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"Since for unbelieving men
religion seems to stand by opinion alone, they, in order not to believe
anything foolishly or lightly, both wish and demand rational proof that Moses
and the prophets spoke divinely. But I reply: the testimony of the Spirit is more excellent than
all reason. For as God alone is a fit witness of himself in his Word, so also
the Word will not find acceptance in men's hearts before it is sealed by the
inward testimony of the Spirit. The same Spirit, therefore, who has spoken
through the mouths of the prophets must penetrate into our hearts to persuade
us that they faithfully proclaimed what had been divinely commanded."
- John Calvin Institutes
of the Christian Religion 1.7.5. (emphases added)
The sum of what I am
pleading for, as to the particular head to be vindicated, is, that as the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testament were immediately and entirely given out
by God Him self, His mind being in them represented unto us without the least
interveniency of such mediums and ways as were capable of giving change or
alteration to the least iota or syllable; so, by His good and merciful providential
dispensation, in His love to His Word and church, His whole Word, as first
given out by Him, is preserved unto us entire in the original languages;
where, shining in its own beauty and lustre (as also in all translations, so far as
they faithfully represent the originals), it manifests and
evidences unto the consciences of men, without other foreign help or
assistance, its divine original and authority." - John Owen,
The
Works of John Owen (The Banner of Truth Trust, 1979),
XVI:349-350.
The authority of the Holy
Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, and obeyed, depends not upon the
testimony of any man, or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself)
the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word
of God. (Westminster
Confession of Faith 1:4,
emphases added).
The Old Testament in Hebrew (which
was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in
Greek (which, at the time of the writing of it, was most generally known to the
nations), being immediately inspired by God, and, by His singular care and
providence, kept pure in all ages, are therefore authentical;[17]
so as, in all controversies of religion, the Church is finally to appeal unto
them.[18]
But, because these original tongues are not known to all the people of God, who
have right unto, and interest in the Scriptures, and are commanded, in the fear
of God, to read and search them,[19]
therefore they are to be translated in to the vulgar language of every nation
unto which they come,[20]
that, the Word of God dwelling plentifully in all, they may worship Him in an
acceptable manner;[21]
and, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, may have hope. (Westminster
Confession of Faith 1:8, emphases added).
- Of the Holy
Scripture in the Westminster Confession of Faith
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Biblical Inspiration (FREE MP3) by Bruce Ware
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Bible's Providential Preservation (1/4), Textus Receptus (TR), Masoretic Text
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The Divine
Inspiration of the Bible (1 of 3) By A.W. Pink (free MP3)
The Divine
Inspiration of the Bible (2 of 3) By A.W. Pink (free MP3)
The Divine
Inspiration of the Bible (3 of 3) By A.W. Pink (free MP3)
Inspiration of
the Scriptures (1 of 2) by J.C. Ryle (free MP3)
Inspiration of
the Scriptures (1 of 2) by J.C. Ryle (free MP3)
Calvin's
Teaching on The Inspiration of Scripture by John Murray
The Plenary and
Verbal Inspiration of Scripture by John Greer
Bible Versions
Controversy EXPLAINED (full sermon) by The Underground Christian Network
(free MP3)
This is an easy-to-understand overview
of the Bible version controversy. It contains a lot of shocking information
that all Christians need to know. From the occult leanings of the fathers (Hort
and Westcott) of the faulty texts underlying virtually all modern Bible
translations, to the amazing story of how Satan has worked through history to
corrupt the Bible, this fascinating message is jam packed with facts you will
hear in many other places. The summary attached to this MP3 reads (with slight modifications):
"In simple words, this message explains to you dangerous trends and
teachings in the so-called 'modern versions of the Bible.' This message takes
you through the 'new versions' (NIV, NASV, NRSV, etc. -- NKJV is covered in
part 2) and lets you see with your own eyes some of the things these corrupted
versions have DELETED FROM the Bible, the anti-Christian doctrines added to the
'new versions,' and even some of the occult teachings added to the 'new
versions'! A must hear for all Christians."
The New Testament
Text: The Superiority of the Majority Text by Brian Schwertley (free MP3)
The Errors of
Modern Textual Criticism (Part 1) by David Cloud (free MP3)
Textual criticism is based on
unbelieving theories which deny four crucial points in coming to a proper
understanding of scripture: The Bible's supernatural origin, Satan's attacks
on the Bible, God's promise of preservation and the necessity of faith in believing
what the Bible says about itself. The three free MP3s in this series on the
errors of modern textual criticism, by David Cloud, cover these four crucial
points.
The Errors of
Modern Textual Criticism (Part 2) by David Cloud (free MP3)
The Errors of
Modern Textual Criticism (Part 3) by David Cloud (free MP3)
The Traditional Text Was a 3 to 2 Favorite with Those Church
Fathers Who Died Before to 400 A.D.
Dean
Burgon wrote:
"No
one, I believe, has till now made a systematic examination of the quotations
occurring in the writings of the Fathers who died before A.D. 400 and in public
documents written prior to that date. . . . The testimony therefore of the [76]
Early Fathers is emphatically according to the issue of numbers in favour of
the Traditional Text, being about 3:2. But it is also necessary to inform the
readers of this treatise, that here quality confirms quantity. A list will now
be given of thirty important passages in which evidence is borne on both sides,
and it will be seen that 530 testimonies are given in favour of the Traditional
readings as against 170 on the other side. In other words, the Traditional Text
beats its opponent in a general proportion to 3 to 1." [Dean Burgon, The
Traditional Text, pp. 94, 101-102]
Some
of the leading Westcott and Hort followers of today are very bold to say that
the Traditional Text, or the Textus Receptus type of readings, did not exist
prior to 400 A.D., and certainly not before the 6th Century A.D. Here you have
statistical data on 76 Church Fathers who died prior to 400 A.D., showing, not
only that the Textus Receptus readings did exist prior to 400 A.D., but that they
were in the majority. This was not merely a simple majority of barely over 50%,
but it was a majority of 60% to 40% over the Westcott and Hort false text. Dr.
Jack Moormans recent and careful research on this same subject revealed an even
greater percentage--70% to 30% in favor of the Textus Receptus as opposed to B
and Aleph. This can be found in his excellent book, Early Church Fathers
Witness to the Antiquity of the Traditional Text, pages 34-35. It is B.F.T. #2136, 63 large pages @
$6.50+P&H. Don't believe any of the Westcott and Hort/B and Aleph devotees
if they tell you that the Traditional Text readings or the Traditional Text
itself was not in existence before 400 A.D.
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The King James Version Defended, by Edward
F. Hills, is the the best 20th Century Defense for the Textus Receptus
(Received Text) and the King James Version of the Bible (better known as the
Authorized Version). Available for
the first time in electronic format, this book may be downloaded for personal
use, with the kind permission of the Christian Research Press. Dr. Hills
founded his arguments for the New Testament text squarely and solidly on the
historic doctrines of the divine inspiration and providential preservation of
Holy Scripture. The text is in four formats for your convenience, WordPerfect,
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There are many problems of omission which
characterize this Greek New Testament. Verses and passages which are found in
the writings of Church Fathers from around 200 to 300 A.D. are missing in the
Alexandrian Text manuscripts which date from around 300 to 400 A.D. In addition, these early readings are found in
manuscripts in existence from 500 A.D. onwards. An example of this is Mark
16.9-20: this passage is found in the writings of Irenaeus and Hippolytus in
the 2nd century, and is in almost every manuscript of Mark's Gospel from 500
A.D. onwards. It is missing in two Alexandrian manuscripts, the Sinai and the
Vatican.
This is but one of many examples of this problem. There
are many words, verses and passages which are omitted from the modern versions
but which are found in the Traditional or Byzantine Text of the New Testament,
and thus in the Textus Receptus. The
Critical Text differs from the Textus Receptus text 5,337 times, according to
one calculation. The Vatican manuscript omits 2,877 words in the Gospels; the
Sinai manuscript 3,455 words in the Gospels. These problems between the Textus
Receptus and the Critical Text are very important to the correct translation
and interpretation of the New Testament. Contrary to the contention of
supporters of the Critical Text, these omissions do affect doctrine and faith
in the Christian life...
