In regards to his spiritual wellbeing the Bible is the most important thing for a Christian to own. It is central to his faith and without it he has no means of defining it. In the Bible are the teachings and sayings of prophets, apostles, disciples, and kings speaking by inspiration of God. The Bible contains the written scriptures which is the word of God. As it says in John 10:34-35:
‘34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;’
Here we see that the written law penned by the hands of scribes in a material document is referred to by Jesus himself as the word of God. Interesting to note is the fact that 1Peter 1:25 says that: ‘… the word of the Lord endureth for ever…’ And so those documents which were originally penned by these scribes (though the originals are now lost yet have been transcribed and transmitted to our generation) are to be described as the forever enduring word of God. But what does it mean that the word of the Lord endures forever? Could errors and mistakes have taken place in the word of God over the years either by design or by blunders? It is to be noted and assuredly agreed upon by the reader that it is none other then the divine author of this word who had this intention of preserving it. If this is hence agreed upon then it should further be acknowledged that it is by his power that this word has been preserved. So now is the divine author and preserver of his word also the underlying author of these blunders? Is it not written in 2Timothy 3:16 that: ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God…’ that is God who: ‘…cannot lie…’ (Titus 1:2)? Did the divine and perfect creator of the universe preserve his word with blunders in it? But it will be argued that God is not the author of the blunders but only those places which are properly transcribed. God’s word, it is said, is out there we are just unable to know how to exactly piece it together. It simply exists amongst the various differing manuscripts. But that’s like saying that the entire story of Moby Dick is contained in the Oxford English Dictionary and there’s just no way to know how to piece it together. If a shipwreck were to be discovered where the boat had been torn to pieces by a typhoon would it make any sense to describe the ship as preserved? No, you say? But surely it has been preserved until today amongst the various pieces. When one describes a beautiful antique painting as having been preserved do they not mean that the painting has been preserved in one piece without defect? Surely when God inspired Peter to write those words telling us that his word would endure forever he meant it would endure in one piece. And so it is contended that it is rather the doctrines which have been preserved. Yet it says that the “word” would endure forever and the word “doctrine” is not a synonym for the word “word”. Okay they shall say but perhaps it is here referring to the general message and not the specific words contained therein. Yet is this a satisfactory fulfillment of this great prophecy? We have already shown by the very words of our Lord and Saviour that the written word is the word of God. That is a written material document is called the word of God and it is the word contained in this document that endures forever. One will ask “But why is all this even important?” But is not this very question sacrilege? That is to suggest by asking the question that such an issue is not important? Did God inspire the words of this prophecy for nothing? Is this a passage of the Bible that we are to pass over as trivial? God went out of his way to tell us something and it is rude to ignore someone when they are trying to tell you something, not the very least of all when it is the divine creator of the universe who is telling it. So then why is it important? It is important that Gods word has been preserved because it is our spiritual sustenance. That is every word of it for it is written that:
‘…man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.’ (Deuteronomy 8:3)
And again in 2Timothy 3:16-17:
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
All scripture, every word of it, is given by inspiration of God and is all profitable for our spiritual sustenance even such verses as Matthew 17:21, Matthew 18:11, Mark 9:44, Mark 11:26, Acts 8:37, and especially 1John 5:7 (being removed and verse 8 split into two verses) which teaches the trinity. This verse is most certainly profitable for doctrine. These are some of the verses missing from the NIV and other translations. Not only are verses missing from the modern versions but very many words and phrases within the verses as well. How is it possible for some people to say that no doctrine is affected by these changes when it tells us here quite clearly that, ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,…’? Certainly the doctrines in those verses which have been removed have been affected. Ask yourself does the devil have motive? Does he stand to gain from diluting the scriptures? It says in Ephesians 6:12:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Our battle is not against men but against spirits and against the devil. It further tells us in verse 17 to take, ‘…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:’ The word of God is the sword with which we fight the principalities surely Satan has taken great pains to sabotage our weaponry dulling the blade so as to nullify its impact. When going into battle a soldier wants a sharp sword so that he can strike at his foes and withdraw it swiftly so as to efficiently strike at another. And so it has been demonstrated that the value of an accurate and preserved Bible is in the spiritual sustenance it provides as well as in the power it has against our spiritual adversaries. I Hold that the Gods word has been preserved for us in the Hebrew Masoretic text of the Old-Testament and the Greek Textus Receptus of the New-Testament and translated accurately into the English tongue in the King James Bible. So why English and what proof is there that the inerrant word of God is contained within the pages of the King James Bible?
The Proof is found in the underlying manuscripts. The copies of the Masoretic texts underlying the Old-Testament are in astonishing agreement and the Textus-Receptus or Received-Text underlying the King James New Testament is in accord with the majority reading of the some 5000 manuscripts that exist today. Majority reading equals probable reading since if there are any mistakes made by the copyists those same places will be accounted for by the many other copies. The New Testament of the modern versions on the other hand are based primarily on two manuscripts called ‘Vaticanus’ and ‘Siniaticus’ Sainai. These two documents disagree with each-other in many places so the translators have to guess based on which reading they think is probable. It is clear then that if there is a preserved word it cannot be based on these two manuscripts leaving us by default with the Textus-Receptus underlying the King James Bible. So why would God choose the English language to preserve his word. First of all I would like to say that there are some good translations in other languages. But overall the English King James translation is the standard. The reason God chose English is because it is the most well-known and universal language in the world. It is therefore logical to choose this language. The second most well-known language in the world is Spanish there are two good translations in this language, the 1865 edition of the Reina Valera and the Reina Valera Gomez. (These are not to be confused with the other corrupted Spanish versions that bear the same name). So then can we say with confidence that that every word phrase or verse in the Bible we are reading is the inspired word of God? Or are do we have doubts as to whether certain words and phrases are inspired? If we take this attitude then how can we be sure that any particular passage we are reading is inspired of God and thereby profitable? Let’s not doubt God’s word or his promise to preserve it. Let us trust that God has been faithful to hand down to us an accurate and inerrant copy of his inspired words of his instructions and promises for our benefit to help us navigate through the journey of our uncertain lives until the glorious day of our Lords return.
‘34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;’
Here we see that the written law penned by the hands of scribes in a material document is referred to by Jesus himself as the word of God. Interesting to note is the fact that 1Peter 1:25 says that: ‘… the word of the Lord endureth for ever…’ And so those documents which were originally penned by these scribes (though the originals are now lost yet have been transcribed and transmitted to our generation) are to be described as the forever enduring word of God. But what does it mean that the word of the Lord endures forever? Could errors and mistakes have taken place in the word of God over the years either by design or by blunders? It is to be noted and assuredly agreed upon by the reader that it is none other then the divine author of this word who had this intention of preserving it. If this is hence agreed upon then it should further be acknowledged that it is by his power that this word has been preserved. So now is the divine author and preserver of his word also the underlying author of these blunders? Is it not written in 2Timothy 3:16 that: ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God…’ that is God who: ‘…cannot lie…’ (Titus 1:2)? Did the divine and perfect creator of the universe preserve his word with blunders in it? But it will be argued that God is not the author of the blunders but only those places which are properly transcribed. God’s word, it is said, is out there we are just unable to know how to exactly piece it together. It simply exists amongst the various differing manuscripts. But that’s like saying that the entire story of Moby Dick is contained in the Oxford English Dictionary and there’s just no way to know how to piece it together. If a shipwreck were to be discovered where the boat had been torn to pieces by a typhoon would it make any sense to describe the ship as preserved? No, you say? But surely it has been preserved until today amongst the various pieces. When one describes a beautiful antique painting as having been preserved do they not mean that the painting has been preserved in one piece without defect? Surely when God inspired Peter to write those words telling us that his word would endure forever he meant it would endure in one piece. And so it is contended that it is rather the doctrines which have been preserved. Yet it says that the “word” would endure forever and the word “doctrine” is not a synonym for the word “word”. Okay they shall say but perhaps it is here referring to the general message and not the specific words contained therein. Yet is this a satisfactory fulfillment of this great prophecy? We have already shown by the very words of our Lord and Saviour that the written word is the word of God. That is a written material document is called the word of God and it is the word contained in this document that endures forever. One will ask “But why is all this even important?” But is not this very question sacrilege? That is to suggest by asking the question that such an issue is not important? Did God inspire the words of this prophecy for nothing? Is this a passage of the Bible that we are to pass over as trivial? God went out of his way to tell us something and it is rude to ignore someone when they are trying to tell you something, not the very least of all when it is the divine creator of the universe who is telling it. So then why is it important? It is important that Gods word has been preserved because it is our spiritual sustenance. That is every word of it for it is written that:
‘…man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.’ (Deuteronomy 8:3)
And again in 2Timothy 3:16-17:
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
All scripture, every word of it, is given by inspiration of God and is all profitable for our spiritual sustenance even such verses as Matthew 17:21, Matthew 18:11, Mark 9:44, Mark 11:26, Acts 8:37, and especially 1John 5:7 (being removed and verse 8 split into two verses) which teaches the trinity. This verse is most certainly profitable for doctrine. These are some of the verses missing from the NIV and other translations. Not only are verses missing from the modern versions but very many words and phrases within the verses as well. How is it possible for some people to say that no doctrine is affected by these changes when it tells us here quite clearly that, ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,…’? Certainly the doctrines in those verses which have been removed have been affected. Ask yourself does the devil have motive? Does he stand to gain from diluting the scriptures? It says in Ephesians 6:12:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Our battle is not against men but against spirits and against the devil. It further tells us in verse 17 to take, ‘…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:’ The word of God is the sword with which we fight the principalities surely Satan has taken great pains to sabotage our weaponry dulling the blade so as to nullify its impact. When going into battle a soldier wants a sharp sword so that he can strike at his foes and withdraw it swiftly so as to efficiently strike at another. And so it has been demonstrated that the value of an accurate and preserved Bible is in the spiritual sustenance it provides as well as in the power it has against our spiritual adversaries. I Hold that the Gods word has been preserved for us in the Hebrew Masoretic text of the Old-Testament and the Greek Textus Receptus of the New-Testament and translated accurately into the English tongue in the King James Bible. So why English and what proof is there that the inerrant word of God is contained within the pages of the King James Bible?
The Proof is found in the underlying manuscripts. The copies of the Masoretic texts underlying the Old-Testament are in astonishing agreement and the Textus-Receptus or Received-Text underlying the King James New Testament is in accord with the majority reading of the some 5000 manuscripts that exist today. Majority reading equals probable reading since if there are any mistakes made by the copyists those same places will be accounted for by the many other copies. The New Testament of the modern versions on the other hand are based primarily on two manuscripts called ‘Vaticanus’ and ‘Siniaticus’ Sainai. These two documents disagree with each-other in many places so the translators have to guess based on which reading they think is probable. It is clear then that if there is a preserved word it cannot be based on these two manuscripts leaving us by default with the Textus-Receptus underlying the King James Bible. So why would God choose the English language to preserve his word. First of all I would like to say that there are some good translations in other languages. But overall the English King James translation is the standard. The reason God chose English is because it is the most well-known and universal language in the world. It is therefore logical to choose this language. The second most well-known language in the world is Spanish there are two good translations in this language, the 1865 edition of the Reina Valera and the Reina Valera Gomez. (These are not to be confused with the other corrupted Spanish versions that bear the same name). So then can we say with confidence that that every word phrase or verse in the Bible we are reading is the inspired word of God? Or are do we have doubts as to whether certain words and phrases are inspired? If we take this attitude then how can we be sure that any particular passage we are reading is inspired of God and thereby profitable? Let’s not doubt God’s word or his promise to preserve it. Let us trust that God has been faithful to hand down to us an accurate and inerrant copy of his inspired words of his instructions and promises for our benefit to help us navigate through the journey of our uncertain lives until the glorious day of our Lords return.
To be honest, I don't know everything about this subject, so I'm happy if others correct me if they know more than I.
