Posts by Samuel C. Gipp

QUESTION #38: The New King James Version is based on the Antiochian manuscripts. Is it an improvement over the King James Bible? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: The New King James Version is to the English Bible what the Alexandrian manuscripts are to Greek. A corruption of a pure text by men who hold the deplorable doctrine…

QUESTION #37: What if I really have trouble with all of the “thee’s” and “thou’s” in the Bible’? ANSWER: So what? Read it anyway. EXPLANATION: Someone once said, “God will give you a steak, but He won’t cut it up and feed it to you.” Consider these facts: God has gone to all the trouble…

QUESTION #36: Do the Dead Sea Scrolls render the King James Bible obsolete? ANSWER: No, they support it. EXPLANATION: The Dead Sea Scrolls which were found by an Arab shepherd boy in 1947 in the Qumran caves near Jericho, Israel have no ill effect on the Bible. Their text actually agrees with the King James…

QUESTION #35: Can someone get saved if you are using a bible other than the King James? ANSWER: Yes. EXPLANATION: Generally, the facts surrounding the gospel of Jesus Christ and the simplicity of salvation are found intact even in the grossest perversions of Scripture. It must be remembered though that the Bible is a weapon…

QUESTION #34: Didn’t the King James Bible when first printed contain the Apocrypha? ANSWER: Yes. EXPLANATION: Many critics of the perfect Bible like to point out that the original King James had the Apocrypha in it as though that fact compromises its integrity. But several things must be examined to get the factual picture. First,…

QUESTION #33: Isn’t the Holy Spirit incorrectly called “it” in Romans 8:26 in the King James Bible’? ANSWER: No. There is nothing wrong with the translation of “pneuma” in Roman 8:26. EXPLANATION: The refutation of this popular though feeble charge against the integrity of the Bible comes from three sources. First, the Greek language itself,…

QUESTION #32: If the King James is really perfect, how can so many preachers and scholars be wrong about it? ANSWER: The majority is ALWAYS wrong. EXPLANATION: In Matthew 7:13, 14 Jesus points out a great Bible truth. The majority of the population will not get saved. “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for…

QUESTION #31: I can still find the fundamentals in other bibles. So how can they be bad? ANSWER: Any fundamental found in any version is found purer or more frequently in the King James Bible thus making the King James Bible the best of the field. EXPLANATION: Most people who claim to be able to…

QUESTION #30: The King James Bible is a mere translation from Greek to English. A translation can’t be as good as the originals, can it? ANSWER: A translation cannot only be “as good” as the originals, but better. EXPLANATION: There are three “translations” spoken of in the Bible. In all three cases, the translation referred…

QUESTION #29: Can a translation be inspired? ANSWER: Yes, God has inspired several. EXPLANATION: In the Book of Genesis, chapters 42-45, we have the record of Joseph’s reunion with his brethren. That Joseph spoke Egyptian instead of Hebrew is evident by Genesis 42:23. “And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto…