Wow.
I do not like watching beat-downs.
I saw a brother in Christ explaining his trust
of the King James Bible as his only absolute authority,
and people responded with "Why should we trust him?
He's not a scholar."
Wait a minute.
He trusts the Bible.
You trust the scholars?
And he's the one with the problem?
That brought me to the question:
What's so bad about trusting Just One Bible?
Think about it.
Hi, I'm David Daniels from Chick Publications.
Let me talk to the critics for a minute.
People who trust the King James Bible
are getting along in life and moving forward,
trusting just one Bible.
How about you?
Do you have one measuring stick to gauge your Christian growth?
You see, when you spend all your time
comparing versions, the one thing you're not doing
is focusing on growth in obedience to Christ.
It's like messing around, tuning your car engine
all the time, but never actually
driving anywhere.
So let me ask you:
Is it "God was manifest in the flesh,"
or "he appeared in a body" in 1 Timothy 3:16?
Is it "For there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one," or "for there are three that testify"
in 1 John 5:7?
Should we remove the story of the woman caught in adultery,
all 12 verses?
John 7:53-8:11.
Should we remove the resurrection appearances
of Christ, in Mark 16:9-20?
Should we remove the confession
of faith before baptism in Acts 8:37?
37 "And Philip said, If thou believest
with all thine heart, thou mayest.
And he answered and said, I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
Should we remove that the gospel is "of Christ"
that Paul is not ashamed of, in Romans 1:16?
Does God promise to preserve and keep His words forever
in Psalm 12:6-7, or did God promise
to keep the Jewish people safe from their enemies forever,
as in these versions?
There are huge differences between each one of these.
People who trust the King James have already made their decision
which they will trust, what words they will accept,
and what they will reject.
And if they sit in your church, they may check whatever
the preacher or teacher says, by that one holy Book.
They're gonna treat their King James Bible
like it's ... the Bible.
What could be wrong with that?
Wow.
Some of these remarks I've read from you,
put you in the seat of the scornful.
Listen to these words:
Psalm 1:1-2 "Blessed is the man
that walketh not in the counsel
of the ungodly, nor standeth
in the way of sinners, nor sitteth
in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord;
and in his law doth he meditate
day and night."
How can you meditate on the Lord's law,
if you cannot even settle on what it is?
If the scholars cannot make up their minds,
if they are scrambling after every scrap of papyrus,
to find some new reading or doctrine
to switch their Bible to, how can we trust them?
God tells us to "earnestly contend for the faith
which was once delivered to the saints,"
not look under every rock and hill
for a piece of papyrus that God or an angel
or a Gnostic hid there.
No. It was delivered.
Once.
End of topic.
God keeps the truth out in the open,
not hidden for scholars.
We have a "revealed to the babes" faith,
and a "hidden from the wise" faith.
Jesus said it well.
Luke 10:21-24 "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit,
and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast
hid these things from the wise and prudent,
and hast revealed them unto babes:
even so, Father; for so it seemed good
in thy sight.
All things are delivered to me of my Father:
and no man knoweth who the Son is,
but the Father; and who the Father is,
but the Son, and he to whom
the Son will reveal him.
And he turned him unto his disciples,
and said privately,
Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings
have desired to see those things which ye see,
and have not seen them; and to hear those things
which ye hear, and have not heard them."
Here's the bottom line.
We want to grow in Christ, not stagnate in doubt.
Argue if you want.
Or put your trust in the 400+ year tried, tested and proved
King James Bible.
What you choose is up to you.
But we're not waiting around for you.
We're moving on.
God bless you, and have a wonderful day.