# Samuel C. Gipp Th.D. > A Friend to Churches Ministries ## Posts - [Letter 170](https://samgipp.com/letter-170/): How to Identify a Bully Bullies are easy to identify. They call you names in an attempt to bully you into submitting to them. When I was a kid they said things like: “You’re ugly,” “You’re fat,” “You’re stupid,” etc. Now those same bullies have grown up so the tactic remains the same but their accusations have changed to: “You’re homophobic,” You’re Islamaphobic,” “You’re a racist,” “you’re a Nazi.” and so on. The names have changed but the spirit is the same. If you buckle under to their name-calling, you’re a coward in any decade. Fight On! When the great… - [February 2026](https://samgipp.com/february-2026/): Meetings Since our last letter I preached in: Oregon, Delaware, Wisconsin, Nevada, Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee, New York and Michigan. The meetings have had good results. The News on My Neck Last summer our 3/4 tone truck combined with some really rough roads in Texas really worked me over. We almost called off the summer tour. But, we stuck it out and finished the summer. But I was in pretty rough shape when we got back to Idaho. I made an appointment with a neurosurgeon. He ordered five different tests. One of them was an MRI. Strange! In 2020 I had… - [Are You "Sick" or Normal?](https://samgipp.com/are-you-sick-or-normal/): Without apology and without timidity I declare to you that I have always been one of those people who straighten things up on a table at a restaurant. I take the sweetener holder and put all the colors together by color, all the pinks together, the yellows, the blues and the whites. “Oh! You’re sick! You have OCD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder!” you say. No, I just believe the Bible when it says things should be “descent and in order.” Many, many years ago I had just straightened up the sweetener caddy while having dinner with a pastor and his wife and… - [October 2025](https://samgipp.com/october-2025/): Meetings Since the first of the year I preached in: Colorado, Kansas, Texas, New York, Washington and Canada. The meetings have had good results. During the three months of Summer we drove 7,000 miles and flew 13,000. We got word that the Eskimo lady who got saved during one of our meetings in the Arctic has gone home to be with the Lord. She was battling cancer when she trusted Christ. Kathy & I still love being on the road! It is your prayers that keep us going! Thank you so much for your graciousness. Three New Books TVBBI Classes… - [Letter 169](https://samgipp.com/letter-169/): The United States Has Never Been a Democracy! “We are now forming a Republican form of government. Real Liberty is not found in the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments. If we incline too much to democracy, we shall soon shoot into a monarchy, or some other form of dictatorship.” Alexander Hamilton “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” John Adams “…democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property;… - [How to Pick a New Pastor](https://samgipp.com/how-to-pick-a-new-pastor/): The most important decision you can make in life concerns the eternal destiny of you soul. How does the Bible address that? In countless places the Bible tells you what you must do to obtain eternal life. You can go to John, Acts, Romans, Ephesians and many other books to answer that question.The second most important decision you can make in life concerns who you marry. How does the Bible address that? Although the Bible doesn’t give you a fool-proof method, (in spite of the “Courting” theory) it clearly defines what a good man and a good woman is. If… - [Letter 168](https://samgipp.com/letter-168/): It Could Happen at Any TimeEven the Demcommunists know the country has been doing better since President Trump was reelected. Of course, they hate it. Although I believe the Lord has, and will continue to, protect Trump, I could be wrong. We know the Democommies are cold-blooded murderers. We also know that they at least tried to take out Trump. If they try again and succeed, we can expect the country to be in an instant civil war. Thank God that Trump’s in office, but stay prepared. Democommunist AnarchyEven if the Democommies fail to kill Trump, they may succeed in… - [July 2025](https://samgipp.com/july-2025/): Dear Friends, MeetingsSince the first of the year I preached in: Ohio, Michigan, Idaho, Pennsylvania, California, Montana, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, and Alaska. Two of the three meetings in Alaska were in the Arctic. We had an Eskimo lady saved in the Arctic while with missionary Nick Serino. Another man was saved in our meeting at Bible BC, Fairbanks, AK. The meetings have been well attended and the Holy Spirit’s work has been evident. This summer we will be spending quite a bit of time in Texas. Kathy & I still love being on the road! It is your prayers that… - [Today vs Eternity](https://samgipp.com/today-vs-eternity/): I was saved in Canton, Ohio, on June 14, 1970. The same day I was saved, during the same invitation, I gave my new life to the Lord. God immediately called me to go to Bible college. So, ten weeks later I was in Bible institute. But, I almost didn’t go! Nope, I wasn’t fighting the Lord or out of His will. In the few months I’d been attending Canton Baptist Temple I had heard a great deal about the Blessed Hope. (The Rapture) Like everyone else at that time I was convinced that the Lord would return to get… - [What Did You Do With It?](https://samgipp.com/what-did-you-do-with-it/): What Did You Do With It? When Barak Obama was in our White House we thought the country would soon fall. Then, in 2016 Donald Trump was elected president for the first time. Conservatives and Christians alike rejoiced that God had spared our country and given us, at least, four years to live in peace and to service Him in the last days before the Blessed Hope. Many who