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@j¸#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€Ðä%X"Ð Ð  ÐÌIf€you€would€like€to€read€more€information€concerning€the€bloody€trail€of€human€suffering,€carnage,Ð ¼'0!$ Ðand€persecution€that€was€strewn€with€the€bodies€of€Bible€believing€ChristiansÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@*¹#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€by€the€Roman€CatholicÐ ¨("% ÐChurch,€read€the€book€ð ðòòRome€And€The€Bibleóóðð€by€David€W.€Cloud.€€That€this€carnage€had€the€officialÐ ”)#& Ðsanction€of€the€Roman€Catholic€Church€is€proved€by€this€quote€from€page€42€of€ð ðòòRome€And€TheÐ €*ô#' ÐÔ_ÔBibleóóðð:Ð l+à$( Їà8  àIt€was€during€the€reign€of€Innocent€III€(1198„1216)€that€the€Inquisition€formallyÐ Œ Ðbegan.€€Though€it€is€obvious€from€the€previous€facts€that€Bible„believers€had€beenÐ xì Ðpersecuted€by€the€Roman€Catholic€church€for€centuries€before€this,€Innocent€IIIÐ dØ Ðsystematized€the€Inquisition€more€thoroughly€than€his€predecessors.€€This€popeÐ P Ä Ðdeclared€that€heretics€should€forfeit€their€lives.€€He€also€forbade€the€people€to€readÐ < ° Ðthe€Bible€in€their€own€language.€€In€the€year€1215€Innocent€III€issued€a€statementÐ ( œ Ðwhich€commanded€ð ðthat€they€should€be€seized€for€trial€and€penalties,€WHOÐ  ˆ ÐENGAGE€IN€THE€TRANSLATION€OF€THE€SACRED€VOLUMES,€or€who€holdÐ  t Ðsecret€conventicles,€or€who€assume€the€office€of€preaching€without€the€authority€ofÐ ì ` Ðtheir€superiors;€against€whom€process€shall€be€commenced,€without€any€permissionÐ ØL  Ðof€appealðð€(J.€P.€Callender,€òòIllustrations€of€Poperyóó,€1838,€p.€387).€€Innocent€ð ðdeclaredÐ Ä8  Ðthat€as€by€the€old€law,€the€beast€touching€the€holy€mount€was€to€be€stoned€to€death,Ð °$  Ðso€simple€and€uneducated€men€were€not€to€touch€the€Bible€or€venture€to€preach€itsÐ œ  Ðdoctrinesðð€(Schaff,€òòHistory€of€the€Christian€Churchóó,€VI,€p.€723).Јü Ð Ð  ÐÌInnocent€(???€huh?).€€Innocentððs€idea€of€penalties€was€to€kill€the€victim€and€their€entire€family.€€ThenÐ `Ô  Ðtake€every€thing€they€owned.€€They€had€to€make€money€somehow€since€they€would€not€allowÐ LÀ Ðthemselves€to€sell€perversions€of€the€Bible€to€the€ð ðsimple€and€uneducatedðð€common€man.€€Since€thisÐ 8¬ Ðsimple€and€uneducated€common€man€can€no€longer€be€denied€his€Bible€an€attempt€is€made€to€makeÐ $˜ Ðhim€doubt€his€Bible€or€to€make€him€believe€that€he€cannot€understand€the€Bible€without€the€textualÐ „ Ðcritic€and€scholar€(ò òòòthe€new€priests;€some€even€Jesuit€priestsóóó ó).€€These€new€priests€have€deceived€mostÐ üp Ðpreachers€and€teachers€in€Christian€pulpits€and€classrooms.Ð è\ ÐÌò òó óMany€of€our€fundamental€Baptist€preachers€and€teachers€have€sit€at€the€feet€of€unbelieving€and/orÐ À4 Ðapostate€textual€critics,€textual€scholars,€Bible€college€professors,€teachers,€and€preachers€whoÐ ¬  Ðwickedly€and€freely€correct€the€King€James€Bible.€€Therefore,€our€teachers€and€preachers€have€caughtÐ ˜  Ðthe€vexing€vile€various€version€virus.€€This€virus€leads€to€spiritual€death.€€We€would€insist€that€noÐ „ø Ðpreacher€or€teacher€€ò òEVERó ó€use€the€Hebrew€or€the€Greek€to€correct€the€King€James.€€If€you€do,€thoseÐ pä Ðsitting€under€you€would€be€justified€in€boisterously€denouncing€you€as€the€walk€out€in€protest.€Ð ` Ô ÐBefore€you€decide€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible€just€sit€down€and€do€not€even€open€your€mouth.€Ð L!À ÐIn€other€words,€just€SHUT€UP!€€€Consider€this.€€That€little€Greek€or€Hebrew€nugget€that€you€put€inÐ 8"¬ Ðyour€mouth€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible€with€stinks€worse€than€a€hunk€of€skunk€sprayedÐ $#˜ Ðlimburger€cheese€when€it€comes€out€of€the€sewer€of€your€mouth.€€It€comes€to€your€mouth€from€theÐ $„  Ðseptic€tank€of€your€mind.Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@Rº#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€It€is€an€abuse€of€the€Word€of€God€and€pastoral€and€teaching€authority€toÐ ü$p! Ðcorrect€the€Bible€from€the€pulpit€or€lectern.€€Before€you€consider€correcting€the€Bible,€consider€this.€Ð è%\" ÐGod€said€through€David€in€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@tÉ#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòPsalm€138:2:óó€€€ð ðI€will€worship€toward€thy€holy€temple,€and€praise€thyÐ Ô&H # Ðname€for€thy€lovingkindness€and€for€thy€truth:€for€thou€hast€magnified€thy€word€above€all€thy€nameðð.Ð À'4!$ ÐØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@¬Ê#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔNotice€that€God€MAGNIFIED€HIS€WORD€even€above€all€His€name.€€Each€time€we€teach€or€preachÐ ¬( "% Ðthe€Word€of€God€we€should€consider€òòPsalm€138:2.óó€€Godððs€Word€is€holy.€€Godððs€Word€is€to€beÐ ˜) #& Ðuplifted,€magnified,€praised,€and€reverenced.€€It€is€not€to€be€corrected.Ð „*ø#' ÐÐ p+ä$( ÐÔ_ÔWe€also€need€to€be€very€careful€even€when€we€use€the€Greek€or€Hebrew€to€support€the€King€JamesÐ Œ ÐBible.€€Frequent€use€of€the€Hebrew€and€the€Greek€to€support€the€King€James€Bible€might€leadÐ xì Ðsomeone€to€the€impression€that€somehow€or€other€the€English€is€not€quite€good€enough.€€It€could€leadÐ dØ Ðpeople€to€suspect€or€believe€that€you€lack€confidence€in€your€King€James€Bible.€€Most€of€the€time,Ð P Ä Ðan€appeal€to€the€Greek€or€the€Hebrew€(even€when€used€in€the€positive€sense€of€supporting€the€KingÐ < ° ÐJames€Bible)€is€an€appeal€to€intellectual€pride.€€Most€of€us€would€be€better€off€not€to€do€it.€€We€areÐ ( œ Ðnot€saying€do€not€ever€used€the€Greek€to€support€the€King€James€Bible.€€We€are€saying€you€must€beÐ  ˆ Ðvery€careful€when€you€do€it.€€For€most€of€us,€it€is€hard€enough€to€teach€and€preach€in€English.€€ManyÐ  t Ðtimes€we€do€not€understand€the€power€and€forceÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@ÞË#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€of€the€English€before€we€start€propounding€andÐ ì ` Ðexpounding€upon€the€power€and€force€of€the€Greek.€€ð ðÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@mÑ#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔFor€the€word€of€God€òòisóó€quick,€and€powerful,Ð ØL  Ðand€sharper€than€any€twoedged€sword,€piercing€even€to€the€dividing€asunder€of€soul€and€spirit,€andÐ Ä8  Ðof€the€joints€and€marrow,€and€òòisóó€a€discerner€of€the€thoughts€and€intents€of€the€heartððØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@*Ò#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô(Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@™Ó#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòHebrews€4:12óó).€Ð °$  ÐHow€is€that€for€a€powerful€and€forceful€statement€in€ð ðòòò òthe€Englishó óóóðð?€€What€are€the€intents€of€theÐ œ  ÐBible€corrector,€textual€critic,€textual€scholar,€and€publishing€houses??Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@ÜÓ#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐ ˆü  ÐÌNever€tryÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@Õ#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€to€€use€the€English€to€correct€the€Greek€Textus€Receptus,€Hebrew€Masoretic€Text,€or€anyÐ `Ô  Ðfaithful€translations€of€the€Bible€into€other€languages.€€By€faithful€translations,€we€mean€foreignÐ LÀ Ðlanguage€translations€that€are€based€upon€the€Greek€Textus€Receptus€and€the€Hebrew€MasoreticÐ 8¬ ÐText.€€Also,€never€make€the€statement€that€the€Authorized€King€James€Version€of€1611€is€newÐ $˜ Ðrevelation€as€some€have.€€If€you€state€that€the€1611€is€new€revelation,€you€would€have€to€believe€thatÐ „ ÐGod€denied€the€full€revelation€of€His€truth€to€His€Church€for€well€over€1,500€years.Ð üp ÐÌTo€say€that€some€word€or€phrase€could€have€been€translated€differently€is€not€to€state€that€it€shouldÐ ÔH Ðhave€been€translated€differently.€€To€say€that€something€could€have€been€translated€differently€is€notÐ À4 Ðto€say€that€something€is€in€error.€€To€state€that€the€King€James€Bible€is€in€error€is€to€state€that€God€Ð ¬  Ðis€wrong€and€has€been€wrong€for€almost€400€years.€€It€is€inconceivable€that€God€would€have€allowedÐ ˜  Ðthe€English€speaking€peoples€to€have€a€Bible€for€one€day€that€was€wrong,€much€less€almost€400Ð „ø Ðyears.€€God€gave€us€the€most€complete€and€the€most€beautiful€work€of€prose€ever€published€in€theÐ pä ÐEnglish€language€when€He€gave€us€the€King€James€Bible.€€In€short,€God€gave€us€a€perfect€book€withÐ \ Ð Ðthe€perfect€plan€of€the€ages€whose€express€purpose€is€to€present€a€perfect€Saviour.Ð H!¼ ÐÌMany€complain€about€the€archaic€language€and€words€that€are€in€the€King€James€Bible.€€I€can€do€noÐ  #” Ðbetter€than€quoting€Edward€F.€Hills€from€page€218€of€ð ðòòThe€King€James€Version€Defendedóóðð:€Ð  $€  ÐÌà8  àð ðIn€the€first€place,€the€English€of€the€King€James€Version€is€not€the€English€of€theÐ ä%X" Ðearly€17th€century.€To€be€exact,€it€is€not€a€type€of€English€that€was€ever€spokenÐ Ð&D # Ðanywhere.€It€is€biblical€English,€which€was€not€used€on€ordinary€occasions€even€byÐ ¼'0!$ Ðthe€translators€who€produced€the€King€James€Version.€As€H.€Wheeler€RobinsonÐ ¨("% Ð(1940)€pointed€out,€one€need€only€compare€the€preface€written€by€the€translators€withÐ ”)#& Ðthe€text€of€their€translation€to€feel€the€difference€in€style.€€And€the€observations€of€W.Ð €*ô#' ÐA.€Irwin€(1952)€are€to€the€same€purport.€The€King€James€Version,€he€reminds€us,Ð l+à$( Ðowes€its€merit,€not€to€17th-century€Englishð"ðwhich€was€very€differentð"ðbut€to€itsÐ Œ Ðfaithful€translation€of€the€original.€Its€style€is€that€of€the€Hebrew€and€of€the€NewÐ xì ÐTestament€Greek.€€Even€in€their€use€of€òòthee€óóand€òòthouóó€the€translators€were€notÐ dØ Ðfollowing€17th-century€English€usage€but€biblical€usage,€for€at€the€time€theseÐ P Ä Ðtranslators€were€doing€their€work€these€singular€forms€had€already€been€replaced€byÐ < ° Ðthe€plural€òòyouóó€in€polite€conversation.Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@yÕ#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔððÐ( œÐ Ð  ÐÌArchaic€language€and€phrases€are€not€the€issue.€€Surely,€the€textual€critics€and€scholars€are€not€soÐ  t Ðnaive€as€to€believe€that€someone€who€is€to€lazy€to€look€up€some€old,€ð ðarchaicðð€English€word€in€anÐ ì ` ÐEnglish€dictionary€will€take€the€time€and€effort€to€break€out€his€Hebrew€or€Greek€lexicon€to€shedÐ ØL  Ðmore€ð ðlight€and€understandingðð€on€a€word€or€passage€in€their€ð ðarchaicðð€1611€Authorized€Version.€Ð Ä8  ÐNeither€would€that€same€lazy€individual€take€time€to€look€up€that€more€complex,€multi„syllabledÐ °$  Ðword€that€they€find€in€their€most€recent€version€of€the€ð ðòòNew€International€Versionóóðð.€€The€King€JamesÐ œ  ÐBible€is€written€on€a€lower€grade€level€than€any€of€the€modern€translations€(see€ð ðòòThe€ComparativeÐ ˆü  ÐReadability€of€the€Authorized€Versionóó€by€D.€A.€Waite,€Jr.).€€The€translation€of€1611€took€the€EnglishÐ tè  Ðlanguage€to€its€highest€level.€€It€was€through€the€very€words€of€God€that€the€English€languageÐ `Ô  Ðmagnified€itself€to€produce€the€most€beautiful€and€rhythmic€piece€of€prose€that€has€ever€been€written.€Ð LÀ ÐSir€Frederick€Kenyon€(textual€scholar)€stated€thatÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@â#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô:€ð ðIt€is€a€simple€truth€that€as€literature€the€EnglishÐ 8¬ ÐAuthorized€Version€is€superior€to€the€original€Greekðð.€€The€Bible€is€a€holy€book€and€its€languageÐ $˜ Ðdoes€not€belong€in€the€gutter€of€modern€English€slang,€lingo,€and€colloquial€expressions.€€When€GodÐ „ Ðspeaks€through€His€Word€it€should€immediately€sound€different€from€some€modern€magazine,Ð üp Ðnewspaper,€or€periodical.€€God€set€the€example€for€what€our€language€should€be€in€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@„ç#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ôòò1€CorinthiansÐ è\ Ð2:13:€óóð ðWhich€things€also€we€speak,€not€in€the€words€which€manððs€wisdom€teacheth,€but€which€theÐ ÔH ÐHoly€Ghost€teacheth;€comparing€spiritual€things€with€spiritualðð.ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@Äé#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐ À4 ÐÌIt€was€God€the€Son€who€said€in€òòJohn€16:13„15óó€that€He,€God€the€Holy€Spirit,€would€guide€us€into€allÐ ˜  Ðtruth.€€Now,€that€was€a€promise€that€was€given€to€the€òòò òbelieveró óóó€and€not€to€some€unbelieving€scholarÐ „ø Ðor€unbelieving€textual€critic€whose€constant€question€is:€ð ðYea,€hath€God€Said?ðð€€God€did€not€promiseÐ tè Ðto€send€some€scornful,€pompous,€unbelieving€heathen€Greek€or€Hebrew€scholars€and/or€philosophersÐ ` Ô Ðto€lead€us€into€all€truth.€€Neither€did€he€promise€to€send€some€elitist,€intellectually€proud,€BibleÐ L!À Ðcorrecting,€apostate€preachers€or€teachers€to€lead€Christians€into€all€truth.€€Jack€Moorman€said€thisÐ 8"¬ Ðon€page€251€of€his€book€ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð:€Ð $#˜ ÐÌà8  àòòò òÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@ûê#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ôóóó óð ðSomething€other€than€an€acquaintanceship,€more€or€less,€with€a€crushing€mass€ofÐ ü$p! Ðintricate€details€in€the€Hebrew€and€the€Greek€is€necessary€to€be€a€successful€translatorÐ è%\" Ðof€God's€Holy€Word.