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Ðmarrow,€and€is€a€discerner€of€the€thoughts€and€intents€of€the€heart.Ô#†Xè XX"Xè ˆ$#ÔØØÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€òòHebrews€4:12óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ë%#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ôà8@H ƒàЀ(0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè XX"Xè @&#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à9€And€when€he€had€opened€the€fifth€seal,€I€saw€under€the€altar€the€souls€of€them€thatÐ X*#& Ðwere€slain€for€the€word€of€God,€and€for€the€testimony€which€they€held:òò€Revelation€6:9óóÐD+ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÐ 0,à$( ÐThere€have€been€millions€that€have€been€slain€for€the€word€of€God€down€through€the€ages.€€They€areÐ P Ðgathered€here€around€the€altar€of€God.Ð <ì ÐÌà8  àÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô1€€In€the€beginning€was€the€Word,€and€the€Word€was€with€God,€and€the€Word€wasÐ  Ä ÐGod.€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè œ(#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòJohn€1:1óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè V)#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐ °Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ¦)#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô13€€And€he€was€clothed€with€a€vesture€dipped€in€blood:€and€his€name€is€called€TheÐ Ø ˆ ÐWord€of€God.€€òòRevelation€19:13óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè *#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐÄ tÐ Ð  ÐÌI€want€to€stop€an€emphasize€that€the€four€occurrences€of€the€capitalized€ð ðòòò òòòWordóóó óóóððin€these€two€versesÐ œL  Ðis€a€reference€to€the€Living€Word,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€has€reference€to€absolutely€nothing€elseÐ ˆ8  Ðincluding€any€translation€of€the€Bible€whether€it€be€King€James€or€any€of€the€perversions.€€ApplyingÐ t$  Ðit€to€any€translation€would€open€the€door€to€the€possibility€that€the€Living€Word€could€be€pervertedÐ `  Ðby€man.€That€would€be€outrageously€presumptuous€and€a€blasphemous€heresy.€Ð Lü  ÐHere€in€òòJohn€1:1óó€is€where€the€modern€Arian€heresy€of€the€Jehovah€Witnesses€is€prominentlyÐ 8è  Ðrecorded.€€The€New€World€Translation€of€the€Jehovah€Witnesses€translates€the€last€clause€of€thisÐ $Ô  Ðverse€as€ð ðand€the€òòòòò òwordó óóóóó€was€òòò òòòaóóó óóó€ò òòòòògodóóóóó óðð.€€Note€the€underlined€words€in€bold€face,€italicized€type.€€NoticeÐ À Ðthe€shift€to€lower€case€for€the€words€ð ðWordðð€and€ð ðGodðð.€€Also,€notice€the€shift€in€the€English€articleÐ ü¬ Ðfrom€ð ðtheðð€to€ð ðaðð.€€The€English€article€ð ðtheðð€is€applied€to€a€single,€specific€person,€place€or€thingÐ è˜ Ðwhereas€the€English€article€ð ðaðð€is€applied€to€one€of€a€series€or€group€of€persons,€places,€or€things.€€Ð Ô„ ÐThis€subtle€and€simple€twist€of€the€òòòòò òWORDSó óóóóó€and€capitalization€(the€jots€and€tittles,€if€you€will)€hasÐ Àp Ðdestroyed€the€Deity€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€opened€the€way€for€a€plurality€of€gods.€€WhatÐ ¬\ Ðwickedness.€€This€is€also€an€attack€on€the€Trinity€or€the€tri„unity€of€the€Godhead.€€What€say€we€aboutÐ ˜H Ðthis?€€Is€the€Trinity€a€Scriptural€fact?€€Is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€God?€€Ð „4 ÐWe€are€going€to€stop€here€briefly€to€discuss€one€of€the€most€amazing€statements€in€Scripture.€€TheÐ p  Ðunity€of€God€in€separate€persons€is€first€attested€to€in€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè à*#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòGenesis€1:26„27óó€where€we€see:€Ð \  ÐÌà8  à26€And€God€said,€Let€us€make€man€in€our€image,€after€our€likeness:€and€let€themÐ 4 ä Ðhave€dominion€over€the€fish€of€the€sea,€and€over€the€fowl€of€the€air,€and€over€theÐ  !Ð Ðcattle,€and€over€all€the€earth,€and€over€every€creeping€thing€that€creepeth€upon€theÐ  "¼ Ðearth.€27€So€God€created€man€in€his€own€image,€in€the€image€of€God€created€he€him;Ð ø"¨ Ðmale€and€female€created€he€them.ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè V3#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€òòGenesis€1:26„27óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ª5#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐä#”Ð Ð  ÐÌNotice€the€three€amazing€phrases:€ð ðlet€usðð;€ð ðour€imageðð;€and€ð ðour€likenessðð.€€Notice€also€in€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè 6#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòGenesisÐ ¼%l! Ð1:1„2:€óóÐ ¨&X" ÐÌà8  à1€In€the€beginning€God€created€the€heaven€and€the€earth.€2€And€the€earth€was€withoutÐ €(0!$ Ðform,€and€void;€and€darkness€was€upon€the€face€of€the€deep.€And€the€Spirit€of€GodÐ l)"% Ðmoved€upon€the€face€of€the€waters.€òòGenesis€1:1„2óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Ó6#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐX*#&Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌSo,€at€the€very€least€we€see€God€and€the€Spirit€of€God€in€Genesis€1.€€From€the€use€of€the€pluralÐ 0,à$( Ðpronouns€us€(still€amazing€to€me!)€and€ours€followed€by€the€singular€noun€phrase€òòòòGodóó€òòcreatedóóóó€weÐ P Ðsee€both€God€the€Holy€Spirit€and€God€the€Father€united€in€the€singular€noun€phrase€òòòòGodóó€òòcreatedóóóó.€Ð <ì ÐAdd€to€these€the€Scriptures€in€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè e8#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòEphesians€3:9óó€which€reads:€òò€Ð ( Ø ÐÌà8  àóó9€And€to€make€all€men€see€what€is€the€fellowship€of€the€mystery,€which€from€theÐ  ° Ðbeginning€of€the€world€hath€been€hid€in€God,€who€created€all€things€by€Jesus€Christ:ØØ€Ð ì œ ÐòòEphesians€3:9óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè x:#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐØ ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌand€in€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè ö;#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòColossians€1:13„17óó€which€reads:€òòÐ °` ÐÌà8  àóó13€Who€hath€delivered€us€from€the€power€of€darkness,€and€hath€translated€us€into€theÐ ˆ8  Ðkingdom€of€his€dear€Son:€€14€In€whom€we€have€redemption€through€his€blood,€evenÐ t$  Ðthe€forgiveness€of€sins:€15€Who€is€the€image€of€the€invisible€God,€the€firstborn€ofÐ `  Ðevery€creature:€16€For€by€him€were€all€things€created,€that€are€in€heaven,€and€that€areÐ Lü  Ðin€earth,€visible€and€invisible,€whether€they€be€thrones,€or€dominions,€orÐ 8è  Ðprincipalities,€or€powers:€all€things€were€created€by€him,€and€for€him:€17€And€he€isÐ $Ô  Ðbefore€all€things,€and€by€him€all€things€consist.€òòColossians€1:13„17óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè _<#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ¢?#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€€ÐÀÐ Ð  ÐÌThus€we€see€the€Trinity€present€at€the€creation€of€the€earth€and€all€that€is€in€it€and€on€itÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ö?#Ô.Ð è˜ ÐòòRevelation€22:18„19óó€says:Ð Ô„ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô18€For€I€testify€unto€every€man€that€heareth€the€words€of€the€prophecy€of€this€book,Ð ¬\ ÐIf€any€man€shall€add€unto€these€things,€God€shall€add€unto€him€the€plagues€that€areÐ ˜H Ðwritten€in€this€book:€19€And€if€any€man€shall€take€away€from€the€words€of€the€bookÐ „4 Ðof€this€prophecy,€God€shall€take€away€his€part€out€of€the€book€of€life,€and€out€of€theÐ p  Ðholy€city,€and€from€the€things€which€are€written€in€this€book.€òòRevelation€22:18„19óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè A#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè JC#ÔÐ\ Ð Ð  ÐÌHow€quickly€would€you€change€and€distort€the€words€of€God?€€How€quickly€would€you€question€theÐ 4 ä Ðaccuracy€of€the€Word€of€God.€€You€better€be€careful!Ð  !Ð ÐÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔLet€it€be€understood€from€the€outset€that€if€you€make€a€stand€for€the€King€James€Bible,€you€will€beÐ  "¼ Ðattacked;€you€will€be€mocked€for€hanging€on€to€that€old,€archaic,€Elizabethan€English;€you€will€beÐ ø"¨ Ðscorned€for€being€less€than€scholarly;€and€you€will€be€accused€of€creating€division.€€Frequently€youÐ ä#” Ðwill€be€quoted€òòRomans€16:17óó,€out€of€context,€of€course.€€They€will€tell€you€it€is€hateful€and€ungodlyÐ Ð$€  Ðto€create€division.€€The€Bible€Ô_ÔcorrectorsÔ_Ôðð€major€problem€is€that€he€has€not€rid€himself€of€the€rest€ofÐ ¼%l! Ðverse€17€and€verse€18;€at€least,€not€yet,€anyhow.€€Wait€for€the€ð ðOne„World€Bibleðð.€€òòRomans€16:17„18óóÐ ¨&X" Ðsays:òòÐ ”'D # ÐÌà8  àóó17€Now€I€beseech€you,€brethren,€mark€them€which€cause€divisions€and€offencesÐ l)"% Ðcontrary€to€the€doctrine€which€ye€have€learned;€and€avoid€them.