“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness:” 2 Timothy 3:16
We live in a time when people believe they have the
authority to believe, and act as they please, and however this is not true.
They also believe that “if they do not like something, they can just change it
to their liking”. And this is also not true, but people can be as heathenistic
as they choose, they can change laws and rules to fit their lifestyle and their
hearts desires. However, the one single document that cannot be changed is the
bible, IT IS GODS HOLY SCRIPT and it cannot be altered. While it is true that
many versions of the bible exist today, all are not God’s Holy Script. People
must be careful when comparing their version of the bible to the to God’s
words. Chances are if your version was produced after 1700ad it is not an authentic
version of God’s word and has been altered. My personal reference is the King
James Version because I believe it is the most accurate version. It was translated
into the English language for King James I of England and this translation took
7 years from 1604 – 1611 by 47 translators who carefully used every effort to translate
and many of the translators were skilled in both Hebrew and Greek. The King James Version translation effort was
based primarily on the Bishops Bible, but the translators also used the
Tyndale, Coverdale, and Geneva Bibles, and if you study very carefully you can
trace their accuracy back to the original text as far as history can tell,
using the “Textus Receptus” making it the most accurate English version of God’s
Holy Script. When we are dealing with the bible, we must be careful and not to
allow other translations to alter the original text. God said “All scripture
is given by inspiration of God…” meaning it is unchangeable in any form.
God gave these people who originally wrote these words the exact words to write
and they wrote exactly as the Holy Spirit inspired them. Paul wrote to the
church at Corinth these words, “Now we have received, not the spirit of the
world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are
freely given to us of God…Which things also we speak, not in the words which
man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.” 1 Corinthians 2:12 - 13 Christians must separate
the words of men’s wisdom from the wisdom of the Holy Spirit if they are going
to study the things of God. The original text was completed before 100ad and it
is the original word of God. There is no evidence that God ever altered His original
text after John completed the book of Revelations around 90ad. The bible does
not nor can be changed or altered in any fashion, and if it is it is no longer
God’s Holy Script but mans unholy script. Therefore, I rely on the King James Version
as the closest to the original text in the English language, no matter what.
When Gods word is altered it is not God altering it, because God cannot or ever
will change, in thought or fact. “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore
ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Malachi 3:6 If the bible has changed
then it is man who changed it and not God, and changing God’s word is always “error”,
“Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.” Amen.
Romans 1:25 Whatever God said before 100ad it is still Gods laws and
facts, whatever any person thinks or says. Just because the bible does not
please you, does not mean it is wrong, just because the bible condemns you does
not mean it is wrong, nor are you allowed to alter it for your happiness.
Changing truth is making it a lie because truth does not change, ever! The
bible was written as a book of instruction in life and it should be followed
not changed. God said it “… is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness:” not to please the world but
a guide for the saved sinner. People who change Gods word will pay account for
their sins. I would never trust any person to alter God’s word in any form, LEAVE
IT AS IS God does not make mistakes and He is never wrong.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Please Do Not Miss the True Authorship of The Bible.
Posted by Pastor Randy Johnson at 6:34 PM