€God's€Holy€Spirit€must€assistðð.ò òòòšóóó óÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@™î#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€When€we€rely€on€manððsÐ Ô&H # Ðknowledge€we€are€leaning€on€our€own€understanding.€€ÐÀ'4!$Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€product€of€manððs€knowledge€is€Gnosticism€which€is€nothing€more€than€a€belief€in€a€multiplicityÐ ˜) #& Ðof€gods.€€Gnosticism€has€as€its€root€word€the€Greek€word€ð ðgnosisðð€which€is€where€we€get€our€EnglishÐ „*ø#' Ðword€ð ðknowledgeðð€from.€€Gnosticism€has€as€its€bedfellows€the€heresies€of€Docetism,€Adoptionism,Ð p+ä$( ÐSabellianism,€and€Arianism.€€Gnosticism€had€many€gods€including€three€separate€representations€ofÐ Œ Ðð ðdeityðð€in€the€forms€of€the€Logos,€Christ,€and€Jesus€(yes€Jesus€separated€from€Christ).€€DocetismÐ xì Ðdenied€the€human€nature€of€Christ.€€Adoptionism€teaches€that€Jesus€was€born€a€mere€man€and€onlyÐ dØ Ðbecame€the€Son€of€God€when€he€was€€ð ðAdoptedðð€by€God€through€the€indwelling€of€the€Logos€andÐ P Ä Ðthe€descent€of€the€Holy€Spirit€(hence€men€may€become€gods€by€the€same€process).€€SabellianismÐ < ° Ðteaches€that€God€merely€manifested€himself€in€three€òòò òseparateó óóó€ways:€the€Father,€the€Son,€the€HolyÐ ( œ ÐSpirit€(thus€denying€the€Trinity,€or€the€tri„unity€of€the€Godhead).€€Arianism€is€the€teaching€that€theÐ  Œ ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€was€created€by€God€(This€makes€Christ€a€god€among€many€gods€ð!ð€a€twist€onÐ  x ÐGnosticism€ð!ð€rather€than€God€the€Son.€€This€is€the€heresy€of€the€Jehovah€Witnesses.).€€GnosticismÐ ð d Ðexalts€manððs€knowledge€above€the€authority€of€a€single,€unified€Triune€Godhead.€€Gnosticism€isÐ ÜP  Ðanother€way€of€saying:€ð ðWe€will€have€no€one€God€over€usððÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@ùï#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€because€that€would€constitute€one€final,Ð È<  Ðabsolute€authority€over€us.Ð ´(  ÐÌMost€of€the€early€correctors€of€the€Bible€and€textual€critics€were€Gnostics€such€as€Tatian,€ClementÐ Œ  Ðof€Alexander,€and€Origen.€€The€NIV€Inclusive€Language€Bible€is€the€product€of€a€modern€dayÐ xì  ÐGnosticism€that€had€its€roots€in€the€ancient€heresy€that€God€was€both€father€and€mother€ð!ð€a€teachingÐ dØ  Ðthat€influenced€Clement€of€Alexander.€€The€heresy€of€Universalism€is€a€twist€on€the€early€heresy€ofÐ PÄ ÐGnosticism€because€Universalism€effectively€sees€a€multiplicity€of€gods€since€it€sees€universalÐ <° Ðsalvation€for€all€of€mankind€ð!ð€hence€any€god€will€do.€€Unitarians€are€Universalists.€€Mormons€areÐ (œ Ðeffectively€Universalists€also.€€Mormons€are€the€Gnostics€of€Gnostics.€€Mormons€have€so€refined€theÐ ˆ Ðancient€heresy€of€Gnosticism€that€it€is€now€disguised€as€an€angel€of€light€(òò2€Corinthians€11:14óó).€€TheÐ t Ðeffect€of€Gnosticism€is€to€exalt€manððs€knowledge€above€the€final€authority€of€an€absolute€God€andÐ ì` Ðan€absolute€final€authority€of€an€unchanging€Word€of€God.€€With€an€unchanging€Word€of€God€thereÐ ØL Ðwould€be€no€need€to€provide€filthy€lucre€for€the€apostate,€unbelieving€textual€critic;€filthy€lucre€forÐ Ä8 Ðthe€Greek€scholar;€filthy€lucre€for€the€copyright€owner;€filthy€lucre€for€the€apostate€fundamentalistÐ °$ ÐBible€correctors€at€Bob€Jones€University,€any€Southern€Baptist€Seminary,€Moody€Bible€Institute,Ð œ ÐCentral€Baptist€Theological€Seminary,€Tennessee€Temple,€Detroit€Baptist€Seminary,€etc.€€HenceÐ ˆü Ðmoney€becomes€the€final€authority€rather€than€the€Word€of€God.€€Ð tè ÐÌThe€fundamental€problem€with€the€unbelieving€scholar€is€that€they€lack€the€foundation,€or€theÐ L!À Ðbeginning€of€knowledge,€that€is€required€by€God.€€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@÷#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòProverbs€1:7óó€tells€us:€òòð ðóóThe€fear€of€the€LORD€isÐ 8"¬ Ðthe€beginning€of€knowledge:€but€fools€despise€wisdom€and€instructionðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@Nÿ#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòProverbs€9:10óó€tells€us:Ð $#˜ Ðð ðThe€fear€of€the€LORD€is€the€beginning€of€wisdom:€and€the€knowledge€of€the€holy€is€understandingðð.ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@?#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ԀР$„  ÐMight€I€add,€that€true€wisdom€is€knowledge€enlightened€by€the€Holy€Ghost€who€grants€spiritualÐ ü$p! Ðunderstanding€and€discernment.€€The€natural€man,€and€therefore,€the€natural€scholar€lacks€theÐ è%\" Ðspiritual€discernment,€the€spiritual€understanding,€and€the€spiritual€motivation€to€handle€the€WordÐ Ô&H # Ðof€God€without€deceit.Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@,#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô€€Concerning€wisdom€and€spiritual€discernment,€the€Word€of€God€clearlyÐ À'4!$ Ðstates€in€òò1€Corinthians€2:13„14:€óóÐ ¬( "% ÐÌà8  à13Which€things€also€we€speak,€not€in€the€words€which€manððs€wisdom€teacheth,€butÐ „*ø#' Ðwhich€the€Holy€Ghost€teacheth;€comparing€spiritual€things€with€spiritual.€14But€theÐ p+ä$( Ðnatural€man€receiveth€not€the€things€of€the€Spirit€of€God:€for€they€are€foolishness€untoÐ Œ Ðhim:€neither€can€he€know€them,€because€they€are€spiritually€discerned.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ö#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐxìÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€unbelieving€scholar€has€had€their€understanding€darkened€by€the€ignorance€that€is€in€their€hearts.Ð P Ä ÐGod€said€in€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@p#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòEphesians€4:18óó:€ð ð18€Having€the€understanding€darkened,€being€alienated€from€the€lifeÐ < ° Ðof€God€through€the€ignorance€that€is€in€them,€because€of€the€blindness€of€their€heartðð.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@Y#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔThe€crux€ofÐ ( œ Ðthe€problem€for€the€unbelieving€scholar€lies€in€what€God€has€said€in€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@y#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòIsaiah€55:7„11:€óóÐ  ˆ ÐÌà8  à7€Let€the€wicked€forsake€his€way,€and€the€unrighteous€man€his€thoughts:€and€let€himÐ ì ` Ðreturn€unto€the€LORD,€and€he€will€have€mercy€upon€him;€and€to€our€God,€for€he€willÐ ØL  Ðabundantly€pardon.€€€8€For€my€thoughts€òòareóó€not€your€thoughts,€neither€òòareóó€your€waysÐ Ä8  Ðmy€ways,€saith€the€LORD.€9€For€òòasóó€the€heavens€are€higher€than€the€earth,€so€are€myÐ °$  Ðways€higher€than€your€ways,€and€my€thoughts€than€your€thoughts.€10€For€as€the€rainÐ œ  Ðcometh€down,€and€the€snow€from€heaven,€and€returneth€not€thither,€but€watereth€theÐ ˆü  Ðearth,€and€maketh€it€bring€forth€and€bud,€that€it€may€give€seed€to€the€sower,€and€breadÐ tè  Ðto€the€eater:€11€So€shall€my€word€be€that€goeth€forth€out€of€my€mouth:€it€shall€notÐ `Ô  Ðreturn€unto€me€void,€but€it€shall€accomplish€that€which€I€please,€and€it€shall€prosperÐ LÀ Ðòòin€the€thingóó€whereto€I€sent€it.€€Ð8¬Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€wicked,€or€apostate,€€scholar€has€forsaken€the€way€of€the€Lord.€€The€unbelieving€scholar€isÐ „ Ðunrighteous€in€his€thoughts.€€The€unbelieving€scholar€has€not€trusted€in€the€Lord.€€Therefore,€thatÐ üp Ðscholarððs€path€is€not€directed€toward€the€thoughts€and€ways€of€the€Lord.€€€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ #ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòProverbs€3:5„6óó€says:€ðð5Ð è\ ÐTrust€in€the€LORD€with€all€thine€heart;€and€lean€not€unto€thine€own€understanding.€6€In€all€thy€waysÐ ÔH Ðacknowledge€him,€and€he€shall€direct€thy€pathsðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@é #ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔÐ À4 ÐÌAnother€issue€that€bears€heavy€on€what€translation€God€would€put€His€stamp€of€approval€on,€is€theÐ ˜  Ðissue€of€holiness.€€Holiness€stems€from€belief.€€Unbelief€is€an€opposite€of€holiness.€€It€was€God€whoÐ „ø Ðsaid€inòò€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô2€Peter€1:19„21óó:€Ð pä ÐÌà8  à19€We€have€also€a€more€sure€word€of€prophecy;€whereunto€ye€do€well€that€ye€takeÐ H!¼ Ðheed,€as€unto€a€light€that€shineth€in€a€dark€place,€until€the€day€dawn,€and€the€day€starÐ 4"¨ Ðarise€in€your€hearts:€20€Knowing€this€first,€that€no€prophecy€of€the€scripture€is€of€anyÐ  #” Ðprivate€interpretation.