€18€For€they€that€areÐ X*#& Ðsuch€serve€not€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€but€their€own€belly;€and€by€good€words€and€fairÐ D+ô#' Ðspeeches€deceive€the€hearts€of€the€Ô_Ôsimple.Ô_Ô€òòRomans€16:17„18óó€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè zD#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐ0,à$(Ð Ð  ЇThey€conveniently€omit€the€phrase€ð ðòòcontrary€to€the€doctrine€which€ye€have€learnedóóðð.€€Need€I€remindÐ P Ðanyone€reading€these€introductory€notes€that€the€ð ðòòDoctrine€of€the€Scripturesóóðð€is€considered€to€be€aÐ <ì Ðcardinal€doctrine€for€any€Christian.€€If€a€struggle€for€the€Scriptures€causes€divisions€and€offenses,Ð ( Ø Ðthese€divisions€and€offenses€are€not€caused€contrary€to€doctrine.€€In€fact,€if€we€do€not€diligently€studyÐ  Ä Ðand€teach€the€doctrine€of€the€Scriptures,€we€are€guilty€of€allowing€the€wolves€to€come€in€and€attackÐ  ° Ðthe€simple.€€The€simple€are€the€innocent€and€unsuspecting.€€In€other€words,€they€are€ignorant€becauseÐ ì œ Ðthey€lack€facts.€€They€are€not€stupid.€€They€are€just€uneducated€because€you€their€shepherd€or€theirÐ Ø ˆ Ðteacher€has€failed€to€warn€them€that€the€wolves€are€coming.€€It€is€not€the€Mormon€Doctrines€andÐ Ä t ÐCovenants,€the€Roman€Catholic€or€Lutheran€Catechism,€any€confession€or€articles€of€faith,€theÐ °` ÐAnglican€Thirty„Nine€Articles,€your€church€constitution,€the€traditions€of€men,€your€deacon,€yourÐ œL  Ðpastor,€your€favorite€scholar,€your€favorite€textual€critic,€or€your€teacher€that€is€the€final€authority€inÐ ˆ8  Ðmatters€relating€to€doctrine.€€For€you,€the€English€speaking€Christian,€the€final€authority€for€allÐ t$  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 Lü  Ðwould€be€deceived€by€the€wolves.€€You€are€their€watchman€that€God€has€set€(òòEzekiel€33:1„9óó).€€BeÐ 8è  Ðprepared€to€defend€the€King€James€Bible.€€Study€to€show€yourselves€approved.€€Be€not€as€theÐ $Ô  Ðwatchmen€of€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ˆI#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòIsaiah€56:9„11óó€where€we€read:òò€Ð À ÐÌà8  àóó9€All€ye€beasts€of€the€field,€come€to€devour,€yea,€all€ye€beasts€in€the€forest.€10€HisÐ è˜ Ðwatchmen€are€blind:€they€are€all€ignorant,€they€are€all€dumb€dogs,€they€cannot€bark;Ð Ô„ Ðsleeping,€lying€down,€loving€to€slumber.€€11€Yea,€they€are€greedy€dogs€which€canÐ Àp Ðnever€have€enough,€and€they€are€shepherds€that€cannot€understand:€they€all€look€toÐ ¬\ Ðtheir€own€way,€every€one€for€his€gain,€from€his€quarter.€òòIsaiah€56:9„11óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè žQ#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€òò€óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè T#ÔØØÐ˜HÐ Ð  ÐÌòòóóÑ€,#ÑÔ_ÔThereÔ_Ô€has€been€enough€mud€slung€in€the€battle€for€the€King€James€Bible,€the€Textus€Receptus,€andÐ p  Ðthe€Hebrew€Masoretic€text€€to€build€an€adobe€Sears€Tower€and€an€Empire€State€Building.€€Ô‡/Xè XXXè ÔThe€battleÐ \  Ðfor€the€text€of€the€Word€of€God€began€immediately€after€the€Living€Word€ascended€to€the€right€handÐ Hø Ðof€the€Father.€€From€pages€80€and€81€of€Jack€Moormanððs€ð ðForever€Settledðð€we€quote:Ð 4 ä ÐÌà8  àð ðÔ#†Xè XX/Xè –U#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔIt€may€be€safely€said€that€the€greatest€spiritual€battle€that€was€ever€fought€on€thisÐ  "¼ Ðplanet€was€fought€between€the€powers€of€Darkness€and€Light€during€the€first€twoÐ ø"¨ Ðcenturies€after€our€Lord€ascended€back€to€Heaven.€With€the€LIVING€WORD€returnedÐ ä#” Ðto€glory,€Satan€turned€all€of€his€fury€upon€the€WRITTEN€WORD.šÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ïV#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÐÐ$€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ¡X#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔScrivener€says,€òò"The€worst€corruptions€to€which€the€NT€his€ever€been€subjectedÐ ¨&X" Ðoriginated€within€a€hundred€years€after€it€was€composed."óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Y#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔД'D #Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†Xè XX/Xè óY#ÔÌThe€battle€for€the€Bible€began€with€the€heretics€Tatian,€Clement€of€Alexander,€Augustine€of€Hippo,Ð l)"% ÐOrigen,€Jerome,€and€Eusebius.€€It€has€continued€down€through€the€ages€up€to€and€through€the€modernÐ X*#& Ðtextual€critics€and€scholars€of€today.€€You€can€identify€the€modernist€textual€critic€and€scholar€by€Ð D+ô#' Ðnoting€that€his€focus€and€immediate€appeal€is€to€the€scholarship€of€man€rather€than€an€appeal€to€theÐ 0,à$( Ðlogic€of€faith€in€God.€€His€immediate€appeal€is€to€the€Greek€or€the€Hebrew.€€To€him,€it€is€not€an€issueÐ P Ðof€Godship,€but€an€issue€of€scholarship.€The€Bible€correcting€textual€critic€and€scholar€is€his€ownÐ <ì Ðauthority.€€From€the€early€1800s€until€today€there€has€been€a€long€list€of€a€mixture€of€German,Ð ( Ø ÐEnglish,€and€American€rationalists,€Gnostics,€apostates,€and€heretics€who€have€either€perverted€orÐ  Ä Ðoutright€denied€the€Word€of€God.€€These€included€such€men€as€Carl€Ô_ÔLachmannÔ_Ô,€FrederickÐ  ° ÐConstantine€Ô_ÔTischendorfÔ_Ô,€Brooke€Ô_ÔFossÔ_Ô€Westcott,€Ô_ÔFentonÔ_Ô€John€Anthony€Hort,€William€RobertsonÐ ì œ ÐSmith,€Connop€Thirlwall,€George€Vance€Smith,€Philip€Schaff,€Ezra€Abbot,€Joseph€Henry€Thayer,Ð Ø ˆ ÐKurt€Aland,€Carlo€Maria€Martini,€Eugene€Nida,€Bruce€M.€Metzger,€etc.€Ð Ä t ÐTragically,€the€majority€of€fundamentalist€Bible„believers€have€fallen€for€the€deception€ofÐ °` Ðscholarolatry€by€rejecting€the€King€James€Bible.€€The€proliferation€of€modern€English€languageÐ œL  Ðversions€since€1881€has€been€both€the€perpetrator€and€indicator€of€an€almost€universal€apostasy€inÐ ˆ8  Ðthe€churches€of€English€speaking€peoples.€€Everyday€we€hear€horror€stories€of€the€filthy€effluentÐ t$  Ðspewing€forth€from€the€mouths€of€Baptist€and€Protestant€apostates€who€deny€the€Virgin€birth,€whoÐ `  Ðdeny€the€blood€of€Christ,€who€deny€the€doctrine€of€a€literal€hell,€who€deny€the€Bibleððs€condemnationÐ Lü  Ðof€homosexuality,€who€deny€that€Christ€is€the€only€way,€who€deny€a€literal€Genesis€creation,€whoÐ 8è  Ðdeny€the€bodily€resurrection€of€Christ,€who€pander€to€the€Roman€harlot,€etc.€In€doing€what€they€do,Ð $Ô  Ðthey€deny€the€very€Word€of€God.€€òòð ðÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔLikewise€also€these€filthy€dreamers€defile€the€flesh,€€despiseÐ À Ðdominion,€and€speak€evil€of€dignitiesÔ#†Xè XX"Xè d#Ô.ðð€(Ô‡"Xè XXXè ÔJude€8).óó€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè Ðd#Ô€There€has€never€been€an€apostasy€that€did€not€startÐ ü¬ Ðwith€the€denial€and€the€distortion€or€twisting€of€theÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€Word€of€God.€€Its€first€instance€was:€ð ðYea,€hathÐ è˜ ÐGod€saidðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè œe#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔThe€purpose€of€this€course€is€to€give€you€the€resources€and€conviction€to€defend€the€KingÐ Ô„ ÐJames€Bible€from€the€onslaught€of€modernist€apostate€Bible€Ô_ÔcorrectorsÔ_Ô.Ô#†Xè XX"Xè Gf#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÐ Àp ÐIn€response€to€the€clamor€within€todayððs€professing€Christianity€for€a€modernÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ]g#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€Bible€version€in€theirÐ ¬\ Ðown€polluted€worldly€idiom€we€quote€the€following€statement€from€pages€242„243Ô#†Xè XX/Xè h#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€of€ð ðòòThe€KingÐ ˜H ÐJames€Version€Defendedóóðð€by€Edward€F.€Hills:Ô#†Xè XX/Xè Àh#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÐ „4 ÐÌà8  àð ðIn€regard€to€Bible€versions€many€contemporary€Christians€are€behaving€like€spoiledÐ \  Ðand€rebellious€children.€They€want€a€Bible€version€that€pleases€them€no€matterÐ Hø Ðwhether€it€pleases€God€or€not.€"We€want€a€Bible€version€in€our€own€idiom,"€theyÐ 4 ä Ðclamor.€"We€want€a€Bible€that€talks€to€us€in€the€same€way€in€which€we€talk€to€ourÐ  !Ð Ðfriends€over€the€telephone.€We€want€an€informal€God,€no€better€educated€thanÐ  "¼ Ðourselves,€with€a€limited€vocabulary€and€a€taste€for€modern€slang."€And€having€thusÐ ø"¨ Ðregistered€their€preference,€they€go€their€several€ways.€Some€of€them€unite€with€theÐ ä#” Ðmodernists€in€using€the€R.S.V.€or€the€N.E.B.€Others€deem€the€N.A.S.V.€or€the€N.I.V.Ð Ð$€  Ðmore€"evangelical".€Still€others€opt€for€the€T.E.V.€or€the€òòLiving€Bible.м%l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóBut€God€is€bigger€than€you€are,€dear€friend,€and€the€Bible€version€which€you€mustÐ ¨&X" Ðuse€is€not€a€matter€for€you€to€decide€according€to€your€whims€and€prejudices.€It€hasÐ ”'D # Ðalready€been€decided€for€you€by€the€workings€of€God's€special€providence.€If€youÐ €(0!$ Ðignore€this€providence€and€choose€to€adopt€one€of€the€modern€versions,€you€will€beÐ l)"% Ðtaking€the€first€step€in€the€logic€of€unbelief.€For€the€arguments€which€you€must€useÐ X*#& Ðto€justify€your€choice€are€the€same€arguments€which€unbelievers€use€to€justify€theirs,Ð D+ô#' ÐÔ_Ôthe€same€method.€If€you€adopt€one€of€these€modern€versions,€you€must€adopt€Ô_ÔtheÐ 0,à$( Ðnaturalistic€New€Testament€textual€criticism€upon€which€it€rests.€This€naturalisticÐ P Ðtextual€criticism€requires€us€to€study€the€New€Testament€text€in€the€same€way€inÐ <ì Ðwhich€we€study€the€texts€of€secular€books€which€have€òònot€óóbeen€preserved€by€God'sÐ ( Ø Ðspecial€providence.€In€other€words,€naturalistic€textual€criticism€regards€the€special,Ð  Ä Ðprovidential€preservation€of€the€Scriptures€as€of€no€importance€for€the€study€of€theÐ  ° ÐNew€Testament€text.€But€if€we€concede€this,€then€it€follows€that€the€infallibleÐ ì œ Ðinspiration€of€the€Scriptures€is€likewise€unimportant.€For€why€is€it€important€that€GodÐ Ø ˆ Ðshould€infallibly€inspire€the€Scriptures,€if€it€is€not€important€that€He€should€preserveÐ Ä t Ðthem€by€His€special€providence?а`Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àWhere,€oh€where,€dear€brother€or€sister,€did€you€ever€get€the€idea€that€it€is€up€to€youÐ ˆ8  Ðto€decide€which€Bible€version€you€will€receive€as€God's€holy€Word.€As€long€as€youÐ t$  Ðharbor€this€false€notion,€you€are€little€better€than€an€unbeliever.€As€long€as€youÐ `  Ðcherish€this€erroneous€opinion,€you€are€entirely€on€your€own.€For€you€the€Bible€hasÐ Lü  Ðno€real€authority,€only€that€which€your€rebellious€reason€deigns€to€give€it.€For€youÐ 8è  Ðthere€is€no€comfort€no€assurance€of€faith.€Cast€off,€therefore,€this€carnal€mind€thatÐ $Ô  Ðleads€to€death!€Put€on€the€spiritual€mind€that€leads€to€life€and€peace!€Receive€by€faithÐ À Ðthe€True€Text€of€God's€holy€Word,€which€has€been€preserved€down€through€the€agesÐ ü¬ Ðby€His€special€providence€and€now€is€found€in€the€Masoretic€Hebrew€text,€the€GreekÐ è˜ ÐTextus€Receptus,€and€the€King€James€Version€and€other€faithful€translations!Ô#†Xè XX/Xè [i#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔððÐÔ„Ð Ð  ÐÌEnglish€Manuscript€Evidence€is€a€course€that€answers€the€question:€ð ðHas€God€preserved€His€Word?ððÐ ¬\ ÐÔ#†Xè XX/Xè êw#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔIn€fact,€has€God€preserved€His€very€Words?€€God€said€in€òòPsalm€12:6„7:óó€òòÐ ˜H ÐÌà8  àóó6€The€words€of€the€LORD€are€pure€words:€as€silver€tried€in€a€furnace€of€earth,Ð p  Ðpurified€seven€times.€7€Thou€shalt€keep€them,€O€LORD,€thou€shalt€preserve€themÐ \  Ðfrom€this€generation€for€ever.€òòPsalm€12:6„7óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Ëx#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè xz#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€ÐHøÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€battle€for€the€Bible€rests€not€in€manððs€scholarship€but€in€manððs€faith€in€God.€€If€you€have€anyÐ  !Ð Ðreservations€about€Godððs€ability€to€preserve€His€words,€then€you€are€doubting€God.€€If€you€areÐ  "¼ Ðdoubting€God€then€you€are€lacking€in€faith.€€Edward€F.€Hills€had€this€to€say€about€faith€and€God:Ð ø"¨ ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xè XX/Xè Ìz#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔòòHe€that€cometh€to€God€must€believe€that€He€is,€and€that€He€is€a€rewarder€of€themÐ Ð$€  Ðthat€diligently€seek€Himóó€(Heb.€11€:6b).€If€I€truly€believe€in€God,€then€God€is€more€realÐ ¼%l! Ðto€me€than€anything€else€I€know,€more€real€even€than€my€faith€in€Him.€For€if€anythingÐ ¨&X" Ðelse€is€more€real€to€me€than€God€Himself,€then€I€am€not€believing€but€doubting.Ô#†Xè XX/Xè ¦|#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ԀР”'D # Ð(From€ð ðòòThe€King€James€Version€Defendedóó,€page€61Ô#†Xè XX/Xè y~#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô;€Edward€F.€Hills)Ô#†Xè XX/Xè #ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔЀ(0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌHow€real€is€God€to€you?€€Is€God€real€enough€to€preserve€His€word?€€Do€you€believe€that€God€isÐ X*#& Ðperfect?€€Do€you€believe€that€Godððs€Word€is€perfect?€I€believe€that€God€is€perfect€in€His€promises.€Ð D+ô#' ÐI€believe€that€he€has€preserved€a€perfect€Bible€for€us.€€Ð 0,à$( ЇBible€preservation€is€inseparably€linked€to€Bible€inspiration.€€It€would€be€nonsense€for€God€to€inspireÐ P Ða€Bible€that€He€could€not,€or€would€not,€preserve.€€To€say€that€you€believe€in€the€inspiration€of€theÐ <ì Ðoriginals€is€a€lazy,€lily„livered€answer€to€the€question€of:€ð ðDo€you€believe€that€you€have€the€inspired,Ð ( Ø Ðpreserved€Word€of€God€in€your€hands?ðð.€€It€is€an€easy€escape€since€you€do€not€have€to€defend€thatÐ  Ä Ðwhich€you€do€not€have.€€You€cannot€defend€the€originals€because€we€do€not€have€them.€€In€fact,€weÐ  ° Ðdo€not€have€the€original€of€the€1611€Authorized€Version€of€the€King€James€Bible.€We€definitely€doÐ ì œ Ðnot€have€the€original€of€Jeremiah€since€Jehoiakim€burnt€them.€€According€to€òòÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ]#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔJeremiah€36:1„2óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè &„#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô,Ð Ø ˆ ÐJehoiakimÔ#†Xè XX/Xè z„#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€burnt€at€least€the€first€35€chapters€of€Jeremiah.€€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè Û„#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòJeremiah€36:1„2€óóreads€this€way:òò€Ð Ä t ÐÌà8  àóó1€And€it€came€to€pass€in€the€fourth€year€of€Jehoiakim€the€son€of€Josiah€king€of€Judah,Ð œL  Ðòòthatóó€this€word€came€unto€Jeremiah€from€the€LORD,€saying,€2€Take€thee€a€roll€of€aÐ ˆ8  Ðbook,€and€write€therein€all€the€words€that€I€have€spoken€unto€thee€against€Israel,€andÐ t$  Ðagainst€Judah,€and€against€all€the€nations,€from€the€day€I€spake€unto€thee,€from€theÐ `  Ðdays€of€Josiah,€even€unto€this€day.ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Q…#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€òòÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ¿‡#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔJeremiah€36:1„2óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ˆ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÐLü Ð Ð  ÐÌWe€also€know€that€Jeremiah€wrote€a€second€ð ðoriginalðð€from€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè Zˆ#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòJeremiah€36:27„28óó€where€it€reads:Ð $Ô  ÐÌà8  à27€Then€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€to€Jeremiah,€after€that€the€king€had€burned€theÐ ü¬ Ðroll,€and€the€words€which€Baruch€wrote€at€the€mouth€of€Jeremiah,€saying,€28€TakeÐ è˜ Ðthee€again€another€roll,€and€write€in€it€all€the€former€words€that€were€in€the€first€roll,Ð Ô„ Ðwhich€Jehoiakim€the€king€of€Judah€hath€burned.€òòJeremiah€36:27„28óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè üˆ#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐÀpÐ Ð  ÐÌWe€also€know€that€a€third€ð ðoriginalðð€had€to€be€written€because€Jeremiah€cast€the€second€ð ðoriginalððÐ ˜H Ðin€the€river€Euphrates€as€we€see€in€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè ‹#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòJeremiah€51:63:óó€ð ð63€And€it€shall€be,€when€thou€hast€made€an€endÐ „4 Ðof€reading€this€book,€òòthatóó€thou€shalt€bind€a€stone€to€it,€and€cast€it€into€the€midst€of€Euphratesðð:€SoÐ p  Ðmuch€for€the€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè Œ#Ôoriginals!€Ð \  ÐThe€King€James€Bible€is€the€Bible€that€God€provided€for€the€English€speaking€peoples€of€the€world.Ð Hø ÐThe€King€James€Bible€is€inerrant.€€The€King€James€Bible€is€infallible.€€The€King€James€Bible€isÐ 4 ä Ðwithout€error€in€its€recording.€€The€King€James€Bible€is€without€error€in€its€teaching.€€In€short,€theÐ  !Ð ÐKing€James€Bible€is€perfect.€€Did€you€hear€that.€€The€King€James€Bible€is€perfect.€€Now€thatÐ  "¼ Ðstatement€will€make€some€people€real€nervous€ð!ð€even€some€King€James€advocates.€€If€you€do€notÐ ø"¨ Ðhave€a€perfect€Bible,€you€better€go€looking€for€one.€€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÐ ä#” ÐD.€A.€Waite€said€this€about€the€King€James€Bible€on€page€xi€of€his€book€ð ðòòDefending€The€King€JamesÐ Ð$€  ÐBibleóóðð:Ð ¼%l! ÐÌà8  àð ðIt€has€been€the€purpose€of€this€study€to€answer€both€of€the€above€questions€byÐ ”'D # Ðpointing€to€the€King€James€Bible€,€proving€its€superiority€in€four€areas:€(1)€itsÐ €(0!$ Ðsuperior€texts;€(2)€its€superior€translators;€(3)€its€superior€techniques;€and€(4)€itsÐ l)"% Ðsuperior€theology.€€In€all€four€of€these€areas€the€King€James€Bible€has€no€equalsððÐX*#&Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€the€above€quote€the€superior€texts€referred€to€are€the€Hebrew€Masoretic€text€for€the€Old€TestamentÐ 0,à$( Ðand€the€Greek€Received€Text€(Textus€Receptus)€for€the€New€Testament.