God Wrote Only ONE Bible
His Holy Word Pure And Free From The Vicious
Attempts Of Apostate "Scholars" To Defile
And Destroy It.
The "editors?" of the RSV do not understand the simple English let alone the Hebrew or the Greek! Several illustrations from many will suffice. The RSV in Mark 4:19 reads "And the delight in riches" while in the KJV it reads "The deceitfulness of riches." Any ten year old child could tell you the difference between "delight" and "deceitfulness"!
(The "translators" of the Old Testament evince more venomous hate for God's Word in their abortive mistranslation than those of the New Testament. They prove themselves to be more brazen and arrogant in changing meanings and prophecies to suit their depraved minds. The difference in the number of distortions is 715 in the Old Testament as over against 423 in the New Testament.)
The RSV in Luke 12:25 reads "and which of you being anxious can add a cubit to his span of life?" while in the KJV it reads "and which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?" Is there one person now reading these lines so ignorant, so bereft of just ordinary intelligence, who does not know the difference between "span" and "stature"? (This marked RSV "Bible" with its 1138 deliberate mistranslations, deletions and perversions, may be seen by anyone upon appointment, in the pastor's study, but not to be borrowed or removed).
We make no pretense at great scholarship by any means, but it has been our privilege to study both Hebrew and Greek under two of the greatest scholars in this country or abroad, J. Gresham Machen and Robert Dick Wilson, formerly of Princeton Seminary. Dr. Wilson in silencing one modernistic critic for good, read through 100,000 different manuscripts in many languages (he knew and could speak 45 different languages) in order to prove this critic wrong in his contention our Bible was in error at this point.
(The languages Dr. Wilson used in this particular expose of the higher critics included Aramaic, Babylonian, Chaldee, Sansckrit, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, etc.)
Dr. Machen has written the most scholarly work ever produced by any one on "The Virgin Birth of Christ" nearly 400 pages, holding up to the light of truth every argument advanced against the miraculous birth of our Lord. No one has ever answered this, and never will; it is unanswerable.
We have already called to your attention the blasphemous "Interpreter's Bible" of 12 volumes, 10,000 pages, and 8,000,000 words, termed by one well known Christian scholar as "the greatest attack upon the Scriptures since the days of the Caesars". Twelve of the editors of the RSV are editors of this Interpreter's Bible which abounds on page after page with references to things in the Bible as "myth", "fable", "tradition", "fancy", "legend", etc.
You and I need an Anchor for our souls. The storm in its fury is breaking fast. We need a Road Map, a Light for our way. The road ahead is black midnight without it. Do not be alarmed at these malicious attacks by men whose minds are mastered by insensate hatred for God and His Holy Word. A dollar bill found counterfeit by you wouldn't cause you to lose faith in all treasury notes.
Whether it be a counterfeit RSV or a spurious Goodspeed Bible (which translates Isaiah 1:18 as follows, "Come, Let us reason together saith the Lord, Tho your sins be like scarlet, shall they be white as snow? tho they be red like crimson, shall they become as wool?") Or the vicious abortive "translation" of the Jehovah's Witnesses, you may be sure our Sovereign God will keep His Word pure and clean and safe from the dirty fingers of those who take counsel together against the Lord and against His Christ ("He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh").
The heading of this article, "GOD WROTE ONLY ONE BIBLE" has been taken from a fascinating, factual book bearing this title. It has been written and compiled by John Jasper Ray of Junction City, Oregon. It may be obtained from Tabernacle Baptist Church, at the address found at the end of this tract. In this book we find an abundance of vital information tabulated by the author after years of intensive research. If you desire your God-given faith strengthened and established more firmly, we highly recommend that you purchase this book but don't think it will be easy reading, though anyone with average mental equipment can grasp it.
The following are a few of the salient facts as recorded by Mr. Ray in his remarkable book. "A correlated historical summary of textual criticism reveals that only two streams of Bibles have come to us. These are the products of two separate systems. First, the true Christian Faith puts the Inspired Word of God above everything else. The other system puts something above the Bible, or places human traditions in a chair of equal authority with it. At the Council of Trent, called by the Catholic Church in 1546, A.D., 53 prelates made a decree declaring that the Apocryphal books, together with unwritten tradition, are of God, and are to be received and venerated as the Word of God."
"Somewhere around the year 175 A.D. Tatian wrote a harmony of the four Gospels which was called the Diatessaron. This was so notoriously corrupt that a bishop of Syria was compelled to throw out of his churches two hundred copies because church members were taking it for the true Gospel." (This was one of the many forerunners of our modern day counterfeit RSV.)