€21€For€the€prophecy€came€not€in€old€time€by€the€will€of€man:Ð  $€  Ðbut€holy€men€of€God€spake€òòas€they€wereóó€moved€by€the€Holy€Ghost.€€Ðø$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌNotice€that€it€was€òòò òholy€men€of€Godó óóó€that€spakeØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@r#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô.€€Holy€men€of€God€are€saved€men.€€It€would€beÐ Ð&D # Ðpreposterous€to€assume€that€God€would€give€His€Word€by€holy€men€and€then€would€not€provide€forÐ À'4!$ Ðholy,€saved€men€to€translate€it.€€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@B#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔGod€said€in€òòTitus€1:15:óó€ð ð15€Unto€the€pure€all€things€òòareóó€pure:€butÐ ¬( "% Ðunto€them€that€are€defiled€and€unbelieving€òòisóó€nothing€pure;€but€even€their€mind€and€conscience€isÐ ˜) #& Ðdefiledðð.€Ô#†Xì@XX"Xì@\#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€Notice€that€God€said€that€nothing€is€pure€to€the€defiled€and€unbelieving.€€That€nothingÐ „*ø#' Ðwould€include€the€very€words€of€God.€€God€also€said€here€that€the€mind€and€conscience€of€theÐ p+ä$( Ðunbelieving€is€defiled.€€The€process€of€translation€is€reasoned€through€in€the€mind€and€conscience.€Ð Œ ÐThe€mind€provides€the€cold€hard€facts.€€The€conscience€provides€the€reasoning€to€interpret€facts.€Ð xì ÐTranslation€is€interpreting€from€one€language€to€another€language.€€If€the€conscience€is€defiled,€howÐ dØ Ðthen€can€that€which€comes€from€it€be€pure.€€Even€if€we€assume€a€neutral€mind€that€would€handle€theÐ P Ä Ðtext€in€a€neutral€manner,€we€still€have€the€Word€of€God€that€describes€that€mind€as€defiled€becauseÐ < ° Ðof€unbelief.€€What€then?€€There€can€be€no€neutrality€in€the€matter€of€Bible€texts€for€the€unbelievingÐ ( œ Ðtextual€critic,€scholar,€or€translator.€€Even€the€most€neutral€mind€of€the€unregenerate€natural€man€isÐ  ˆ Ðat€enmity€with€God.Ð  t ÐÌThe€question(s)€then€would€be€can€you€trust€an€unbelieving€critic€or€scholar€to€give€you€a€translationÐ ØL  Ðfrom€the€mind€of€God?;€what€about€a€unitarian€that€does€not€believe€in€the€deity€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ Ä8  ÐChrist?;€what€about€the€universalist€who€believes€all€will€be€saved?;€what€about€the€one€who€doesÐ °$  Ðnot€believe€in€a€literal€hell,€the€literal€bodily€resurrection€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€literal€creationÐ œ  Ðof€Genesis?;€what€about€the€one€who€believes€the€Old€Testament€books€are€but€a€collection€ofÐ ˆü  ÐHebrew€myth€and€fiction?;€what€about€the€one€who€says€the€Scriptures€are€of€little€use€to€those€whoÐ tè  Ðinterpret€them€literally?;€what€about€the€one€who€believes€that€Darwinððs€theory€of€evolution€isÐ `Ô  Ðunanswerable?;€what€about€the€one€who€does€not€believe€in€the€Virgin€Birth?;€what€about€the€oneÐ LÀ Ðwho€would€equate€the€worship€of€Christ€with€the€worship€of€Mary?;€what€about€the€one€who€believesÐ 8¬ ÐChrist€was€a€created€being?;€what€about€the€practicing€homosexuals€(I€for€one€do€not€make€aÐ $˜ Ðdistinction€between€the€practicing€and€the€dormant€homosexual.€€A€person€who€has€been€genuinelyÐ „ Ðregenerated€by€the€Spirit€of€God€is€no€longer€a€homosexual.€€They€are€a€delivered€Christian.€Ð üp ÐHomosexuals€are€not€born.€€They€are€made.)?€€We€could€go€on€and€on€with€the€list€of€heresies,€butÐ è\ Ðthe€point€has€already€been€made.€€Such€is€the€ilk€of€many,€if€not€most,€modern€textual€critics,Ð ÔH Ðscholars,€and€translators€whether€they€be€individual€translators€or€members€of€translationÐ À4 Ðcommittees.Ð ¬  ÐÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@�#ÔÌÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔSo,€what€can€we€say€about€textual€criticism€and€scholarship?€€Most€€modern€textual€criticismÐ „ø Ðproceeds€from€unbelief€and€apostasy.€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@(!#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€When€speaking€of€lower€and€higher€textual€criticism,€let€meÐ pä Ðstate€that€no€Bible€believing€Christian€should€ever€be€an€advocate€of€higher€or€lower€criticism€exceptÐ \ Ð Ðas€a€means€to€defend€the€Received€Text(s)€and€the€King€James€Bible.€€Modern€Bible€criticism€doesÐ H!¼ Ðnot€proceed€from€faith€in€God,€but€rather€proceeds€from€faith€in€manððs€ð ðscholarshipðð€which€is€aÐ 4"¨ Ðfoundation€built€on€quicksand.