prayed for Trump’s election told the Lord they just wanted four years to win souls and serve Him before He came and took us away. God had answered our prayers! Then,… - [February 2025](https://samgipp.com/february-2025/): Dear Friends, Meetings In 2024 I preached in: Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Idaho, Tennessee, Oklahoma, New York, Washington, California, Illinois, Virginia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Nevada, Texas, New Jersey, West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, and Canada. During our summer driving tour we drove 9,000 miles and flew 10,000 miles. Heading for Las Vegas we dumped the transmission in our truck and literally limped into town where we dropped $7,000 on the new one. (Vacation all year long!) All-in-all I had 55 appointments to preach and preached 187 times. Kathy & I still love being on the road! New Books In the… - [Letter 167](https://samgipp.com/letter-167/): Trump: the Dictator! Since Donald Trump was elected president for the third time Democrats have been trying to fabricate a charge that will tarnish his image to the American people. The latest is, “Trump’s acting like a dictator!” Instead of going on the defensive and denying that charge let’s examine it. Since President Trump has taken office: I think, as successful as Donald trump has been in business and political ventures, he has been a complete failure at being a dictator! Do You Believe in “Calvary”? What I mean is: do you believe there was a physical place outside the… - [Remember Bill Cosby](https://samgipp.com/remember-bill-cosby/): We are aware of the heinous crimes of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. What he did was illegal and repulsive. I am not opposed to such crimes being revealed and stern justice meted out. I am not going to address either his crimes or his punishment. I wish to address the timing of his crimes being exposed. If you followed him at all you would know that in the years just before his crimes were revealed he was becoming a loud, conservative, moral voice in the Black community. He was urging Blacks to be civil and to work hard. This… - [September 2024](https://samgipp.com/september-2024/): Meetings Since our last letter I have preached in: Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Idaho, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Nevada and Canada. The two meetings in Canada are the first international meetings since COVID. There were no restrictions. I am planning an international circuit of about four countries and 6 or 7 weeks in the Pacific for the summer of 2026 as long as the World doesn’t decide to “save” us all from another man-made pandemic. During our eastern Summer Circuit we drove 8,400 miles and flew 10,000. The meetings went well and from the reports I’ve been getting, were a… - [Letter 166](https://samgipp.com/letter-166/): Jesus is “Fake News” Klaus Schwab, the Nazi that owns the World Economic Forum, has declared that “Jesus is the original fake news.” Schwab is apparently offering, (“I got a deal you can’t say ‘No’ to.”) a One-world religion that he claims will replace Christianity. We Christians have known this was coming in some form for years. Never forget: there are two groups that world leaders hate and must destroy to get to take complete control of the entire globe, Jews and Christians. (I didn’t say “Catholics.”) This is why all white European countries have opened their doors wide to… - [May 2024](https://samgipp.com/may-2024/): Meetings I was in such a rush to get the last letter out that I didn’t report on 2023. In 2023 I traveled 38,000 miles. (That’s what my phone said. I don’t know if that includes driving miles.) Last year I preached 198 times in 124 appointments in: Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, Idaho, New York, California, Illinois and, Florida. Since the first of 2024 I have preached in: Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Idaho, Tennessee, Oklahoma, New York, California, Illinois, Florida and Virginia. I have literally flown coast-to-coast several times last year and this year also. We have seen the Lord move in… - [Beware of B.I.R.A.!](https://samgipp.com/beware-of-b-i-r-a/): BIRA, stands for: Biden’s Illegal Revolutionary Army. This is the 15 million-plus army of Illegals Biden has invaded the USA with. We all know that Biden and the Democommies can’t survive a fair and legal election. Nor can they accomplish their goal of a communist dictatorship here while the USA is run by the U.S. Constitution. While air-brained Conservatives are busy boasting about the coming victory in November, Democommies, who are wicked but not stupid, are making the same preparations they did prior to our last great prophesied victories in the 2020 and 2022 elections. (Remember those great “victories?”) To… - [Letter 162](https://samgipp.com/letter-162/): Is It Really That Important Now? Almost all Christians believe our time remaining here is short. We are watching the One World government form. We have seen the initial “Can’t buy or Sell” edict activated. We’re are watching the USA turn into Sodom & Gomorrah. Let’s hope we’re near the end! What do you value? What are your life’s goals? Maybe you should balance their value against eternity. Is an improved golf score more important than harvesting some last-minute souls for eternity? Does purchasing the latest techno-toy seem as good of an investment as supporting a missionary on the foreign… - [Is It Hopeless?](https://samgipp.com/is-it-hopeless/): I must apologize to you folks. It is my desire to be a help to those who read these essays. I don’t want to rave about the newest “conspiracy” nor pontificate on how right I am as opposed to all those who might disagree with me. I want to write something that will encourage Christians to do a little more for the Lord than they are doing. I think you have noticed that we now get “Bad News” at what seems like a 20-1 ratio. Everyday there is