"An indication that Arianism (the denial of Christ's Deity) is with us today is to be found in the footnote of the ASV (American Standard Version) at John 9:38. In verse 35 the Lord Jesus asks the man born blind if he believes on the Son of God. In verse 38 he replies, "Lord, I believe, and he worshipped Him". In this footnote the translators plainly reveal the fact that they do not believe in the Deity of Christ but refer to Him as a mere creature of Adam's race. Turn to this in your American Standard Version and see for yourself. Referring to the word "worship" the note reads; 'The Greek word denotes an act of reverence, whether paid to a creature (AS HERE) or to the creator.' Consider this when you hear Bible teachers say; 'This is the best version!'" (And the ASV was published some 50 years before the RSV!)
"A version is that which is translated, or rendered from one language to another. The Textus Receptus is NOT a version. It is composed of basic manuscript copies from which the King James Version was made. The Greek text of Westcott and Hort changed the reading of the Textus Receptus in 5,337 places. The Revision of 1881, the American Standard Version of 1901, and the Revised Standard Version Bibles, are in no true sense a revision of the King James of 1611. If they were, they would follow the same Greek text, the Textus Receptus, and thus would contain the same verses.
"Textus Receptus is the Latin for the Received Text. This is the Greek manuscript used as a basis for the translation of the King James Bible in 1611. However, this collection of canonical manuscripts, written in the Greek language, did not receive the name 'Textus Receptus' until the days of the Elziver brothers in 1633. In the preface of their Greek New Testament they printed the following words translated into English, 'Therefore thou hast the text (textum) now received (receptum) by all, in which we give nothing altered or corrupt'."
"A number of textual authorities state that the Bible of the Syrian Church, the Peshitta, was translated from the Greek Vulgate into Syrian about 150 A.D. . . . This Peshitta version is admired by Syriac scholars as a careful, faithful, simple, direct, literal version, clear and forceful in style. These characteristics have given it the title 'The Queen of the Versions'."
Antioch was the capital of Syria where the early believers were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). In a few years the Syrian believers could be numbered by the thousands. Their Bible, the Peshitta, even today generally follows the Received Text (Textus Receptus). This is another proof that the foundation for the King James Bible is older and more reliable than the Codex Vaticanus which was elevated to the chair of authority by Westcott and Hort.
Dr. Nolan, who acquired fame for his Greek and Latin scholarship, spent 28 years in tracing the Received Text (Textus Receptus) back to its apostolic origin. His searching led him to investigate the Bible texts of the Waldenses who were the lineal descendants of the Italic Church. This being done, Dr. Nolan says, "It has supplied me with the unequivocal testimony of a truly apostolic branch of the primitive church." This means that the Textus Receptus, the basis for the King James Version, has been proven to be in harmony with translations which go back to the second century. It is important to note here that the Sinaitic and Vatican MSS were not brought into existence for many years following the Textus Receptus, when Eusebius copied them for Constantine.
On July 22, 1604, King James of England announced that he had appointed 54 Hebrew and Greek scholars to produce a Bible, which we know today as the King James, or Authorized Version. These men were organized into six groups which were to meet separately. Two groups met at Cambridge, two at Oxford, and two at Westminster. Each group was designated a certain portion of Scripture to translate into the English language.
Each scholar first made his own translation, then passed it on to be reviewed by each other member of his group. When each section had completed a book of the Bible, it was sent to the other five groups for their independent criticism. In this way each book went thru the hands of the entire body of translators.
With the revisers of 1881 (the Revised Version) all was different! The Old Testament committee met together secretly as one body for ten years. The New Testament Committee did the same. All was done in secret. We wonder why? The unpublished new Greek Text of Westcott and Hort, upon which they had been working for twenty years was, portion by portion, secretly committed into the hands of the Revision Committee.
Similar tactics were used in bringing before the public the RSV (Revised Standard Version) on September 30, 1952. Pastors had no opportunity to review the new Bible, yet they were asked to open their churches for a tremendous advertising campaign! "Things equal to the same thing are equal to each other!"
Figures following the Bible versions named below indicate the number of Scripture portions changed from the reading of the
Textus Receptus out of 162 references.
Revised Standard Version - 158 out of 162
Nestle's Greek Text - 155 out of 162
Goodspeed's New Testament - 154 out of 162
Westcott & Hort Greek - 151 out of 162
Tischendorf's New Testament - 150 out of 162
New English New Testament - 150 out of 162
Williams' New Testament - 149 out of 162
Berkeley Version N.T. - 148 out of 162
New American Standard - 147 out of 162
New World Translation - 145 out of 162
Good News For Modern Man - 144 out of 162
Moffatt's New Testament - 144 out of 162
Wuest's Expanded N.T. - 142 out of 162
Twentieth Century N.T. - 142 out of 162
Weymouth's New Testament - 138 out of 162
Amplified New Testament - 136 out of 162
Revised Version of 1881 - 135 out of 162
American Standard Version - 135 out of 162
Alford's Greek N.T. - 134 out of 162
Diaglot New Testament - 128 out of 162
Lachmann's New Testament - 121 out of 162
Philip's New Testament - 117 out of 162
Living N.T. Paraphrased - 114 out of 162
Confraternity New Testament - 90 out of 162
Douay Version N.T. - 75 out of 162
Griesbach's Greek N.T. - 61 out of 162
Wordsworth's Greek N.T. - 47 out of 162
Norlie's Simplified N.T. - 41 out of 162
John Wesley's N.T. - 38 out of 162
Martin Luther's German N.T. - 0 out of 162
Textus Receptus Greek N.T. - 0 out of 162
King James New Testament - 0 out of 162
We could give you no better advice; keep to the King James Version for your authority. Accept the work of Godly, consecrated, Bible-believing men who were scholars, in preference to the modernists of our day who claim the highest scholarship and yet who have demonstrated their inability to understand the simple English, let alone Hebrew or Greek!
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What Does It Mean To Be Born Again? This term first appears in the Bible in John chapter three... "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again" (John 3:1-7). To understand this Biblical term, it is necessary to understand that there are TWO BIRTHS. The "first" birth is the PHYSICAL BIRTH when you were born into this world from your mother and father. When the Bible speaks of being "born of water," it is speaking about the physical birth (NOT baptism). The "second" birth is a SPIRITUAL BIRTH, which means to be born of the "Spirit" (God's Holy Spirit). Why does a person need to be born spiritually? What is a "spiritual" birth? The Bible teaches that man is created in the image of God. God manifests Himself to mankind in the Persons of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Likewise, mankind is composed of a body, soul, and spirit. Our body is the "tent" you could say of the soul and spirit (the body is a temporary dwelling place). Our soul is composed of the heart (to feel), the mind (to think), and the will (to decide). Our spirit is dead in sin when we are born; that is, we are born void of God. No person is ever born with God. The only exception is the Lord Jesus Christ Who came as God in the flesh (1Timothy 3:16). Our spirit is dead in trespasses and sin the Bible says... "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience" (Ephesians 2:1-2). The unsaved person cannot understand God, nor His Word...
The reason why you need to be "spiritually" born is because you have never been spiritually born to begin with. So when the Bible speaks of being “born again,” it actually means “born for the second time.” You were born physically into this world, but you were born without the Spirit of God in your soul (spiritually dead). Yes, God created you, but He gave you a freewill to decide for yourself where you will spend eternity. God never forces anyone to accept Jesus as their Savior. He simply offers a warm invitation to anyone who wants to have their sins forgiven and go to Heaven. Salvation is a free gift (Romans 5:15), paid for by the precious blood of Jesus Christ (1Peter 1:18,19). We must accept God's gift of eternal life or it WILL be forever forfeited when we leave this world (die). God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 2:17, "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." Notice, God said they would die “the day that thou eatest thereof.” Interestingly, Adam and Eve DIDN'T die physically the day they ate the fruit and disobeyed God's command. The reason is because they died SPIRITUALLY. Sin had entered the human race. The Bible teaches that from Adam until present time, mankind has been born spiritually dead, inherited down from Adam's sin. This is why humanity MUST be born-again. This is only possible through the Holy Spirit of God, which makes us alive again (quickeneth the Bible says) by faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior. To be “spiritually” born means that God's Holy Spirit “quickens” (or makes alive) our dead spirit. When a sinner believes on the Lord Jesus as the Christ, trusting Him alone to forgive all sins—then God the Father and God the Son come into one's heart in the form of God the Holy Spirit (John 14:23). The “Holy Spirit” is “God within us.” I have God living in my body in the form of the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:9 tells us that the Spirit of Christ dwells within every believer. I am not God, but I have God's Spirit living in my body. The Godhead indwells every believer. The Holy Spirit of God guides me, comforts me, teaches me, rebukes me, chastises me, convicts me, encourages me, empowers me, loves me, strengthens me, and so much more. The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God to do these things. This is why it is critically important for every believer to live in their Bible (and make sure you have a reliable Bible—I only use the King James). A person cannot understand the Bible without the presence of the Author, and God is the Author. When you become born-again (or born for the second time), God's Holy Spirit comes into your body (1 Corinthians 3:16), never to leave (Hebrews 13:5), and you will understand many new things for the first time in your life... "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2Corinthians 5:17 It is ONLY through the Precious Word of God that anyone can be born-again. Surely, no one can be born into this world again physically... there is no turning back the hands of time. However, you most certainly can be born again, spiritually, into God's family through the Spirit of Christ... "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you." "Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his" (Romans 8:9) The way we become "born again" is found in the Word of God... "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." 1Peter 1:23 We are born again by the Word of God. Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1,14: Revelation 19:13). The following statement sums it up pretty good...