€€There€never€was€before,Ð P Ðand€has€not€since€been,€a€more€linguistically€qualified€group€of€English€speaking€men€to€make€upÐ <ì Ða€translation€committee.€€Many€of€these€men€were€more€at€home€in€their€foreign€language(s)€ofÐ ( Ø Ðspecialty€than€they€were€in€their€native€English.€€Two€outstanding€books€that€discuss€the€translatorsÐ  Ä Ðin€great€detail€are€ð ðòòThe€Men€Behind€The€King€James€Versionóóðð€by€Gustavus€Paine€and€ð ðòòTheÐ  ° ÐTranslators€Revivedóóðð€by€Alexander€McClure.€€They€are€available€in€our€church€library.€€The€superiorÐ ì œ Ðtechniques€referred€to€above€deals€with€the€methods€of€translation.€€The€two€basic€methods€areÐ Ø ˆ ÐFormal€Equivalence€(the€King€James€technique)€and€Dynamic€Equivalence€(the€technique€used€byÐ Ä t Ðmost€modern€versions€other€than€three€versions€and€that€would€include€the€òòð ðNew€King€JamesÐ °` ÐVersionðð,€ð ðNew€American€Standard€Versionðð,€óóandòò€ð ðAmerican€Standard€Versionðð.óó€€The€NKJV€usesÐ œL  Ða€combination€of€both).€€An€excellent€70€page€booklet€called€ð ðòòDynamic€Equivalency:€Death€KnellÐ ˆ8  Ðof€Pure€Scriptureóóðð€was€written€by€David€W.€Cloud€discussing€dynamic€equivalency.€€The€superiorÐ t$  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 Lü  ÐThe€typical€Bible€Ô_ÔcorrectorÔ_Ô€has€favorite€phrases,€or€buzz€words,€he€likes€to€use€when€correcting€yourÐ 8è  ÐBible:€phrases€like€ð ðThe€oldest€and€best€manuscripts€say...ðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?€ð ðIn€the€HebrewÐ $Ô  Ðthis€actually€means...ðð.€€ð ðIn€the€Greek€this€actually€means...ðð.€€ð ðMany€manuscripts€do€not€contain€thisÐ À Ðverseðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?€€Ô‡/Xè XXXè Ôð ð€These€verses€do€not€appear€in€the€most€trustworthy€manuscriptsðð.€Ð ü¬ ÐYea,€hath€God€said?Ô#†Xè XX/Xè 4›#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€ð ðThis€would€be€better€translated...ðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?Ô#†Xè XX/Xè ç›#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€ð ðThe€King€JamesÐ è˜ Ðtranslators...ðð.€€ð ðBetter....ðð.€€€ð ðThis€should€probably€read...ðð.€ð ðPerhaps€the€correct€reading€shouldÐ Ô„ Ðbe...ðð.€€Yea,€hath€God€said?Ô#†Xè XX/Xè kœ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€ð ðAnother€reading€translates€it...ðð.€€ð ðMany€manuscripts€omit...ðð.€Yea,Ð Àp Ðhath€God€said?Ô#†Xè XX/Xè €�#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€ð ðReliable€texts€insert...ðð.€€ð ðSome€texts€read...ðð.€€ð ðSome€texts€omit€this€phraseðð.€€Yea,Ð ¬\ Ðhath€God€said?Ô#†Xè XX/Xè 8ž#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€ð ðThe€better€reading€is...ðð.€€€Folks,€these€are€all€quotes.€To€all€of€this€we€say€hogwash!€Ð ˜H ÐWhat€drivel!€€Just€look€in€the€footnotes€of€the€typical€King€James€study€Bible;€even€those€out€ofÐ „4 Ðð ðconservativeðð€(with€tongue€in€cheek)€institutions.€€The€ð ðòòKJV€Ryrie€Study€Bibleóóðð€is€consumed€withÐ p  Ðthe€cancer€of€Bible€correcting.€€I€have€not€had€time€to€complete€the€count€for€the€whole€of€the€ð ðòòKJVÐ \  ÐRyrie€Study€Bibleóóðð,€but€Charles€C.€Ryrie€believes€you€have€at€least€88€errors€in€your€King€JamesÐ Hø ÐBible€between€Genesis€1:1€and€Judges€6:22.€€Amazing!€€Then€why€did€he€sign€his€name€to€somethingÐ 4 ä Ðthat€has€so€many€errors€in€it?€€Money€ð!ð€filthy€lucre!€€He€also€wanted€to€graciously€show€you€someÐ  !Ð Ðof€his€ð ðChristianðð€scholarship.€€Sad€and€so€wicked.€€There€is€no€sure€word€of€prophecy€in€all€that;Ð  "¼ Ðonly€doubt.€€What€an€abomination€before€Ô_ÔGod!Ô_ÔÐ ø"¨ ÐThe€ultimate€effect,€and€dare€we€say€goal,€of€all€this€ð ðwell€meaningðð€Satanic€ð ðscholarshipðð€is€to€castÐ ä#” Ðdoubt€on€the€truth,€accuracy,€authority,€inerrancy,€and€infallibility€of€Godððs€preserved€word€for€theÐ Ð$€  ÐEnglish€speaking€peoples.€€That€preserved€word€is€the€1611€King€James€Bible.€€The€ultimate€goalÐ ¼%l! Ðis€to€have€any€Bible€just€so€it€is€not€the€King€James€Bible.Ô#†Xè XX/Xè Ÿ#Ô€€When€these€wicked€Bible€correctingÐ ¨&X" Ðscholars€refer€to€ð ðthe€oldest€and€best€manuscriptsðð,€they€are€almost€always€referring€to€only€five€outÐ ”'D # Ðof€over€5,255€manuscripts.€€Huh??€Thatððs€right!!€€That€is€less€than€1%€of€the€available€manuscriptÐ €(0!$ Ðevidence.€€Generally,€when€a€Bible€Ô_ÔcorrectorÔ_Ô€uses€any€of€the€correcting€statements€from€the€previousÐ l)"% Ðparagraph,€they€are€using€these€five€corrupt€manuscripts€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible.€€These€fiveÐ X*#& Ðmanuscripts€are:(1)€Aleph€(Ô‡0X‹$XXXè ÔÔHEUS.,ÔÔ‡0¼ï�»X0X‹$ÔaÔUS.,HE.,¼§ÔÔ#†¼´°»»0¼ï��§#ÔØØÔ#†Xè X»¼´°Î§#Ô)€=€Sinaiticus€€(2)€A=€Alexandrinus€(3)€B=€Vaticanus€(4)€C=€EphraemiÐ D+ô#' ÐÔ_ÔRescriptus€€(5)€€Dð!ð€Bezae€Cantabrigiensis.€€Jack€Moorman€in€quoting€Herman€Hoskier€states:Ð P ÐÌà8  àð ðThese€five€are€the€primary€reason€why€we€have€so€many€modern€versions€todayÐ ( Ø Ðòò"based€on€older€and€better€manuscripts€than€the€Authorized€Version."óóÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€HermanÐ  Ä ÐHoskier€in€òò"Codex€B€and€its€Allies"óó€said,€òò"There€are€over€3000€real€differencesÐ  ° Ðbetween€Aleph€and€B€in€the€Gospels€alone!"óó€This€is€the€kind€of€"foundation"€that€oneÐ ì œ Ðhas€in€the€new€versions.šÔ#†Xè XX"Xè õ©#Ôðð(ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð,€pages€112€and€115)ÐØ ˆÐ 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 œL  Ðthe€evidence€presented€in€the€above€paragraph,€we€would€have€to€conclude€that€the€modernist,Ð ˆ8  Ðunbelieving€scholars€are€nothing€more€than€idolaters€who€worship€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus€to€theÐ t$  Ðexclusion€of€all€the€facts€and€evidence.€€The€true€objective€of€these€ð ðscholarsðð€is€to€find€and€use€anyÐ `  Ðreading€that€conflicts€with€the€Greek€and€Hebrew€Received€Text€or€the€King€James€Bible.€€TheÐ Lü  Ðobjective€is€not€accuracy,€but€to€overthrow€the€King€James€Bible!€€Of€the€five€manuscripts€listedÐ 8è  Ðabove,€Ô‡/Xè XXXè Ôwhen€discussing€Biblical€text€preservation€on€pages€11„13€of€his€book€ð ðòòThe€Traditional€TextÐ $Ô  Ðof€the€Holy€Gospelsóóðð,€Dean€John€Burgon€had€this€to€say:Ð À ÐÌà8  àð ðI€am€utterly€disinclined€to€believe€ð!ð€so€grossly€improbable€does€it€seem€ð!ð€that€at€theÐ è˜ Ðend€of€1800€years€995€copies€out€of€every€thousand,€suppose,€will€proveÐ Ô„ Ðuntrustworthy;€and€that€the€one,€two,€three,€four,€or€five€which€remain,€whoseÐ Àp Ðcontents€were€till€yesterday€as€good€as€unknown,€will€be€found€to€have€retained€theÐ ¬\ Ðsecret€of€what€the€Holy€Spirit€originally€inspired.€€I€am€utterly€unable€to€believe,€inÐ ˜H Ðshort,€that€Godððs€promise€has€so€entirely€failed,€that€at€the€end€of€1800€years€muchÐ „4 Ðof€the€text€of€the€Gospel€had€in€point€of€fact€to€be€picked€by€a€German€critic€out€ofÐ p  Ða€waste„paper€basket€in€the€convent€of€St.€Catherine;€and€that€the€entire€text€had€toÐ \  Ðbe€remodelled€after€the€pattern€set€by€a€couple€of€copies€which€had€remained€inÐ Hø Ðneglect€during€fifteen€centuries,€and€had€probably€owed€their€survival€to€that€neglect;Ð 4 ä Ðwhilst€hundreds€of€others€had€been€thumbed€to€pieces,€and€had€bequeathed€theirÐ  !Ð Ðwitness€to€copies€made€from€them.ðð€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè é®#ÔÐ "¼Ð Ð  ÐÌTo€that€we€would€have€to€say€a€resounding€amen!Ð ä#” ÐÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔConcerning€the€corrupt€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus€manuscripts€Jack€Moorman€makes€the€followingÐ Ð$€  Ðobservation:€Ð ¼%l! ÐÌà8  àð ðDean€John€Burgon,€who€spent€many€years€examining€both€MSS€said,€òò"It€is€in€factÐ ”'D # Ðeasier€to€find€two€consecutive€verses€in€which€these€two€MSS€differ,€than€twoÐ €(0!$ Ðconsecutive€verses€in€which€they€entirely€agree.šóóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè µ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€òòÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ç¶#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô`€ð ðDean€John€Burgon€in€commentingÐ l)"% Ðon€three€of€these€manuscripts€assures€us:€ð ðWe€venture€to€assure€you,€without€aÐ X*#& Ðparticle€of€hesitation,€that€Aleph,€B€and€D€are€three€of€the€most€scandalously€corruptÐ D+ô#' Ðcopies€extant.€They€have€become€the€depositories€of€the€largest€amount€of€fabricatedÐ 0,à$( Ðreadings,€ancient€blunders,€and€intentional€perversions€of€truth,€which€areÐ P Ðdiscoverable€in€any€known€copies€of€the€word€of€God.ððšóóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè -·#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ôðð(ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð,€Ô_ÔpagesÐ <ì Ð115€and€119)Ð( ØÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€objective€of€Satan€is€to€have€the€pure€Word€of€God€sacrificed€on€his€altar€in€the€temple€ofÐ  ° Ðintellectual€idolatry€that€has€as€its€chief€four€cornerstones:€(1)€the€Roman€Catholic€controlled€BibleÐ ì œ Ðsocieties,€(2)€the€Roman€Catholic€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus€texts,€(3)€the€Roman€Catholic€WestcottÐ Ø ˆ Ðand€Hort€textual€theory,€and€(4)€the€unbelief€of€modern€scholarship.€€Ever€since€Romanism€lost€theÐ Ä t Ðbattle€to€deny€the€common€man€the€Scriptures,€they€have€through€the€subterfuge€of€textual€criticism,Ð °` Ðscholarolatry,€and€Jesuit€intrigue€sought€to€overthrow€the€Christian€belief€in€the€truth,€accuracy,Ð œL  Ðauthority,€inerrancy,€and€infallibility€of€Godððs€preserved€wordÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ~¹#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€in€the€reliable,€God€honoredÐ ˆ8  Ðtranslations€into€foreign€languages€as€well€as€English.€€The€King€James€Bible€has€been€the€object€ofÐ t$  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 Lü  Ðof€its€beginning€the€struggles€of€William€Tyndale€against€Romanism.€€Quoting€from€page€212€ofÐ 8è  ÐJack€Moormanððs€book€ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð(talking€about€Tyndale):Ð $Ô  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xè XX/Xè I½#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔIt€was€then,€in€disputing€with€a€learned€man€who€put€the€Pope's€laws€above€God'sÐ ü¬ Ðlaws,€that€he€made€his€famous€vow,€òò"If€God€spare€my€life,€ere€many€years,€I€willÐ è˜ Ðcause€a€boy€that€driveth€a€plough€shall€know€more€of€the€Scripture€than€thou€doest."šóóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè À#ÔÐ Ô„ ÐÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔFrom€that€moment€until€he€was€burnt€at€the€stake,€his€life€was€one€of€continualÐ Àp Ðsacrifice€and€persecution.Ô#†Xè XX"Xè ‰Á#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ԀЬ\Ð Ð  ÐÌIf€you€would€like€to€read€more€information€concerning€the€bloody€trail€of€human€suffering,€carnage,Ð „4 Ðand€persecution€that€was€strewn€with€the€bodies€of€Bible€believing€ChristiansÔ#†Xè XX/Xè IÂ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€by€the€Roman€CatholicÐ p  ÐChurch,€read€the€book€ð ðòòRome€And€The€Bibleóóðð€by€David€W.€Cloud.€€That€this€carnage€had€the€officialÐ \  Ðsanction€of€the€Roman€Catholic€Church€is€proved€by€this€quote€from€page€42€of€ð ðòòRome€And€TheÐ Hø ÐBibleóóðð:Ð 4 ä ÐÌà8  àIt€was€during€the€reign€of€Innocent€III€(1198„1216)€that€the€Inquisition€formallyÐ  "¼ Ðbegan.€€Though€it€is€obvious€from€the€previous€facts€that€Bible„believers€had€beenÐ ø"¨ Ðpersecuted€by€the€Roman€Catholic€church€for€centuries€before€this,€Innocent€IIIÐ ä#” Ðsystematized€the€Inquisition€more€thoroughly€than€his€predecessors.€€This€popeÐ Ð$€  Ðdeclared€that€heretics€should€forfeit€their€lives.€€He€also€forbade€the€people€to€readÐ ¼%l! Ðthe€Bible€in€their€own€language.€€In€the€year€1215€Innocent€III€issued€a€statementÐ ¨&X" Ðwhich€commanded€ð ðthat€they€should€be€seized€for€trial€and€penalties,€WHOÐ ”'D # ÐENGAGE€IN€THE€TRANSLATION€OF€THE€SACRED€VOLUMES,€or€who€holdÐ €(0!$ Ðsecret€conventicles,€or€who€assume€the€office€of€preaching€without€the€authority€ofÐ l)"% Ðtheir€superiors;€against€whom€process€shall€be€commenced,€without€any€permissionÐ X*#& Ðof€appealðð€(J.€P.€Callender,€òòIllustrations€of€Poperyóó,€1838,€p.€387).€€Innocent€ð ðdeclaredÐ D+ô#' Ðthat€as€by€the€old€law,€the€beast€touching€the€holy€mount€was€to€be€stoned€to€death,Ð 0,à$( Ðso€simple€and€uneducated€men€were€not€to€touch€the€Bible€or€venture€to€preach€itsÐ P Ðdoctrinesðð€(Schaff,€òòHistory€of€the€Christian€Churchóó,€VI,€p.€723).Ð<ìÐ Ð  ÐÌInnocent€(???€huh?).€€Innocentððs€idea€of€penalties€was€to€kill€the€victim€and€their€entire€family.€€ThenÐ  Ä Ðtake€every€thing€they€owned.€€They€had€to€make€money€somehow€since€they€would€not€allowÐ  ° Ðthemselves€to€sell€perversions€of€the€Bible€to€the€ð ðsimple€and€uneducatedðð€common€man.€€Since€thisÐ ì œ Ðsimple€and€uneducated€common€man€can€no€longer€be€denied€his€Bible€an€attempt€is€made€to€makeÐ Ø ˆ Ðhim€doubt€his€Bible€or€to€make€him€believe€that€he€cannot€understand€the€Bible€without€the€textualÐ Ä t Ðcritic€and€scholar€(ò òòòthe€new€priests;€some€even€Jesuit€priestsóóó ó).€€These€new€priests€have€deceived€mostÐ °` Ðpreachers€and€teachers€in€Christian€pulpits€and€classrooms.Ð œL  Ðò òó óMany€of€our€fundamental€Baptist€preachers€and€teachers€have€sit€at€the€feet€of€unbelieving€and/orÐ ˆ8  Ðapostate€textual€critics,€textual€scholars,€Bible€college€professors,€teachers,€and€preachers€whoÐ t$  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 Lü  Ðpreacher€or€teacher€€ò òEVERó ó€use€the€Hebrew€or€the€Greek€to€correct€the€King€James.€€If€you€do,€thoseÐ 8è  Ðsitting€under€you€would€be€justified€in€boisterously€denouncing€you€as€the€walk€out€in€protest.€Ð (Ø  ÐBefore€you€decide€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible€just€sit€down€and€do€not€even€open€your€mouth.€Ð Ä ÐIn€other€words,€just€SHUT€UP!€€€Consider€this.€€That€little€Greek€or€Hebrew€nugget€that€you€put€inÐ ° Ðyour€mouth€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible€with€stinks€worse€than€a€hunk€of€skunk€sprayedÐ ìœ Ðlimburger€cheese€when€it€comes€out€of€the€sewer€of€your€mouth.€€It€comes€to€your€mouth€from€theР؈ Ðseptic€tank€of€your€mind.Ô#†Xè XX/Xè qÃ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€It€is€an€abuse€of€the€Word€of€God€and€pastoral€and€teaching€authority€toÐ Ät Ðcorrect€the€Bible€from€the€pulpit€or€lectern.€€Before€you€consider€correcting€the€Bible,€consider€this.€Ð °` ÐGod€said€through€David€in€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè ‚Ò#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòPsalm€138:2:óó€€€ð ðI€will€worship€toward€thy€holy€temple,€and€praise€thyÐ œL Ðname€for€thy€lovingkindness€and€for€thy€truth:€for€thou€hast€magnified€thy€word€above€all€thy€nameðð.Ð ˆ8 ÐØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ºÓ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔNotice€that€God€MAGNIFIED€HIS€WORD€even€above€all€His€name.€€Each€time€we€teach€or€preachÐ t$ 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 Lü ÐWe€also€need€to€be€very€careful€even€when€we€use€the€Greek€or€Hebrew€to€support€the€King€JamesÐ 8 è ÐBible.€€Frequent€use€of€the€Hebrew€and€the€Greek€to€support€the€King€James€Bible€might€leadÐ $!Ô Ðsomeone€to€the€impression€that€somehow€or€other€the€English€is€not€quite€good€enough.€€It€could€leadÐ "À Ðpeople€to€suspect€or€believe€that€you€lack€confidence€in€your€King€James€Bible.€€Most€of€the€time,Ð ü"¬ Ðan€appeal€to€the€Greek€or€the€Hebrew€(even€when€used€in€the€positive€sense€of€supporting€the€KingÐ è#˜ ÐJames€Bible)€is€an€appeal€to€intellectual€pride.€€Most€of€us€would€be€better€off€not€to€do€it.€€We€areÐ Ô$„  Ðnot€saying€do€not€ever€used€the€Greek€to€support€the€King€James€Bible.€€We€are€saying€you€must€beÐ À%p! Ðvery€careful€when€you€do€it.€€For€most€of€us,€it€is€hard€enough€to€teach€and€preach€in€English.€€ManyÐ ¬&\" Ðtimes€we€do€not€understand€the€power€and€forceÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ìÔ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€of€the€English€before€we€start€propounding€andÐ ˜'H # Ðexpounding€upon€the€power€and€force€of€the€Greek.€€ð ðÔ#†Xè XX/Xè VÚ#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔFor€the€word€of€God€òòisóó€quick,€and€powerful,Ð „(4!$ Ðand€sharper€than€any€twoedged€sword,€piercing€even€to€the€dividing€asunder€of€soul€and€spirit,€andÐ p) "% Ðof€the€joints€and€marrow,€and€òòisóó€a€discerner€of€the€thoughts€and€intents€of€the€heartððØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Û#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô(Ô#†Xè XX/Xè ‚Ü#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè 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 H+ø#' ÐBible€corrector,€textual€critic,€textual€scholar,€and€publishing€houses??Ô#†Xè XX"Xè ÅÜ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÐ 4,ä$( ÐNever€tryÔ#†Xè XX/Xè Þ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€to€€use€the€English€to€correct€the€Greek€Textus€Receptus,€Hebrew€Masoretic€Text,€or€anyÐ P Ðfaithful€translations€of€the€Bible€into€other€languages.€€By€faithful€translations,€we€mean€foreignÐ <ì Ðlanguage€translations€that€are€based€upon€the€Greek€Textus€Receptus€and€the€Hebrew€MasoreticÐ ( Ø ÐText.€€Also,€never€make€the€statement€that€the€Authorized€King€James€Version€of€1611€is€newÐ  Ä Ðrevelation€as€some€have.€€If€you€state€that€the€1611€is€new€revelation,€you€would€have€to€believe€thatÐ  ° ÐGod€denied€the€full€revelation€of€His€truth€to€His€Church€for€well€over€1,500€years.