some new evil manifesting itself in our country which the powers that… - [Letter 163](https://samgipp.com/letter-163/): What Happened to Them? Over the years I remember some really high-profile Christian men who had very high-profile ministriesand a great number of followers. There was Bob Harrington, “The Chaplain of Bourbon Street;” Johnny Todd, the converted witch; Bill Gothard and his “Basic Youth Conflicts” are just a few. I feel no animosity for these men or any others like them. But they don’t seem to be anywhere around now. They shot up fire works on the 4th of July and then seemed to disappear just as fast. I do not claim to know what happened to them, but I… - [June 2023](https://samgipp.com/june-2023/): Dear Friends, Meetings Since our last newsletter I’ve preached in Iowa, Mississippi, Idaho, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Missouri. The meetings have been well attended with, in some cases, the largest attendance-to-date for some of the churches. We conducted our TVBBI graduation on Sunday night, May 21. Then Kathy and I drove 1500 miles for our first meeting of the Summer Tour in Missouri. We will be preaching in the East until we return to Boise for the new school year in August 21. Travels We have seen the power of prayer in two ways since leaving… - [February 2023](https://samgipp.com/february-2023/): Meetings In this last year I preached 156 times in Virginia, New York, California, Michigan, Ohio, Washington, Arizona, Tennessee, Montana, North Carolina and Idaho. The meetings have been well attended and seemed to be a help to the churches. We drove to some of them and flew to others. I literally flew all the way across the country twice in Nov/Dec. But God has greatly blessed us and the traveling is no special burden. The Bible Institute Along with preaching across the country I have been active in the work of Treasure Valley Baptist Bible Institute. I teach one hour… - [It Might be Too Late](https://samgipp.com/it-might-be-too-late/): I love this country and have all my life. Even when I was lost I was a patriot. I never held any bad feeling for my country. I have prayed everyday for years for God to save it from the fate it deserves. I know of many Christians who can hardly wait for God to judge and destroy America. My problem with that is twofold: one spiritual reason and one personal. The spiritual reason: As Christians we are to affect the place where we are for the Lord. We send missionaries around the world to “affect” them for the Lord.… - [October 2022](https://samgipp.com/october-2022/): Meetings Since our last letter I’ve preached in: Washington, Tennessee, Montana, Arizona, California, Florida, North Carolina, New York and Idaho. The meetings have gone exceptionally well with a very good spirit and some positive decisions made for the Lord. Most were Revival meetings but some were King James Conferences where Christians didn’t just learn why their Bible is perfect but also learned how to defend it from pseudo-experts who don’t believe there’s a perfect Bible anyplace on the planet. The Summer The summer started off quite hectically. We jumped off with a 500 mile leg toward Arizona. The new truck… - [Protect Your Children!](https://samgipp.com/protect-your-children/): Christians have been certain that the Lord is returning “in the next two years” since I got saved back in 1970. Because of this they have neglected long-term plans for anything since “we’ll soon be gone.” I still believe the Lord’s return is imminent, but I’m not letting that stop me from scheduling meetings 8 years from now. You may be more convinced than ever that the Lord will be back shortly, using that as an excuse to begin nothing new or long term for Him. But there is one thing all parents care about, their children! Having crossed this… - [Letter 161](https://samgipp.com/letter-161/): Quit Dancing! Start Praying! I have always Christians weren’t supposed to dance. Yet I have watch so many of them”dancing” a victory dance over victory we haven’t experienced yet, the November “Red Wave!” I hear conservatives and Christian boasting over a victory they haven’t had talking about the “changes we’re going to make when after we win the House in November. NOBODY wants that hope to become a reality more than I do But I seem to remember the same crowd doing the same dance and crowing the same things in the Fall of 2020 about our coming “victory” in… - [Letter 160](https://samgipp.com/letter-160/): Just Wait Till the Mid-terms! I disdain people who feel a need to dash any hope that folks may have. I know our real hope is the return of Christ but while we’re down here we need some good news every now and then. The last two years have not only been bad news but unbelievable bad news as the Democrats attempt to make the perverted normal and silence all who resist their evil efforts. That being said, I must say the following. I keep hearing everyone say that the Democrats are going to lose big in the upcoming Mid-term… - [But We Might Be Wrong!](https://samgipp.com/but-we-might-be-wrong/): No one ever likes to admit they’re wrong. In fact human pride is so great we don’t even like to entertain the thought that we could be wrong about something. Recent events in our nation: The fake pandemic, the stolen election, the open borders, the free reign of terror allowed to BLM and Antifa have convinced most Christians that the Lord’s return is eminent. I am one of those Christians. It just seems impossible that the world could get any worse before His return. The Lord isn’t going to allow everything to erode right beneath our feet and leave us… - [April 2022](https://samgipp.com/april-2022/): Dear Friends, Meetings Since our last letter I’ve preached in: Michigan, Ohio, California, Idaho and Washington. I had been a little lax in scheduling the Spring of 2022 so there wasn’t much traveling. The meetings all went well. The last week of March we held a “Students’ Bible Conference” at Igleasia Baptista de Mountain Home in Mountain Home, ID. We had nine students participate. I taught Sunday school then one of our students preached Sunday Morning Service and then two students spoke each night, Sun.