If you're born once,
then you die TWICE; If you don't receive Jesus Christ and become a born again Christian, then you will sadly burn in Hellfire for all eternity (John 3:18,36; Revelation 20:15; 21:8). Perhaps you say, That born again stuff makes no sense to me. Well, most people can't explain how a black cow can eat green grass, give white milk, and then it's turned into yellow butter—but they still eat it! As my pastor used to say, “Being born-again means having He Who is the Beginning (Jesus Christ) born in you.” Revelation 1:8, “I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” That's a beautiful way to explain it. When a person is born-again, the Spirit of Christ comes to live in that person's body. “Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His” (Romans 8:9b). This birth comes about only through faith in the Son of God. The GOOD NEWS (the Gospel) is that it is very EASY to have the second birth, i.e., a spiritual birth. God came down to this earth 2,000 years ago and took upon Himself the form of a man. That man was the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:1,14; 1Timothy 3:16). Literally, the GODHEAD became incarnate (Colossians 2:9--King James Bible). Jesus was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14). Jesus never sinned even once (2Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15). Jesus died, was buried and rose again after three days (1Corinthians 15:1-4). Jesus shed His precious blood to pay for all our sins (Colossians 1:14; 1Peter 1:18,19), and applied that blood to the Mercyseat in Heaven (Hebrews 9:12, 24-26). My friend, if you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the only begotten Son of God Who died, was buried and rose again for your sins, and you've made that your hope for Heaven by believing on His name, then you are a born-again child of God. Jesus is the Savior (i.e., the Christ) who paid for our sins. If you realize that you're a guilty sinner (and thus need a Savior), then you simply need to believe on Jesus to have your sins forgiven. All God the Father asks is that we come for salvation through His Son, Jesus. Acts 20:21 states: “Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Repentance and faith are inseparable. Repentance is simply a change of mind that involves turning to Jesus Christ to be forgiven of one's sins. The words “believe” and “believeth” appear 85-times in the Gospel of John; but the word “repent” isn't mentioned even once. Obviously, the person who believes has repented. Salvation happens when a person acknowledges their guilt of sin, and comes to God on the basis of being a hell-deserving sinner; believing on Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, for forgiveness. Acts 10:43 states: “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.” You may pray if you'd like, but you don't have to. Salvation is of the heart (Romans 10:10). If you'd like to pray, simply ask Jesus to forgive your sins and tell Him that you're trusting Him as your Savior. It matters not exactly what you pray, just as long as you realize these two main truths:
2. Jesus is the Savior who shed His blood to take away your sins! You might pray something like this...
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it! God's simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith. You say, "Surely, it cannot be that simple!" Yes, that simple. It is scriptural; it is God's plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today. Salvation is NOT a prayer, although you may prayer a sinner's prayer to express your heart's faith in Jesus. We are saved by HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, i.e., the righteousness of Jesus Christ which is charged to our account at the time of salvation. This is the IMPUTED righteousness of Jesus Christ... But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” We are saved by God's grace through faith in Christ Jesus, because of the blood that He sacrificed for our sins. Our part is only to believe. Salvation is not a matter of praying some special words. The publican merely cried out, “God be merciful to me a sinner.” The thief on the cross simply asked Jesus to "remember" him, and Jesus most certainly did. It was their faith in Christ and not their words, that brought salvation. Both men acknowledged their guilt of sin and turned to Jesus Christ for forgiveness. There is nothing “magic” about the words you pray, it is your faith (trust) upon Jesus Christ that brings salvation. It is your faith that causes you to call upon Jesus to forgive your sins and take you to Heaven. God wants to save you more than you could ever want to be saved (2nd Peter 3:9). Salvation is very simple—we are sinners and Jesus is the Savior. Anyone who believes on the name of Jesus for salvation becomes a part of God's family (Romans 10:13; Galatians 3:26). Eternal life is a free gift—freely given and freely received. Salvation is receiving; not giving. Our part is to acknowledge our guilt of sin and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to be forgiven. You see friend, there is no religion involved here, ONLY Jesus. The big issue is that we are all sinners, and that sin MUST be dealt with. The Word of God indicts all of us as guilty sinners. Jesus wants to be our Attorney and set us free. You must accept God's plea-agreement in Christ Jesus, or stand trial at The Great White Throne of Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15). Please read Divine Justice Thankfully, God offers us a full pardon by way of the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Amen! Just Shut Up and Get On the Ark! The Gospel is not a call to repentance, or to amendment of our ways, to make restitution for past sins, or to promise to do better in the future. These things are proper in their place, but they do not constitute the Gospel; for the Gospel is not good advice to be obeyed, it is good news to be believed. Do not make the mistake then of thinking that the Gospel is a call to duty or a call to reformation, a call to better your condition, to behave yourself in a more perfect way than you have been doing in the past… Salvation is NOT found in a religion, but in a Person—The Lord Jesus Christ. How to Know Christ (The Inside Story) P.S. —I have written |
