Posts by Samuel C. Gipp

QUESTION #59: I want to be successful in my circle of friends. A stand for the King James Bible would be a detriment to my future promotion. What should I do? ANSWER: Either stand for God’s Bible and trust HIM to promote you, or sell out your integrity and grovel for your peers as a…

QUESTION #58: How many mistakes are there in the King James Bible? ANSWER: None. EXPLANATION: None.

QUESTION #57: Was Erasmus, the editor of the Textus Receptus, a “good” Roman Catholic? ANSWER: Erasmus, who edited the Greek text which was later to be known as the Textus Receptus, was an embarrassment to the pope and a poor example of a “good” Roman Catholic. EXPLANATION: Desiderius Erasmus was born in 1466 and died…

QUESTION #56: What should I do where my Bible and my Greek Lexicon contradict? ANSWER: Throw out the Lexicon. EXPLANATION: Oftimes a critic of God’s Bible will point to a Lexicon or Greek grammar book for authority in an effort to prove that a word has been mistranslated in the Bible. This is rather foolhardy…

QUESTION #55: Shouldn’t we emphasize love for Jesus Christ rather than squabbling over Bible translations? ANSWER: There is no better way to emphasize our love for Jesus Christ than to jealously and zealously guard His word. EXPLANATION: You can show your “love” for the Lord Jesus Christ in two ways. 1. Any method that YOU…

QUESTION #54: Shouldn’t we respect the education of our many “Drs.” in the issue of the Bible? ANSWER: Yes. IF there is any education associated with their degree. EXPLANATION: Today’s Christianity proliferates with “Doctors.” It has often been joked that, “There are so many Doctors that you’d think God was sick.” There are only two…

QUESTION #53: Should we make an issue of Bible translations? ANSWER: Only if you believe anything out of it. EXPLANATION: Many Christians attempt to evade the issue of whether of not there really is a perfect Bible (as they are told from the pulpit) by piously hiding behind the statement, “I don’t make an issue…

QUESTION #52: I’ve been told that believing that the King James Bible is the perfect word of God is not the “historic position.” Is this true? ANSWER: The “historic” position is to accept Scripture as infallible and deplore anyone who tries to alter it. EXPLANATION: One of the arguments that the Roman Catholic Church uses…

QUESTION #51: Isn’t it “Progressive Revelation” to believe that the King James Bible is to be trusted more than the originals? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: The term “Progressive Revelation” is another one of those tactics used by Bible critics to intimidate Bible believers into surrendering their faith in God’s perfect Bible. Their argument is: “Inspiration ended…

QUESTION #50: Believing that the King James Bible is the perfect Word of God is contrary to the stand that my “Alma Mater” takes. What should I do? ANSWER: You should be loyal to God, Who SHOULD be a little higher on your “loyalty list” than your college. EXPLANATION: First, let’s get it straight. You…