-Wed. evening. There was a tremendously good spirit in the meeting and many decisions were made.… - [Letter 159](https://samgipp.com/letter-159/): I Believe in Vaccines! Yes I truly do. In fact, I have never contracted Whooping Cough, Smallpox or Polio because I took a vaccine to prevent me from getting them and those vaccines worked! I am certain you have heard all the things wrong with the vaccines being offered, no being “mandated” to fight Covid. They contain everything from hydras, nano-robots and killer-clotting chemicals. They will either kill everyone who took them or, at least, someday turn them into zombies! Maybe, maybe not. But, even our own government, who wants to force our entire population to take a Covid vaccine… - [January 2022](https://samgipp.com/january-2022/): Dear Friends, Meetings In 2021 I preached 179 times in 43 appointments. I preached in Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon, Florida, Oklahoma, Alaska, Texas, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, California and Montana, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio. The meetings have been well attended and we’ve seen folks saved and Christians getting some things squared away with the Lord. Once again my meetings on foreign fields folded up because of the unrealistic requirements of foreign governments. I had meetings in Canada and Australia that cancelled for the second year in a row. Because of such draconian regulations we are probably done traveling internationally. Why? Because I… - [Mercy! Grace! Honor!](https://samgipp.com/mercy-grace-honor/): Covid has changed the lives of everyone on the planet in some way. Some have died. Many have survived but with life-altering after effects. Many have lost jobs, businesses and even their freedom. One group that has been/is being deeply affected by Covid is missionaries. Not only has their health been endangered in countries with less that stellar health care and cleanliness standards but there is another sad Covid effect. Many countries are using Covid as an excuse to expel missionaries or simply make it impossible for them to stay in the host country or to return once they have… - [Letter 158](https://samgipp.com/letter-158/): Simple Truth Christians who believe the Bible is perfect look “up” to it. Those who correct the Bible look “down” on it. Which are you? The Greatest Generation We have all heard the generation that fought and won World War II referred to as the “Greatest Generation” and indeed they were. Liberals laud them unthinkingly when it suits them. But let’s examine this generation a little closer: They believed homosexuality was wrong and beat homosexuals up when encountered. They thought men should work and their wives should keep the home & raise the kids They thought that fighting wars was… - [August 2021](https://samgipp.com/august-2021/): Dear Friends, Meetings Since our last letter I’ve preached in Mississippi, Oregon, California, Florida, Idaho, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Ohio and Alaska. The meetings have been well attended and I believe folks got some help in their efforts to live for Christ. While in Pt. Hope, AK, we had a young Eskimo couple saved. Because of Covid we’ve had to cancel meetings in Canada and Australia again this year. I told Kathy that the way totalitarian governments are forcing arbitrary rules on people we may never be able to travel out of the country again. We’ll see what happens. We used… - [Letter 157](https://samgipp.com/letter-157/): The Known Factor Every honest American knows our recent election was a fraud. Biden did not win. Although I can predict that Democrats will likely “win” every election from here on out just as surely as the Communist Party “won” every election in the USSR from 1918 to 1990. Democrats stole the election while the Nation watched. Every one of “Freedom’s Guard Dogs,” the Press, state governors, state Supreme courts and the U.S. Supreme Court made this theft possible by simply not doing their job and allowing the theft to go on unchecked. As Jesus Christ said in Luke 23:31,… - [February 2021](https://samgipp.com/february-2021/): Dear Friends, Meetings During my first meeting in March the Covid shutdown hit and I lost all my meetings up to August. My meetings in Canada, Australia and the Arctic were casualties of the shutdown. Then, I only had one meeting-per-month from September to December. In 2020 I preached only101 times in 19 different churches. I preached in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Idaho, Texas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Florida, Montana and Illinois. The meetings went well and I believe were a help to the churches. The summers of 2020 and 2021 were to be in the West. When the summer of… - [“The Presidency is Dead! Long Live the Dictatorship!” (NOT!)](https://samgipp.com/the-presidency-is-dead-long-live-the-dictatorship-not/): By now we all know that the Democrats outsmarted us at every turn and managed to pull off the greatest act of voter fraud in history. (If you actually believe Biden won the election I suggest you do two things: Stop reading now and throw this letter away. It will have entirely too many multi-syllable words for you Don’t eat with anything sharp.) For those of you who think “We’ll win the next election!” The system will have had 2 (mid-terms) and 4 (national) years of the Democrats increasing their control of how votes are cast and counted. If they… - [Letter 156](https://samgipp.com/letter-156/): Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. Prov 27:9 What Time Is It? Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says there’s a time to “kill” vs “heal” and a time of “war” vs “peace.” In spite of all the Democrat controlled riots and murders we are still living in a time of “peace” and a time to “heal.” You still eat well, sleep safely and are free to travel and live as you wish. War upsets all of these practices. You and I cannot and should not wish to change it to “war” &… - [“Racist” the New “N-word”](https://samgipp.com/racist-the-new-n-word/): Let me make two points clear: The Nazi’s murder of the Jews during World War II was wrong and slavery in this country was wrong. (I understand that saying that WILL NOT protect me from bigoted liberals calling me “racist” in an attempt to shame and bully me into silence.) There is a reason I mention those two occurrences together. These two genuinely shameful events have come and gone. Both were eradicated by the blood of noble soldiers. Yet both are still being used by immoral liberals to flog the White Race into silence and submission. Today, Germans who never… - [August 2020](https://samgipp.com/august-2020/): Meetings Because of COVID I lost all my meetings from the second week of March to Sept except one. Up to the cancellations I preached in MI, OH, ID, KY, WV and TX. The country dissolved while I was in Texas! I’ve been able to piece together a July-August schedule that consists of two 4-day meetings, one 3-day meeting & 3 Sunday’s. Kathy & I are on the road now with the trailer. We left Idaho and I preached a Sunday in Montana and then drove to Minnesota. We’re presently in Rochester for a Sun-Wed. Thursday we travel up to… - [Letter #155](https://samgipp.com/letter-155/): Just a word This letter is entitled “Letter From a Friend.” I am hoping it is also a letter TO a Friend. I will be very frank with you and will be asking you for something. If you think it’s money, you’re wrong. Since we moved to Idaho & I took over the Bible institute there some folks have been under the mistaken impression that I’ve retired or even cut back on the pace we keep. Here’s what I do: Wed., teach 6-7PM; Thur., teach 3 classes; Sat., fly out to preach; Sun-Tu preach meeting; Wed., fly back to Idaho… - [January 2020](https://samgipp.com/january-2020/): Dear Friends, Well, 2019 is “In the Books” and here’s how it went for us. Meetings In 2019 I preached 152 times in 54 separate meetings. I preached in: Ohio, Michigan, Washington DC, Maryland, Montana, New York, Maine, Wyoming, Iowa, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Hawaii, Arkansas, South Carolina, Canada and numerous times in Idaho. I fly to my meetings during the nine months of school and then Kathy & I take off after school is out and preach all Summer. The years 2018 & 19 we were in the East during the summer. We’ll be in the West for… - [Letter #154](https://samgipp.com/letter-154/): Red Flag About the “Red Flag” Liberals never give up on their goals. One of their goals is to disarm America so they are free to institute a communist dictatorship here. Thwarted from confiscating our guns by the genius of our Founding Fathers in giving us the Second Amendment they are ever trying to think of a way to disarm Americans. Their newest and most dangerous ploy is called “Red Flag Laws.” Due to the mentally ill Democrats who have been shooting schools, malls and Walmarts they have called for laws that allow any citizen to call the Police and… - [August 2019](https://samgipp.com/august-2019/): Dear Friends, Meetings Summer is almost over. We will soon be back in Meridian for the start of Bible Institute. Since our last letter I’ve preached in: Connecticut, New York, Idaho, West Virginia and Canada. We’ve heard numerous testimonies of changed lives for Christ. Books The 4th Edition of An Understandable History of the Bible is still at the printer’s. Every time we have had this book reprinted there has been a printing problem that holds it up. Nope, the printer is not at fault. It is just steady resistance to what this book teaches. As soon as we receive… - [“God Hates America!”](https://samgipp.com/god-hates-america/): Essay #115 It doesn’t take a genius to see that our country is in dire peril. Evil people (call them: Democrats, Socialists, Liberals, Progressives, Communists, ANTIFA or anything else, they all fit) are bent on setting up a communist dictatorship in this country. They don’t care what they have to destroy or who they have to kill. They are bold, shameless and determined and remarkably successful. In fact, I believe the mad rage in the camp of liberals since the Democrats’ lost to Trump is not simply over Hellary losing the election. If she had won in 2016 she would… - [June 2019](https://samgipp.com/june-2019/): We graduated our students on May 19 and the next day Kathy & I took off for our 2019 Summer preaching tour in the East. We headed for Laramie, WY (800 mi.), then to Cedar Rapids, IA (880 mi.) and then 700 miles into Ohio. We’ll do a circuit of the east & head back to Idaho in August. Meetings The meetings have gone well. Since our last letter I’ve preached in: Idaho, Ohio, Michigan, Maryland, Montana, Maine, Wyoming, Iowa & Washington DC. Books The 4th Edition of An Understandable History of the Bible is at the printer’s. I was… - [Letter #153](https://samgipp.com/letter-153/): Have You Forgotten That You’re Dying? We have all heard the famous line from the Christian song, “Only one life, soon will be past, only what’s done, for Christ will last.” So, you’re dying. One of these days you’ll clutch your chest and be in front of the Lord before they get your body to the Emergency Room. Are you ready? No, I don’t mean are you saved, ready to face death. I mean, have you done anything in this life that will even count in Eternity? Your bowling trophy, deer mount, beautiful house, big bank account will mean nothing… - [70 Years of Red Herrings](https://samgipp.com/70-years-of-red-herrings/): Essay #114 Imagine a local Law Enforcement Officer shows up at your door one day and says, “Look across the street.” There across the street stands your neighbor, shotgun in hand, shaking his fist at you and pointing at his gun & then at you! The policeman