Ð ì œ ÐTo€say€that€some€word€or€phrase€could€have€been€translated€differently€is€not€to€state€that€it€shouldÐ Ø ˆ Ðhave€been€translated€differently.€€To€say€that€something€could€have€been€translated€differently€is€notÐ Ä t Ðto€say€that€something€is€in€error.€€To€state€that€the€King€James€Bible€is€in€error€is€to€state€that€God€Ð °` Ðis€wrong€and€has€been€wrong€for€almost€400€years.€€It€is€inconceivable€that€God€would€have€allowedÐ œL  Ðthe€English€speaking€peoples€to€have€a€Bible€for€one€day€that€was€wrong,€much€less€almost€400Ð ˆ8  Ðyears.€€God€gave€us€the€most€complete€and€the€most€beautiful€work€of€prose€ever€published€in€theÐ t$  ÐEnglish€language€when€He€gave€us€the€King€James€Bible.€€In€short,€God€gave€us€a€perfect€book€withÐ `  Ðthe€perfect€plan€of€the€ages€whose€express€purpose€is€to€present€a€perfect€Saviour.Ð Lü  ÐMany€complain€about€the€archaic€language€and€words€that€are€in€the€King€James€Bible.€€I€can€do€noÐ 8è  Ðbetter€than€quoting€Edward€F.€Hills€from€page€218€of€ð ðòòThe€King€James€Version€Defendedóóðð:€Ð $Ô  ÐÌà8  àð ðIn€the€first€place,€the€English€of€the€King€James€Version€is€not€the€English€of€theÐ ü¬ Ðearly€17th€century.€To€be€exact,€it€is€not€a€type€of€English€that€was€ever€spokenÐ è˜ Ðanywhere.€It€is€biblical€English,€which€was€not€used€on€ordinary€occasions€even€byÐ Ô„ Ðthe€translators€who€produced€the€King€James€Version.€As€H.€Wheeler€RobinsonÐ Àp Ð(1940)€pointed€out,€one€need€only€compare€the€preface€written€by€the€translators€withÐ ¬\ Ðthe€text€of€their€translation€to€feel€the€difference€in€style.€€And€the€observations€of€W.Ð ˜H ÐA.€Irwin€(1952)€are€to€the€same€purport.€The€King€James€Version,€he€reminds€us,Ð „4 Ðowes€its€merit,€not€to€17th-century€Englishð"ðwhich€was€very€differentð"ðbut€to€itsÐ p  Ðfaithful€translation€of€the€original.€Its€style€is€that€of€the€Hebrew€and€of€the€NewÐ \  ÐTestament€Greek.€€Even€in€their€use€of€òòthee€óóand€òòthouóó€the€translators€were€notÐ Hø Ðfollowing€17th-century€English€usage€but€biblical€usage,€for€at€the€time€theseÐ 4 ä Ðtranslators€were€doing€their€work€these€singular€forms€had€already€been€replaced€byÐ  !Ð Ðthe€plural€òòyouóó€in€polite€conversation.Ô#†Xè XX/Xè aÞ#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔððÐ "¼Ð Ð  ÐÌArchaic€language€and€phrases€are€not€the€issue.€€Surely,€the€textual€critics€and€scholars€are€not€soÐ ä#” Ðnaive€as€to€believe€that€someone€who€is€to€lazy€to€look€up€some€old,€ð ðarchaicðð€English€word€in€anÐ Ð$€  ÐEnglish€dictionary€will€take€the€time€and€effort€to€break€out€his€Hebrew€or€Greek€lexicon€to€shedÐ ¼%l! Ðmore€ð ðlight€and€understandingðð€on€a€word€or€passage€in€their€ð ðarchaicðð€1611€Authorized€Version.€Ð ¨&X" ÐNeither€would€that€same€lazy€individual€take€time€to€look€up€that€more€complex,€multi„syllabledÐ ”'D # Ðword€that€they€find€in€their€most€recent€version€of€the€ð ðòòNew€International€Versionóóðð.€€The€King€JamesÐ €(0!$ ÐBible€is€written€on€a€lower€grade€level€than€any€of€the€modern€translations€(see€ð ðòòThe€ComparativeÐ l)"% ÐReadability€of€the€Authorized€Versionóó€by€D.€A.€Waite,€Jr.).€€The€translation€of€1611€took€the€EnglishÐ X*#& Ðlanguage€to€its€highest€level.€€It€was€through€the€very€words€of€God€that€the€English€languageÐ D+ô#' Ðmagnified€itself€to€produce€the€most€beautiful€and€rhythmic€piece€of€prose€that€has€ever€been€written.€Ð 0,à$( ÐSir€Frederick€Kenyon€(textual€scholar)€stated€thatÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ë#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô:€ð ðIt€is€a€simple€truth€that€as€literature€the€EnglishÐ P ÐAuthorized€Version€is€superior€to€the€original€Greekðð.€€The€Bible€is€a€holy€book€and€its€languageÐ <ì Ðdoes€not€belong€in€the€gutter€of€modern€English€slang,€lingo,€and€colloquial€expressions.€€When€GodÐ ( Ø Ðspeaks€through€His€Word€it€should€immediately€sound€different€from€some€modern€magazine,Ð  Ä Ðnewspaper,€or€periodical.€€God€set€the€example€for€what€our€language€should€be€in€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè jð#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ôòò1€CorinthiansÐ  ° Ð2:13:€óóð ðWhich€things€also€we€speak,€not€in€the€words€which€manððs€wisdom€teacheth,€but€which€theÐ ì œ ÐHoly€Ghost€teacheth;€comparing€spiritual€things€with€spiritualðð.ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ªò#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÐ Ø ˆ ÐIt€was€God€the€Son€who€said€in€òòJohn€16:13„15óó€that€He,€God€the€Holy€Spirit,€would€guide€us€into€allÐ Ä t Ðtruth.€€Now,€that€was€a€promise€that€was€given€to€the€òòò òbelieveró óóó€and€not€to€some€unbelieving€scholarÐ °` Ðor€unbelieving€textual€critic€whose€constant€question€is:€ð ðYea,€hath€God€Said?ðð€€God€did€not€promiseÐ  P  Ðto€send€some€scornful,€pompous,€unbelieving€heathen€Greek€or€Hebrew€scholars€and/or€philosophersÐ Œ<  Ðto€lead€us€into€all€truth.€€Neither€did€he€promise€to€send€some€elitist,€intellectually€proud,€BibleÐ x(  Ðcorrecting,€apostate€preachers€or€teachers€to€lead€Christians€into€all€truth.€€Jack€Moorman€said€thisÐ d  Ðon€page€251€of€his€book€ð ðòòForever€Settledóóðð:€Ð P  ÐÌà8  àòòò òÔ#†Xè XX/Xè áó#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ôóóó óð ðSomething€other€than€an€acquaintanceship,€more€or€less,€with€a€crushing€mass€ofÐ (Ø  Ðintricate€details€in€the€Hebrew€and€the€Greek€is€necessary€to€be€a€successful€translatorÐ Ä Ðof€God's€Holy€Word.€God's€Holy€Spirit€must€assistðð.ò òòòšóóó óÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ~÷#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€When€we€rely€on€manððsÐ ° Ðknowledge€we€are€leaning€on€our€own€understanding.€€ÐìœÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€product€of€manððs€knowledge€is€Gnosticism€which€is€nothing€more€than€a€belief€in€a€multiplicityÐ Ät Ðof€gods.€€Gnosticism€has€as€its€root€word€the€Greek€word€ð ðgnosisðð€which€is€where€we€get€our€EnglishÐ °` Ðword€ð ðknowledgeðð€from.€€Gnosticism€has€as€its€bedfellows€the€heresies€of€Docetism,€Adoptionism,Ð œL ÐSabellianism,€and€Arianism.€€Gnosticism€had€many€gods€including€three€separate€representations€ofÐ ˆ8 Ðð ðdeityðð€in€the€forms€of€the€Logos,€Christ,€and€Jesus€(yes€Jesus€separated€from€Christ).€€DocetismÐ t$ Ðdenied€the€human€nature€of€Christ.€€Adoptionism€teaches€that€Jesus€was€born€a€mere€man€and€onlyÐ ` Ðbecame€the€Son€of€God€when€he€was€€ð ðAdoptedðð€by€God€through€the€indwelling€of€the€Logos€andÐ Lü Ðthe€descent€of€the€Holy€Spirit€(hence€men€may€become€gods€by€the€same€process).€€SabellianismÐ 8 è Ðteaches€that€God€merely€manifested€himself€in€three€òòò òseparateó óóó€ways:€the€Father,€the€Son,€the€HolyÐ $!Ô ÐSpirit€(thus€denying€the€Trinity,€or€the€tri„unity€of€the€Godhead).€€Arianism€is€the€teaching€that€theÐ "Ä ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€was€created€by€God€(This€makes€Christ€a€god€among€many€gods€ð!ð€a€twist€onÐ #° ÐGnosticism€ð!ð€rather€than€God€the€Son.€€This€is€the€heresy€of€the€Jehovah€Witnesses.).€€GnosticismÐ ì#œ Ðexalts€manððs€knowledge€above€the€authority€of€a€single,€unified€Triune€Godhead.€€Gnosticism€isÐ Ø$ˆ  Ðanother€way€of€saying:€ð ðWe€will€have€no€one€God€over€usððÔ#†Xè XX/Xè Þø#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€because€that€would€constitute€one€final,Ð Ä%t! Ðabsolute€authority€over€us.Ð °&`" ÐMost€of€the€early€correctors€of€the€Bible€and€textual€critics€were€Gnostics€such€as€Tatian,€ClementÐ œ'L # Ðof€Alexander,€and€Origen.€€The€NIV€Inclusive€Language€Bible€is€the€product€of€a€modern€dayÐ ˆ(8!$ ÐGnosticism€that€had€its€roots€in€the€ancient€heresy€that€God€was€both€father€and€mother€ð!ð€a€teachingÐ t)$"% Ðthat€influenced€Clement€of€Alexander.€€The€heresy€of€Universalism€is€a€twist€on€the€early€heresy€ofÐ `*#& ÐGnosticism€because€Universalism€effectively€sees€a€multiplicity€of€gods€since€it€sees€universalÐ L+ü#' Ðsalvation€for€all€of€mankind€ð!ð€hence€any€god€will€do.€€Unitarians€are€Universalists.€€Mormons€areÐ 8,è$( Ðeffectively€Universalists€also.€€Mormons€are€the€Gnostics€of€Gnostics.€€Mormons€have€so€refined€theÐ P Ðancient€heresy€of€Gnosticism€that€it€is€now€disguised€as€an€angel€of€light€(òò2€Corinthians€11:14óó).€€TheÐ <ì Ðeffect€of€Gnosticism€is€to€exalt€manððs€knowledge€above€the€final€authority€of€an€absolute€God€andÐ ( Ø Ðan€absolute€final€authority€of€an€unchanging€Word€of€God.€€With€an€unchanging€Word€of€God€thereÐ  Ä Ðwould€be€no€need€to€provide€filthy€lucre€for€the€apostate,€unbelieving€textual€critic;€filthy€lucre€forÐ  ° Ðthe€Greek€scholar;€filthy€lucre€for€the€copyright€owner;€filthy€lucre€for€the€apostate€fundamentalistÐ ì œ ÐBible€correctors€at€Bob€Jones€University,€any€Southern€Baptist€Seminary,€Moody€Bible€Institute,Ð Ø ˆ ÐCentral€Baptist€Theological€Seminary,€Tennessee€Temple,€Detroit€Baptist€Seminary,€etc.€€HenceÐ Ä t Ðmoney€becomes€the€final€authority€rather€than€the€Word€of€God.€€Ð °` ÐThe€fundamental€problem€with€the€unbelieving€scholar€is€that€they€lack€the€foundation,€or€theÐ œL  Ðbeginning€of€knowledge,€that€is€required€by€God.€€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè þÿ#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòProverbs€1:7óó€tells€us:€òòð ðóóThe€fear€of€the€LORD€isÐ ˆ8  Ðthe€beginning€of€knowledge:€but€fools€despise€wisdom€and€instructionðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè 1#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòProverbs€9:10óó€tells€us:Ð t$  Ðð ðThe€fear€of€the€LORD€is€the€beginning€of€wisdom:€and€the€knowledge€of€the€holy€is€understandingðð.ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè " #ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ԀР`  ÐMight€I€add,€that€true€wisdom€is€knowledge€enlightened€by€the€Holy€Ghost€who€grants€spiritualÐ Lü  Ðunderstanding€and€discernment.€€The€natural€man,€and€therefore,€the€natural€scholar€lacks€theÐ 8è  Ðspiritual€discernment,€the€spiritual€understanding,€and€the€spiritual€motivation€to€handle€the€WordÐ $Ô  Ðof€God€without€deceit.Ô#†Xè XX/Xè  #ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€€Concerning€wisdom€and€spiritual€discernment,€the€Word€of€God€clearlyÐ À Ðstates€in€òò1€Corinthians€2:13„14:€óóÐ ü¬ ÐÌà8  à13Which€things€also€we€speak,€not€in€the€words€which€manððs€wisdom€teacheth,€butÐ Ô„ Ðwhich€the€Holy€Ghost€teacheth;€comparing€spiritual€things€with€spiritual.€14But€theÐ Àp Ðnatural€man€receiveth€not€the€things€of€the€Spirit€of€God:€for€they€are€foolishness€untoÐ ¬\ Ðhim:€neither€can€he€know€them,€because€they€are€spiritually€discerned.€Ô_ÔØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Ù #ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ôòò1Ô_Ô€CorinthiansÐ ˜H Ð2:13„14óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè c#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔЄ4Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€unbelieving€scholar€has€had€their€understanding€darkened€by€the€ignorance€that€is€in€their€hearts.Ð \  ÐGod€said€in€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè ä#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòEphesians€4:18óó:€ð ð18€Having€the€understanding€darkened,€being€alienated€from€the€lifeÐ Hø Ðof€God€through€the€ignorance€that€is€in€them,€because€of€the€blindness€of€their€heartðð.€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Í#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔThe€crux€ofÐ 4 ä Ðthe€problem€for€the€unbelieving€scholar€lies€in€what€God€has€said€in€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè í#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòIsaiah€55:7„11óó:òò€óóÐ  !Ð ÐÌà8  à7€Let€the€wicked€forsake€his€way,€and€the€unrighteous€man€his€thoughts:€and€let€himÐ ø"¨ Ðreturn€unto€the€LORD,€and€he€will€have€mercy€upon€him;€and€to€our€God,€for€he€willÐ ä#” Ðabundantly€pardon.€€€8€For€my€thoughts€òòareóó€not€your€thoughts,€neither€òòareóó€your€waysÐ Ð$€  Ðmy€ways,€saith€the€LORD.€9€For€òòasóó€the€heavens€are€higher€than€the€earth,€so€are€myÐ ¼%l! Ðways€higher€than€your€ways,€and€my€thoughts€than€your€thoughts.€10€For€as€the€rainÐ ¨&X" Ðcometh€down,€and€the€snow€from€heaven,€and€returneth€not€thither,€but€watereth€theÐ ”'D # Ðearth,€and€maketh€it€bring€forth€and€bud,€that€it€may€give€seed€to€the€sower,€and€breadÐ €(0!$ Ðto€the€eater:€11€So€shall€my€word€be€that€goeth€forth€out€of€my€mouth:€it€shall€notÐ l)"% Ðreturn€unto€me€void,€but€it€shall€accomplish€that€which€I€please,€and€it€shall€prosperÐ X*#& Ðòòin€the€thingóó€whereto€I€sent€it.€òòIsaiah€55:7„11óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ”#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€€ÐD+ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÐ 0,à$( ÐThe€wicked,€or€apostate,€€scholar€has€forsaken€the€way€of€the€Lord.€€The€unbelieving€scholar€isÐ P Ðunrighteous€in€his€thoughts.€€The€unbelieving€scholar€has€not€trusted€in€the€Lord.€€Therefore,€thatÐ <ì Ðscholarððs€path€is€not€directed€toward€the€thoughts€and€ways€of€the€Lord.€€€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè #ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòProverbs€3:5„6óó€says:€ðð5Ð ( Ø ÐTrust€in€the€LORD€with€all€thine€heart;€and€lean€not€unto€thine€own€understanding.€6€In€all€thy€waysÐ  Ä Ðacknowledge€him,€and€he€shall€direct€thy€pathsðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Î#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÐ  ° ÐAnother€issue€that€bears€heavy€on€what€translation€God€would€put€His€stamp€of€approval€on,€is€theÐ ì œ Ðissue€of€holiness.€€Holiness€stems€from€belief.€€Unbelief€is€an€opposite€of€holiness.€€It€was€God€whoÐ Ø ˆ Ðsaid€inòò€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè #ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô2€Peter€1:19„21óó:€Ð Ä t ÐÌà8  à19€We€have€also€a€more€sure€word€of€prophecy;€whereunto€ye€do€well€that€ye€takeÐ œL  Ðheed,€as€unto€a€light€that€shineth€in€a€dark€place,€until€the€day€dawn,€and€the€day€starÐ ˆ8  Ðarise€in€your€hearts:€20€Knowing€this€first,€that€no€prophecy€of€the€scripture€is€of€anyÐ t$  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.€òò2€Peter€1:19„21óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè V#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ô€ÐLü Ð Ð  ÐÌNotice€that€it€was€òòò òholy€men€of€Godó óóó€that€spakeØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè Ð#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô.€€Holy€men€of€God€are€saved€men.€€It€would€beÐ $Ô  Ðpreposterous€to€assume€that€God€would€give€His€Word€by€holy€men€and€then€would€not€provide€forÐ Ä Ðholy,€saved€men€to€translate€it.€€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè }#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔGod€said€in€òòTitus€1:15:óó€ð ð15€Unto€the€pure€all€things€òòareóó€pure:€butÐ ° Ðunto€them€that€are€defiled€and€unbelieving€òòisóó€nothing€pure;€but€even€their€mind€and€conscience€isÐ ìœ Ðdefiledðð.€Ô#†Xè XX"Xè —#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€Notice€that€God€said€that€nothing€is€pure€to€the€defiled€and€unbelieving.€€That€nothingР؈ Ðwould€include€the€very€words€of€God.€€God€also€said€here€that€the€mind€and€conscience€of€theÐ Ät Ðunbelieving€is€defiled.€€The€process€of€translation€is€reasoned€through€in€the€mind€and€conscience.€Ð °` ÐThe€mind€provides€the€cold€hard€facts.€€The€conscience€provides€the€reasoning€to€interpret€facts.€Ð œL ÐTranslation€is€interpreting€from€one€language€to€another€language.€€If€the€conscience€is€defiled,€howÐ ˆ8 Ðthen€can€that€which€comes€from€it€be€pure.€€Even€if€we€assume€a€neutral€mind€that€would€handle€theÐ t$ 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 Lü Ðtextual€critic,€scholar,€or€translator.€€Even€the€most€neutral€mind€of€the€unregenerate€natural€man€isÐ 8 è Ðat€enmity€with€God.Ð $!Ô ÐThe€question(s)€then€would€be€can€you€trust€an€unbelieving€critic€or€scholar€to€give€you€a€translationÐ "À Ðfrom€the€mind€of€God?;€what€about€a€unitarian€that€does€not€believe€in€the€deity€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ ü"¬ ÐChrist?;€what€about€the€universalist€who€believes€all€will€be€saved?;€what€about€the€one€who€doesÐ è#˜ Ðnot€believe€in€a€literal€hell,€the€literal€bodily€resurrection€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€literal€creationÐ Ô$„  Ðof€Genesis?;€what€about€the€one€who€believes€the€Old€Testament€books€are€but€a€collection€ofÐ À%p! ÐHebrew€myth€and€fiction?;€what€about€the€one€who€says€the€Scriptures€are€of€little€use€to€those€whoÐ ¬&\" Ðinterpret€them€literally?;€what€about€the€one€who€believes€that€Darwinððs€theory€of€evolution€isÐ ˜'H # Ðunanswerable?;€what€about€the€one€who€does€not€believe€in€the€Virgin€Birth?;€what€about€the€oneÐ „(4!$ Ðwho€would€equate€the€worship€of€Christ€with€the€worship€of€Mary?;€what€about€the€one€who€believesÐ p) "% 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 H+ø#' Ðregenerated€by€the€Spirit€of€God€is€no€longer€a€homosexual.€€They€are€a€delivered€Christian.€Ð 4,ä$( ÐHomosexuals€are€not€born.€€They€are€made.)?€€We€could€go€on€and€on€with€the€list€of€heresies,€butÐ P Ðthe€point€has€already€been€made.€€Such€is€the€ilk€of€many,€if€not€most,€modern€textual€critics,Ð <ì Ðscholars,€and€translators€whether€they€be€individual€translators€or€members€of€translationÐ ( Ø Ðcommittees.Ô#†Xè XX/Xè È#ÔÐ  Ä ÐÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔSo,€what€can€we€say€about€textual€criticism€and€scholarship?€€Most€€modern€textual€criticismÐ  ° Ðproceeds€from€unbelief€and€apostasy.