Posts by Samuel C. Gipp
7. Are there perfect Bibles in French, German and other languages?
QUESTION #7: If there is a perfect Bible in English, doesn’t there also have to be a perfect Bible in French, and German, and Japanese, etc? QUESTION No. God has always given His word to one people in one language to do one job; convert the world. The supposition that there must be a perfect…
Read More6. Don’t the best manuscripts support new Bible versions?
QUESTION #6: Don’t the best manuscripts support the new versions? ANSWER: No. The best manuscripts support the Bible, the Authorized Version. EXPLANATION: The new versions are only supported by about five of the over 5,000 manuscripts of Bible text. Critics of the Bible claim that these manuscripts are better than those used by the translators…
Read More5. Weren’t there several revisions of the KJV Bible since 1611?
QUESTION #5: Haven’t there been several revisions of the King James Bible since 1611? ANSWER: No. There have been several editions but no revisions. EXPLANATION: One of the last ditch defenses of a badly shaken critic of the Authorized Version 1611 is the “revision hoax.” They run to this seeming fortress in an attempt to…
Read More4. Aren’t there archaic words in the Bible needing modern translation?
QUESTION #4: Aren’t there archaic words in the Bible, and don’t we need a modern translation to eliminate them? ANSWER: Yes and No. Yes, there are archaic words in the Bible but No, we do not need a modern translation to eliminate them. EXPLANATION: That there are archaic words in the Bible is very true.…
Read More3. Was King James a homosexual?
QUESTION #3: I have been told that King James was a homosexual. Is this true? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: King James I of England, who authorized the translation of the now famous King James Bible, was considered by many to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, monarchs that England has ever seen. Through…
Read More2. Isn’t Easter in Acts 12:4 a mistranslation
QUESTION #2: Isn’t “Easter” in Acts 12:4 a mistranslation of the word “pascha” and should it be translated as “passover”? ANSWER: No, “pascha” is properly translated “Easter” in Acts 12:4 as the following explanation will show. EXPLANATION: The Greek word which is translated “Easter” in Acts 12:4 is the word “pascha”. This word appears twenty-nine…
Read More1. The Bible: Shouldn’t we be loyal only to the original, and not a translation?
QUESTION #1: Shouldn’t we be loyal to the “original autographs” and not a mere translation? ANSWER: We should put as much value on the “originals” as God does. EXPLANATION: It is impossible to be true to the originals because the originals have long been lost. This well established fact should be enough to make the…
Read More12 – Footnotes
Ray, James, God Wrote Only One Bible, (The Eye Opener Publishers, Junction City), p. 96. Fuller, David, Which Bible?, (Grand Rapids International Press, Grand Rapids, 1973), p. 269. Hills, Edward F., Believer’s Bible Study, (The Christian Research Press, Des Moines, 1967), pp. 120-122. Ruckman, Peter, Christian’s Handbook on Manuscript Evidence, (Pensacola Bible Press, Pensacola, 1970),…
Read More11 – Bibliography
Burgon, John, The Last Twelve Verses of Mark, (Associated Publishers and Authors Inc., Grand Rapids, 1881). Burgon, John, The Revision Revised, (Conservative Classics, Paradise, 1883). Clarke, Donald, Bible Version Manual, (B.T.M. Publications, Millersburg, 1975). Cummons, Bruce, The Foundation and Authority of the Word of God, (Massillon Baptist Temple, Massillon, 1973). Fuller, David, Counterfeit or Genuine,…
Read MoreChapter 10: Vindication
In this book we have observed the battle which rages in fundamental circles concerning the question of the perfect English translation. We have taken a scriptural look at the localities from which we have obtained the extant MSS. We have looked closely at the witnesses and have examined their testimony in light of our two…
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