continues, “He said he’s going to kill you. We can’t keep a car posted here 24/7 so you’re going to have to be vigilant.” “Be vigilant! I’ll show you ‘vigilant!’” you respond. After the police officer leaves you go & get your 12 gauge shotgun and sit down on your porch and give… - [January 2019](https://samgipp.com/january-2019/): Dear Friends, Another year has gone by & the Lord hasn’t come back yet! Nope! I’m not discouraged or disheartened. It just gives us more time to serve the Lord. Meetings We finished up 2018 with the following statistics. In 2018 I preached 214 times in 46 different churches. I preached in: Ohio, Michigan, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Maryland, Montana, New York, Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Connecticut, Kentucky, Illinois, Nebraska, Utah, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, and Canada. Sometimes there were multiple meetings in the same state. With the addition of Nebraska I have finally preached in all 50 states. This… - [Treasure Valley Baptist Institute](https://samgipp.com/ae-113/): Treasure Valley Baptist Bible Institute During the evening service on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, Pastor Rick DeMichele appointed me as the president of Treasure Valley Baptist Bible Institute. He has been president for over 30 years. No, his health isn’t failing. He pastors a church of over 1,000 people and does a tremendous job of if. He simply has enough on his plate and asked me to do it. The school has been in existence for over 30 years and has graduates pastoring church around the country as well as many missionaries serving on fields around the world. The goal… - [Letter #152](https://samgipp.com/letter-152/): Watch Out for Your Neighbor! Imagine you get a visit from your local Police Dept. tomorrow. The officer tells you to beware of the neighbor across the street because he has said he wants to kill you. Sure enough, you look and there he is, holding his shotgun and shaking his fist at you! The officer says, “Keep an eye on him. We can’t keep a car posted here permanently. “I sure will!” you say. The officer leaves and you go get your shotgun and sit on the porch and give him a “Come on!” look. For 25 years that neighbor shakes… - [The War That NO ONE Will Win](https://samgipp.com/the-war-that-no-one-will-win/): I believe that only a miracle from God will save our country from a civil war. You may not agree but it is obvious that the hatred Obama spawned during his time in the White House has infected all Americans, conservative and liberal alike. Both sides are angry and possess a desire to hurt and punish the other. And, in that insanity that precedes all wars, both sides think that once the war begins their side will win in the initial battle or soon thereafter. They forget that every generation before them thought the same thing. People thought the Civil… - [Letter #151](https://samgipp.com/september-2018/): Is He Doing it On Purpose? It is obvious to see that Roger Goodell is destroying the NFL. I have always believed that General Motors was attacked from without and sabotaged from within. The phony gas crisis of the 1970s was not designed to make oil companies rich. They were already rich. It was done to stop the American auto industry in its tracks and give the foreign car manufacturers a chance to catch up. Meanwhile, if you look at some of the products GM put out in the ‘70s it is plain that no one could have designed them… - [The Answer Book - Appendix #2](https://samgipp.com/the-answer-book-appendix-2/): Appendix #2 GLOSSARY OF TEXT NAMES ANTIOCH Antiochian Text Byzantine Text Syrian Text Majority Text Universal Text Reformation Text Imperial Text Traditional Text Textus Receptus ALEXANDRIA Alexandrian Text Egyptian Text Local Text Hesychian Text Minority Text - [The Answer Book - Appendix #1](https://samgipp.com/the-answer-book-appendix-1/): Appendix #1 JOHN 21:15-17 – AGAPE vs PHILEO I – Comparison: How Jesus used AGAPE and PHILEO. A 1. Luke 11:42 the love of God A 2. John 5:42 the love of God P 3. Matt 10:37 He that loveth father or mother A 4. Rev 3:9 to know that I have loved P 5. Rev 3:19 As many as I love P 6. Matt 23:6 love the uppermost rooms P 7. John 12:25 He that loveth his life A 8. Luke 11:43 ye love the uppermost seats P 9. John 5:20 the Father loveth the Son P 10. John… - [62. King James Bible is the infallible Word of God](https://samgipp.com/62-king-james-bible-is-the-infallible-word-of-god/): QUESTION #62: I’m convinced that the King James Bible is the infallible Word of God. Now what should I do? ANSWER: Act like you believe it. EXPLANATION: If you REALLY believe that the Bible (AV 1611) is the infallible, perfect word of God, you will first begin to READ IT. There is no excuse for any Christian to NOT be reading the Bible through from cover to cover. Why do you think He gave it to you? Put away all of the other versions, all your commentaries, all of your “study helps” and simply read God’s Book. Remember the Author… - [61. What if there really ARE mistakes in the King James Bible?](https://samgipp.com/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 hippies burned down the Bank of America offices. Other rioters razed entire neighborhoods to the chant of “Burn, Baby, Burn.” The hippies’ claim was that they had to burn this country to the ground in order to build a new one. And THAT is what… - [60. What about a Bible contradiction that can't be explained?](https://samgipp.com/60-what-about-a-bible-contradiction-that-cant-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 Bible College. He said that his pastor had shown him a contradiction in the King James Bible. (Great “man of faith.”) He asked if I could explain it. As he began to tell me the contradiction, I, being familiar with the argument, finished quoting it.