€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè a+#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€When€speaking€of€lower€and€higher€textual€criticism,€let€meÐ ì œ Ðstate€that€no€Bible€believing€Christian€should€ever€be€an€advocate€of€higher€or€lower€criticism€exceptÐ Ø ˆ Ðas€a€means€to€defend€the€Received€Text(s)€and€the€King€James€Bible.€€Modern€Bible€criticism€doesÐ Ä t Ðnot€proceed€from€faith€in€God,€but€rather€proceeds€from€faith€in€manððs€ð ðscholarshipðð€which€is€aÐ °` Ðfoundation€built€on€quicksand.€€Unfortunately,€many€King€James€defenders€are€viciously€andÐ œL  Ðcondescendingly€presented€as€being€intellectual€dunces€who€are€uneducated,€ignorant,€and€incapableÐ ˆ8  Ðof€understanding€the€textual€issue€when€in€fact€the€opposite€is€true.€€Many€men€and€women€whoÐ t$  Ðdefend€the€King€James€Bible€have€suffered€the€brunt€of€mockery€and€derision€at€the€altar€of€sacrificeÐ `  Ðof€modern€ð ðscholarshipðð€(falsely€called€science),€philosophy,€and€textual€criticism.€€It€is€strange€ð!ðÐ Lü  Ðand€a€distortion€of€facts€ð!ð€that€an€anti€King€James€critic€would€accuse€King€James€people€of€creatingÐ 8è  Ðstrife€and€splitting€churches€because€we€stand€for€the€King€James€Bible.€€€When€confronted€with€thisÐ $Ô  Ðintellectual€dishonesty€the€King€James€Bible€believer€should€ask€the€question:€ð ðWho€was€there€first;Ð À Ðthe€King€James€Bible€believer€or€the€unbelieving,€apostate,€Bible€correcting€modernists€and€neo„Ð ü¬ Ðevangelicals?ðð€€The€answer€to€this€question€should€be€obvious€to€the€Christian€and€to€these€blindÐ è˜ Ðguides.€€Ð Ô„ ÐI€would€encourage€any€Christian€who€walks€into€a€church€that€is€not€using€the€King€James€Bible€toÐ Àp Ðturn€around€and€walk€out€immediately.€€Do€not€stay€and€stir€up€strife.€€When€confronted€with€theÐ ¬\ Ðtemptation€to€create€strife€within€a€congregation€on€€Bible€version€doctrine€your€response€should€beÐ ˜H ÐÔ#†Xè XX/Xè 9,#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòEphesians€5:11:€óóð ð€And€have€no€fellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reproveÐ „4 Ðòòthemððóó.€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè p4#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔYour€act€of€reproof€should€extend€only€to€your€getting€up€and€walking€out.€€Also,€rememberÐ p  Ðthe€admonishment€of€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè S5#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòRevelation€18:4:óó€ð ðAnd€I€heard€another€voice€from€heaven,€saying,€Come€outÐ \  Ðof€her,€my€people,€that€ye€be€not€partakers€of€her€sins,€and€that€ye€receive€not€of€her€plaguesðð.ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè 6#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€€The€Ð Hø Ðduty€of€any€King€James€Bible€believing€man€or€women€is€that€they€be€prepared€to€respond€to€attacksÐ 4 ä Ðon€the€King€James€Bible.€€As€a€Christian,€it€is€your€obligation€to€be€totally€informed€about€BibleÐ  !Ð Ðversion€doctrine.€€God€said€in€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè 67#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòHosea€4:6:€óóð ð€My€people€are€destroyed€for€lack€of€knowledge:€becauseÐ  "¼ Ðthou€hast€rejected€knowledge,€I€will€also€reject€thee,€that€thou€shalt€be€no€priest€to€me:€seeing€thouÐ ø"¨ Ðhast€forgotten€the€law€of€thy€God,€I€will€also€forget€thy€childrenðð.€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè  8#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€You€should€not€seekÐ ä#” Ðconfrontation,€but€neither€should€you€run€from€adversity.€€God€said€in€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè :#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔProverbs€24:10:€ð ð10€òòIfóó€thouÐ Ð$€  Ðfaint€in€the€day€of€adversity,€thy€strength€òòisóó€smallðð.€€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè É:#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€If€you€make€a€stand€for€the€King€James€Bible,Ð ¼%l! Ðyou€will€not€have€to€seek€confrontation€or€adversity€because€Satan,€the€adversary,€will€make€sure€youÐ ¨&X" Ðare€vexed€with€plenty€of€both.Ð ”'D # ÐIf€you€are€a€Christian€who€strongly€advocates€any€version€but€the€King€James€Bible,€I€wouldÐ €(0!$ Ðencourage€you€not€to€create€strife€in€a€congregation€that€will€only€use€the€King€James€Bible.€€For€inÐ l)"% Ðdoing€so€you€are€sowing€discord€among€the€brethren€which€is€one€of€the€seven€things€the€Lord€hatesÐ X*#& Ð(òòProverbs€6:16óó).€€If€you€are€a€Christian€who€strongly€advocates€any€version€but€the€King€JamesÐ D+ô#' ÐBible,Ô#†Xè XX/Xè –;#ÔÔ‡/Xè XXXè Ô€you€cannot€possibly€reject€the€King€James€Bible€for€the€same€reasons€that€a€King€JamesÐ 0,à$( Ðadvocate€rejects€your€version€of€the€Bible.€Ô#†Xè XX/Xè ¨>#Ô€€For€you€it€is€an€issue€of€scholarship.€€For€the€King€JamesÐ P Ðadvocate€it€is€first€an€issue€of€faith.€€All€issues€concerning€Bible€translations€should€proceed€firstÐ <ì Ðfrom€faith.€€Then,€and€only€then€should€scholarship€be€used€to€defend€the€Bible.Ð ( Ø Ðò òó óAfter€carefully€examining€all€the€facts€and€evidence€(and€not€simply€limited€to€that€which€is€in€thisÐ  Ä Ðshort€introduction),€we€would€€have€to€conclude€that€the€thought€processes€of€these€unbelievingÐ  ° Ðmodernist€scholars€and€textual€critics€is€purely€evolutionary.€€Do€not€miss€the€connection€betweenÐ ì œ Ðthat€statement€and€Darwinianism.€€The€theory€of€evolution€and€the€modernist€Bible€textual€theoriesÐ Ø ˆ Ðwere€conceived€in€the€hotbeds€of€the€German€rationalism€and€philosophy€that€had€polluted€andÐ Ä t Ðperverted€the€thought€processes€of€the€modernist€textual€scholars€and€critics€of€the€1800s.€€NoticeÐ °` Ðthat€I€did€not€use€the€word€Christian€in€relation€to€these€scholars.€€The€theories€of€evolution€andÐ œL  Ðmodern€textual€criticism€are€nothing€more€than€Satanic€religious€systems.€€Even€the€most€simpleÐ ˆ8  Ðminded,€unregenerate,€honest€man€would€reject€both€theories€if€they€were€objectively€presented€toÐ t$  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‡"Xè XXXè Ôòò1€Timothy€6:20:óó€ð ðOÐ Lü  ÐTimothy,€keep€that€which€is€committed€to€thy€trust,€avoiding€profane€òòandóó€vain€babblings,€andÐ 8è  Ðoppositions€of€òòò òscience€falsely€so€calledó óóóðð.€€That€which€had€been€committed€to€Timothy€were€the€veryÐ $Ô  Ðwords€of€God.ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ­E#Ô€€Consider€also€the€words€of€Paul€to€the€Colossians€in€Ô‡"Xè XXXè ÔòòColossians€2:8:óó€ð ðBeware€lestÐ Ä Ðany€man€spoil€you€through€philosophy€and€vain€deceit,€after€the€tradition€of€men,€after€the€rudimentsÐ ° Ðof€the€world,€and€not€after€Christðð.€€€ØØModern€textual€criticism€is€manððs€philosophy€whose€septicÐ ìœ ÐeffluentÔ#†Xè XX"Xè qG#Ô€is€nothing€other€than€profane€and€vain€babblings€and€deceit.€€Satan€is€the€father€of€these€liesР؈ Ðand€liars€(òòJohn€8:44óó).€€Modern€textual€criticism€is€of€the€things€of€hidden€dishonesty;€it€walks€inÐ Ät Ðcraftiness;€it€handles€the€Word€of€God€deceitfully;€it€is€a€false€angel€of€light;€it€is€the€product€of€falseÐ °` Ðprophets€and€teachers;€it€is€feigned€words€that€makes€merchandise€of€those€who€would€buy€theÐ œL Ðmodern€perversions€that€are€turned€out€of€the€money€mills€of€publishing€houses.€Modern€textualÐ ˆ8 Ðcriticism€is€not€after€Christ.€€In€short,€it€is€a€DAMNABLE€HERESY!€€We€close€with:Ð t$ Ðà8  àØØÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àTherefore€seeing€we€have€this€ministry,€as€we€have€received€mercy,€we€faint€not;€2Ð Lü ÐBut€have€renounced€the€hidden€things€of€dishonesty,€not€walking€in€craftiness,€norÐ 8 è Ðhandling€the€word€of€God€deceitfully;€but€by€manifestation€of€the€truth€commendingÐ $!Ô Ðourselves€to€every€manððs€conscience€in€the€sight€of€God.€€3€But€if€our€gospel€be€hid,Ð "À Ðit€is€hid€to€them€that€are€lost:€4€In€whom€the€god€of€this€world€hath€blinded€the€mindsÐ ü"¬ Ðof€them€which€believe€not,€lest€the€light€of€the€glorious€gospel€of€Christ,€who€is€theÐ è#˜ Ðimage€of€God,€should€shine€unto€them.€ØØÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ×K#ÔÔ‡"Xè XXXè Ôòò2€Corinthians€4:1„4óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ìN#Ôà È àÐÔ$„ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡"Xè XXXè ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àBut€there€were€false€prophets€also€among€the€people,€even€as€there€shall€be€falseÐ ¬&\" Ðteachers€among€you,€who€privily€shall€bring€in€damnable€heresies,€even€denying€theÐ ˜'H # ÐLord€that€bought€them,€and€bring€upon€themselves€swift€destruction.€2€And€manyÐ „(4!$ Ðshall€follow€their€pernicious€ways;€by€reason€of€whom€the€way€of€truth€shall€be€evilÐ p) "% 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 H+ø#' Ðdamnation€slumbereth€not.€òò2€Peter€2:1Ô_Ô„3óóÔ#†Xè XX"Xè ~O#ÔØØÔ‡/Xè XXXè ÔÔ_Ôà  àà p àà È àà  àÔ#†Xè XX/Xè ‹R#ÔØØ