€€Unfortunately,€many€King€James€defenders€are€viciously€andÐ  #” Ðcondescendingly€presented€as€being€intellectual€dunces€who€are€uneducated,€ignorant,€and€incapableÐ  $€  Ðof€understanding€the€textual€issue€when€in€fact€the€opposite€is€true.€€Many€men€and€women€whoÐ ø$l! Ðdefend€the€King€James€Bible€have€suffered€the€brunt€of€mockery€and€derision€at€the€altar€of€sacrificeÐ ä%X" Ðof€modern€ð ðscholarshipðð€(falsely€called€science),€philosophy,€and€textual€criticism.€€It€is€strange€ð!ðÐ Ð&D # Ðand€a€distortion€of€facts€ð!ð€that€an€anti€King€James€critic€would€accuse€King€James€people€of€creatingÐ ¼'0!$ Ðstrife€and€splitting€churches€because€we€stand€for€the€King€James€Bible.€€€When€confronted€with€thisÐ ¨("% Ðintellectual€dishonesty€the€King€James€Bible€believer€should€ask€the€question:€ð ðWho€was€there€first;Ð ”)#& Ðthe€King€James€Bible€believer€or€the€unbelieving,€apostate,€Bible€correcting€modernists€and€neo„Ð €*ô#' Ðevangelicals?ðð€€The€answer€to€this€question€should€be€obvious€to€the€Christian€and€to€these€Ô_ÔblindÐ l+à$( Ðguides.€€Ð Œ ÐÌI€would€encourage€any€Christian€who€walks€into€a€church€that€is€not€using€the€King€James€Bible€toÐ dØ Ðturn€around€and€walk€out€immediately.€€Do€not€stay€and€stir€up€strife.€€When€confronted€with€theÐ P Ä Ðtemptation€to€create€strife€within€a€congregation€on€€Bible€version€doctrine€your€response€should€beÐ < ° ÐÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@"#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòEphesians€5:11:€óóð ð€And€have€no€fellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reproveÐ ( œ Ðòòthemððóó.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@H*#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@ÔYour€act€of€reproof€should€extend€only€to€your€getting€up€and€walking€out.€€Also,€rememberÐ  ˆ Ðthe€admonishment€of€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@++#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòRevelation€18:4:óó€ð ðAnd€I€heard€another€voice€from€heaven,€saying,€Come€outÐ  t Ðof€her,€my€people,€that€ye€be€not€partakers€of€her€sins,€and€that€ye€receive€not€of€her€plaguesðð.ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@ð+#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€€The€Ð ì ` Ðduty€of€any€King€James€Bible€believing€man€or€women€is€that€they€be€prepared€to€respond€to€attacksÐ ØL  Ðon€the€King€James€Bible.€€As€a€Christian,€it€is€your€obligation€to€be€totally€informed€about€BibleÐ Ä8  Ðversion€doctrine.€€God€said€in€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@-#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòHosea€4:6:€óóð ð€My€people€are€destroyed€for€lack€of€knowledge:€becauseÐ °$  Ðthou€hast€rejected€knowledge,€I€will€also€reject€thee,€that€thou€shalt€be€no€priest€to€me:€seeing€thouÐ œ  Ðhast€forgotten€the€law€of€thy€God,€I€will€also€forget€thy€childrenðð.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@x.#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€You€should€not€seekÐ ˆü  Ðconfrontation,€but€neither€should€you€run€from€adversity.€€God€said€in€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@ï/#ÔÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔProverbs€24:10:€ð ð10€òòIfóó€thouÐ tè  Ðfaint€in€the€day€of€adversity,€thy€strength€òòisóó€smallðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@¡0#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€If€you€make€a€stand€for€the€King€James€Bible,Ð `Ô  Ðyou€will€not€have€to€seek€confrontation€or€adversity€because€Satan,€the€adversary,€will€make€sure€youÐ LÀ Ðare€vexed€with€plenty€of€both.Ð 8¬ ÐÌIf€you€are€a€Christian€who€strongly€advocates€any€version€but€the€King€James€Bible,€I€wouldÐ „ Ðencourage€you€not€to€create€strife€in€a€congregation€that€will€only€use€the€King€James€Bible.€€For€inÐ üp Ðdoing€so€you€are€sowing€discord€among€the€brethren€which€is€one€of€the€seven€things€the€Lord€hatesÐ è\ Ð(òòProverbs€6:16óó).€€If€you€are€a€Christian€who€strongly€advocates€any€version€but€the€King€JamesÐ ÔH ÐBible,Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@n1#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ô€you€cannot€possibly€reject€the€King€James€Bible€for€the€same€reasons€that€a€King€JamesÐ À4 Ðadvocate€rejects€your€version€of€the€Bible.