The textual critic J. Harold Greenlee has said,
"New Testament textual criticism is, therefore, the basic Biblical study,
a prerequisite to all other Biblical and theological work".(2) This is not
an overstatement of the importance of this issue. As believers we have the
responsibility in our day and age of proclaiming the Gospel, the pure Gospel,
the undiluted Gospel. We also have the right and privilege of being the next
in the line of protecting God's Word and proclaiming it. Each individual Christian will make a decision on
this matter, of which text is correct. Unmistakably, this decision will be
made, consciously or unconsciously, by every single believer. This decision
is made when the believer decides which edition of the Bible he will use to
read and study; and if he chooses a translation based upon corrupted
manuscripts which reflect views which omit the deity of Christ, His blood
atonement, His virgin birth, then the decision has been made to extend this
error to the next generation. If, however, today's Christian chooses a
translation of the Word of God which is translated from the Traditional Text of
the New Testament, the decision has been made to continue to see God working through
His providence in providing His Word in its complete form, for not only this
generation but for those to come.
TESTIMONIES OF KJV
DEFENDERS - EDWARD F. HILLS
Would you take a magic
marker to your Bible and cross out words from passages? Welcome to the Amazing
Westcott and Hort Magic Marker Binge!
Westcott
& Hort's Greek Text and Theory Refuted by Dr. D. A. Waite
The churches are being
told by the textual critics that the latest manuscript discoveries and the most
recent scholarship demand that we accept a mutilated New Testament. A N.T.
where the last 12 verses of Mark, the story of the woman taken in adultery
(John 7:57-8:11), and the testimony of the three heavenly witnesses to the
Deity and incarnation of Jesus Christ, (1 John 5:7) are edited out, and scores
of other deletions, interpolations, and changes are required in an ongoing
attempt to get us back to the real text of the New Testament.
However, as Solomon
stated it, there is no new thing under the sun, and Satan has been attacking
the word of God ever since Adam and Eve were in the Garden. Frederick Nolan published his defense of the
Textus Receptus in 1815. At that time already these issues were known and the
false theories of the textual critics refuted. Nolan was aware of the
manuscripts and the theories of modern textual criticism and his thorough
examination of their arguments and his competent defense of the Received Text
are still as timely today as they were almost two centuries ago.
Nolan's work consists
of 6 parts and they are listed below with the links to each section.
The Westcott and Hort (B and Aleph) Text Is Based Upon a
"Very Little Handful of Manuscripts" Rather than on the "Vast
Multitude of Copies."
Dean
Burgon wrote:
"Does
the truth of the Text of Scripture dwell with the vast multitude of copies,
uncial and cursive, concerning which nothing is more remarkable than the marvellous
agreement which subsists between them? Or is it rather to be supposed that the
truth abides exclusively with a very little handful of manuscripts which at
once differ from the great bulk of the witnesses, and--strange to say--also
amongst themselves?"
"The
advocates of the Traditional Text urge that the Consent without Concert of so
many hundreds of copies, executed by different persons, at diverse times, in
widely sundered regions of the Church, is a presumptive proof of their
trustworthiness, which nothing can invalidate but [by] some sort of
demonstration that they are untrustworthy guides after all." [Dean Burgon,
The Traditional Text, pp. 16-17
]
A Brief
Summary of The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels, Vindicated and Established
By Dean John William Burgon, Edited by Edward Miller 1896, Summarized by
Rev. D. A. Waite, Th.D., Ph.D.
The Dean Burgon Society's Statement on the Providential
Preservation of The Holy Scriptures
The
Principal Reasons I prefer the KJV (King James Version) by TurretinFan
+ Biblical Inerrancy (many links at Monergism)
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Puritan Hope, notes on page
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lines, like two streams originating at one fountain. The fountain was not so
much Geneva, as the Bible which the exiles newly translated and issued with
many marginal notes... it was read in every Presbyterian and Puritan home in
both realms.'" - Citations gathered by Dr.
Reg Barrow.
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An Essay on the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures (1840) by John Dick
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The Plenary and Verbal Inspiration of Scripture by John Greer
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Theopneustia:
The Plenary Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures by L. Gaussen, D.D.