Posts by Samuel C. Gipp
61. What if there really ARE mistakes in the King James Bible?
QUESTION #61: What if there really ARE mistakes in the King James Bible? ANSWER: Then it’s up to YOU to find the Book that God was talking about in Psalm 12:6,7, and Jesus was talking about in Matthew 24:35. EXPLANATION: I learned a great lesson in the late 1960’s. I watched on television as riotous…
Read More60. What about a Bible contradiction that can’t be explained?
QUESTION #60: What about a contradiction that can’t be successfully explained? ANSWER: You will have to accept the perfection of the Authorized Version by faith. EXPLANATION: Many years ago the phone in my kitchen rang. On the line was a young man who was a student in a class I was teaching in a nearby…
Read More59. What if defending the King James Bible will hurt my career?
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…
Read More58. How many mistakes are there in the King James Bible?
QUESTION #58: How many mistakes are there in the King James Bible? ANSWER: None. EXPLANATION: None.
Read More57. Was Erasmus, editor of the Textus Receptus, a good Roman Catholic?
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…
Read More56. What if my Bible and Greek Lexicon contradict?
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…
Read More55. Shouldn’t we emphasize the love of Jesus rather than squabble over Bible translations?
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…
Read More54. Shouldn’t we respect our educators in the issue of Bible versions?
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…
Read More53. Should we make an issue of Bible translations?
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…
Read More52. Is it the “historic position” to believe the KJV is the perfect Word of God?
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…
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