€Ô#†Xì@XX/Xì@�4#Ô€€For€you€it€is€an€issue€of€scholarship.€€For€the€King€JamesÐ ¬  Ðadvocate€it€is€first€an€issue€of€faith.€€All€issues€concerning€Bible€translations€should€proceed€firstÐ ˜  Ðfrom€faith.€€Then,€and€only€then€should€scholarship€be€used€to€defend€the€Bible.Ð „ø Ѐò òó óÐ pä ÐAfter€carefully€examining€all€the€facts€and€evidence€(and€not€simply€limited€to€that€which€is€in€thisÐ \ Ð Ðshort€introduction),€we€would€€have€to€conclude€that€the€thought€processes€of€these€unbelievingÐ H!¼ Ðmodernist€scholars€and€textual€critics€is€purely€evolutionary.€€Do€not€miss€the€connection€betweenÐ 4"¨ Ðthat€statement€and€Ô_ÔDarwinianismÔ_Ô.€€The€theory€of€evolution€and€the€modernist€Bible€textual€theoriesÐ  #” Ðwere€conceived€in€the€hotbeds€of€the€German€rationalism€and€philosophy€that€had€polluted€andÐ  $€  Ðperverted€the€thought€processes€of€the€modernist€textual€scholars€and€critics€of€the€1800s.€€NoticeÐ ø$l! Ðthat€I€did€not€use€the€word€Christian€in€relation€to€these€scholars.€€The€theories€of€evolution€andÐ ä%X" Ðmodern€textual€criticism€are€nothing€more€than€Satanic€religious€systems.€€Even€the€most€simpleÐ Ð&D # Ðminded,€unregenerate,€honest€man€would€reject€both€theories€if€they€were€objectively€presented€toÐ ¼'0!$ Ðhim.€€Evolution€is€a€lie.€€Modern€textual€criticism€is€a€lie.€€Modern€textual€criticism€is€not€science,Ð ¨("% Ðbut€religion.€€We€would€do€well€to€consider€Paulððs€admonishment€to€Timothy€in€Ô‡"Xì@XXXì@Ôòò1€Timothy€6:20:óó€ð ðOÐ ”)#& ÐTimothy,€keep€that€which€is€committed€to€thy€trust,€avoiding€profane€òòandóó€vain€babblings,€andÐ €*ô#' Ðoppositions€of€òòò òscience€falsely€so€calledó óóóðð.€€That€which€had€been€committed€to€Timothy€were€the€veryÐ l+à$( Ðwords€of€God.ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@¼;#Ô€€Consider€also€the€words€of€Paul€to€the€Colossians€in€Ô‡"Xì@XXXì@ÔòòColossians€2:8:óó€ð ðBeware€lestÐ Œ Ðany€man€spoil€you€through€philosophy€and€vain€deceit,€after€the€tradition€of€men,€after€the€rudimentsÐ xì Ðof€the€world,€and€not€after€Christðð.€€€ØØModern€textual€criticism€is€manððs€philosophy€whose€septicÐ dØ ÐeffluentÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@€=#Ô€is€nothing€other€than€profane€and€vain€babblings€and€deceit.€€Satan€is€the€father€of€these€liesÐ P Ä Ðand€liars€(òòJohn€8:44óó).€€Modern€textual€criticism€is€of€the€things€of€hidden€dishonesty;€it€walks€inÐ < ° Ðcraftiness;€it€handles€the€Word€of€God€deceitfully;€it€is€a€false€angel€of€light;€it€is€the€product€of€falseÐ ( œ Ðprophets€and€teachers;€it€is€feigned€words€that€makes€merchandise€of€those€who€would€buy€theÐ  ˆ Ðmodern€perversions€that€are€turned€out€of€the€money€mills€of€publishing€houses.€Modern€textualÐ  t Ðcriticism€is€not€after€Christ.€€In€short,€it€is€a€DAMNABLE€HERESY!€€We€close€with:Ð ì ` ÐÌà8  àØØÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô2€Corinthians€4:1„4ÐÄ8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àTherefore€seeing€we€have€this€ministry,€as€we€have€received€mercy,€we€faint€not;€2Ð °$  ÐBut€have€renounced€the€hidden€things€of€dishonesty,€not€walking€in€craftiness,€norÐ œ  Ðhandling€the€word€of€God€deceitfully;€but€by€manifestation€of€the€truth€commendingÐ ˆü  Ðourselves€to€every€manððs€conscience€in€the€sight€of€God.€€3€But€if€our€gospel€be€hid,Ð tè  Ðit€is€hid€to€them€that€are€lost:€4€In€whom€the€god€of€this€world€hath€blinded€the€mindsÐ `Ô  Ðof€them€which€believe€not,€lest€the€light€of€the€glorious€gospel€of€Christ,€who€is€theÐ LÀ Ðimage€of€God,€should€shine€unto€them.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@çA#Ôà  àÐ8¬Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡"Xì@XXXì@Ô2€Peter€2:1„3ЄРР Ðà8  àBut€there€were€false€prophets€also€among€the€people,€even€as€there€shall€be€falseÐ üp Ðteachers€among€you,€who€privily€shall€bring€in€damnable€heresies,€even€denying€theÐ è\ ÐLord€that€bought€them,€and€bring€upon€themselves€swift€destruction.€2€And€manyÐ ÔH Ðshall€follow€their€pernicious€ways;€by€reason€of€whom€the€way€of€truth€shall€be€evilÐ À4 Ðspoken€of.€€3€And€through€covetousness€shall€they€with€feigned€words€makeÐ ¬  Ðmerchandise€of€you:€whose€judgment€now€of€a€long€time€lingereth€not,€and€theirÐ ˜  Ðdamnation€slumbereth€not.€ØØÔ#†Xì@XX"Xì@OE#ÔÔ‡/Xì@XXXì@Ôà h àà À àà  àà p àÔ#†Xì@XX/Xì@NH#ÔØØ