… - [59. What if defending the King James Bible will hurt my career?](https://samgipp.com/59-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 dog does for a bone. The choice is yours. - [58. How many mistakes are there in the King James Bible?](https://samgipp.com/58-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. - [57. Was Erasmus, editor of the Textus Receptus, a good Roman Catholic?](https://samgipp.com/57-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 in 1536 at the age of seventy. This was no mean feat during the days when the plagues, coupled with primeval medical practices, worked together to limit the average age of a man’s life to approximately 35-40 years. Both of his parents fell victim to… - [56. What if my Bible and Greek Lexicon contradict?](https://samgipp.com/56-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 and flies in the face of their purported claim to accept the Bible as their final authority in all matters of faith and practice. It must be remembered that God never claimed that He would provide us with a perfect lexicon or an inerrant Greek… - [55. Shouldn't we emphasize the love of Jesus rather than squabble over Bible translations?](https://samgipp.com/55-shouldnt-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 deem as sincere and valid in your own sight. (See Lev. 10: 1-3) 2. You can endeavor to keep Christ’s Scriptural admonitions as strictly as possible. (This tends to be a lifetime endeavor.) In John 14:23 one of the identifying marks of anyone who loves… - [54. Shouldn't we respect our educators in the issue of Bible versions?](https://samgipp.com/54-shouldnt-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 types of Doctor’s degrees. Earned and Honorary. An earned doctorate is an educational degree. It is bestowed on a graduate by his college or university upon his fulfillment of that school’s requirements for such a degree. This involves certain academic achievements and acknowledges the graduate’s… - [53. Should we make an issue of Bible translations?](https://samgipp.com/53-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 of Bible translations.” It is perfectly acceptable to assume such a position as long as you are consistent in your stand… or lack of it. In other words, if the issue of a perfect Bible is a “non-issue” with you, then to be consistent, neither… - [52. Is it the "historic position" to believe the KJV is the perfect Word of God?](https://samgipp.com/52-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 in making its claim as the “true” church is the authority of “tradition.” The Roman Catholic Church claims that tradition is equal with Scripture. This became official church dogma in 1545 at the Council of Trent. At this council, tradition was elevated to a place… - [51. Is it "Progressive Revelation" to believe the KJV is to be trusted more than the originals?](https://samgipp.com/51-is-it-progressive-revelation-to-believe-the-kjv-is-to-be-trusted-more-than-the-originals/): 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 with the original autographs, therefore to believe that a mere translation can reveal more than the originals is to believe in a ‘new’ revelation, which is called Progressive Revelation.” Is there such a thing as “Progressive Revelation?” Of course, we cannot afford to settle the… - [50. What if my Bible college Alma Mater doesn't believe the KJV is the perfect Word of God.](https://samgipp.com/50-what-if-my-bible-college-alma-mater-doesnt-believe-the-kjv-is-the-perfect-word-of-god/): 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 do not have an “Alma Mater.” The term “Alma Mater” results from the combination of the Hebrew word for “virgin” (almah) and the Greek word for “mother” (meter). Thus when you speak of your “Alma Mater” you refer to your “Virgin Mother,” a terminology which… - [49. Were the King James translators Episcopalian baby sprinklers?](https://samgipp.com/49-were-the-king-james-translators-episcopalian-baby-sprinklers/): QUESTION #49: Is it true that the King James translators were nothing but a bunch of Episcopalian baby sprinklers? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: The company of men who did the translating of the Authorized Version was made up of Bible-believing men from both the Anglican and Puritan churches. Their character and qualifications have been attested earlier. Such a statement as, “The King James translators were nothing but a bunch of Episcopalian baby sprinklers,” is one of those statements which is sadly not based on fact nor conviction. It is made with the hope of character assassination and an ultimate hope of… - [48. How can the 1611 King James Bible come from the 1633 Textus Receptus?](https://samgipp.com/48-how-can-the-1611-king-james-bible-come-from-the-1633-textus-receptus/): QUESTION #48: The Textus Receptus didn’t appear until 1633 so how can the King James Bible, which was translated in 1611, be translated from it? ANSWER: Wrong. EXPLANATION: The Greek text which was used for the translation of the King James Bible extends back through history to the pens of Moses, David, Paul, John and the other inspired writers. Throughout history it has been known by a variety of names. Over the years the Greek text of the New Testament was collated by a number of different editors. The most famous of these being Desiderius Erasmus, Theodore Beza, Robert Stephanus… - [47. What about "nuggets" found only in the Greek New Testament?](https://samgipp.com/47-what-about-nuggets-found-only-in-the-greek-new-testament/): QUESTION #47: What about “nuggets” found only in the Greek? ANSWER: Why settle for “nuggets” when you can own the whole mine? EXPLANATION: Most “nuggets” that preachers find in the Greek exist only in the fantasy of their minds. First, anyone who believes that the Bible is the perfect word of God, cannot believe that it can be improved on… even by them. Most men who discover “nuggets” are filled with a prideful humility through which they believe that God is going to show them something in the Greek that no one else has found. Then they can “humbly” impress… - [46. What is a Ruckmanite?](https://samgipp.com/46-what-is-a-ruckmanite/): QUESTION #46: What is a “Ruckmanite?” ANSWER: “Ruckmanite” is a name Bible critics call anyone who disagrees with them. EXPLANATION: Peter Sturges Ruckman was born in 1921. He has spent years studying the manuscript history of the Bible. He received his doctorate in philosophy from Bob Jones University. He has personally founded or helped to found dozens of churches. He is the founder and president of the Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, Florida, where he has trained hundreds of preachers, missionaries and Christian laymen. He has also authored over forty books and Bible commentaries. He is, without a doubt, the… - [45. Can't modern Greeks better understand the Greek New Testament and correct the Bible?](https://samgipp.com/45-cant-modern-greeks-better-understand-the-greek-new-testament-and-correct-the-bible/): QUESTION #45: Can a person of Greek ethnic origin better understand the Greek New Testament and therefore correct the English Bible? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: The Greek language as found in the New Testament and the modern Greek language is spoken in Greece are so vastly different from each other as to be non-interchangeable one with the other. The faulty assumption that a “Greek” would be equipped, due to his nationality, to change the English Bible is humorous at best and arrogant at worst. No man, Greek or otherwise, has been inspired by God to change the Bible. Teaching “from the… - [44. Who were Westcott and Hort?](https://samgipp.com/44-who-were-westcott-and-hort/): QUESTION #44: Who were Westcott and Hort? ANSWER: Two unsaved Bible critics. EXPLANATION: Brook Foss Westcott (1825-1903) and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828-1892) were two non-Christian Anglican ministers. Fully steeped in the Alexandrian philosophy that “there is no perfect Bible”, they had a vicious distaste for the King James Bible and its Antiochian Greek text, the Textus Receptus. [The infidelity of Westcott and Hort is well documented in this author’s work entitled An Understandable History of the Bible, 1987, Bible Believer’s Press, P.O. Box 1249, Pottstown, PA. 19464] It cannot be said that they believed that one could attain Heaven… - [43. Isn't the devil behind the confusion over Bible translations?](https://samgipp.com/43-isnt-the-devil-behind-the-confusion-over-bible-translations/): QUESTION #43: Isn’t the devil behind all the confusion and fighting over Bible versions? ANSWER: Undoubtedly. EXPLANATION: It is a great irony that many of the critics of the Bible claim rather indignantly that the devil is behind the battle over the King James Bible. In this they are correct. But somehow they have managed to assume that it is the people claiming perfection for the Bible who the devil is guiding. Is this a correct assumption? Let us consider the history of the battle. From the time of its publication in 1611 the King James Bible has grown in… - [42. Aren't modern English translations easier to understand?](https://samgipp.com/42-arent-modern-english-translations-easier-to-understand/): QUESTION #42: Aren’t modern English translations easier to understand? ANSWER: No. Some may seem easier to read, but none are easier to understand. EXPLANATION: One of the primary advertising gimmicks used to sell modern English translations is that they will be easier to understand for the potential customers. The customer, having been assured that he/she cannot possibly understand the “old archaic” King James gratefully purchases the modern English Bible and unknowingly condemns themself to a life of biblical ignorance. Modern English translations may be easier to read but they are not easier to understand. Let’s look at the equation in… - [41. Haven't new manuscripts been discovered since the King James Bible was translated?](https://samgipp.com/41-havent-new-manuscripts-been-discovered-since-the-king-james-bible-was-translated/): QUESTION #41: I’ve heard that there have been many manuscripts discovered since 1611 that the King James translators didn’t have access to. Do these strengthen or weaken the King James Bible? ANSWER: They strengthen the King James Bible. EXPLANATION: There have been many manuscripts found since 1611, but there have been no new READINGS found. Many critics of the Word of God have used the argument of “new evidence” that the King James translators didn’t have as a basis to degrade its authority. The fact is, that the King James translators had all of the readings available to them that… - [40. Is the New International Version trustworthy?](https://samgipp.com/40-is-the-new-international-version-trustworthy/): QUESTION #40: Is the New International Version trustworthy? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: The New International Version is based on the 26th edition of the Greek text of Eberhard Nestle published in 1979. It, like the New American Standard Version which is based on Nestle’s 23rd edition of 1969, is an Egyptian bible. These and most modern translations (except the New King James Version and New Scofield Version which are handled separately in this book) are all products of Origen’s tainted manuscripts from Alexandria, Egypt. A few of the corruptions found in the New International Version and New American Standard Version are… - [39. Isn't the New Scofield Bible a King James Bible?](https://samgipp.com/39-isnt-the-new-scofield-bible-a-king-james-bible/): QUESTION #39: Isn’t the New Scofield Bible a King James Bible’? ANSWER: Not only is the New Scofield Bible NOT a King James Bible, it is not even a “Scofield” Bible. EXPLANATION: The first and most weighty reason why the New Scofield Bible is not a Scofield Bible at all is shamefully simple. Dr. C.I. Scofield did not edit it. Dr. Scofield died in 1921! Barring a very “selective” resurrection, it is impossible for a man who died in 1921 to edit a book in 1967. The publisher’s justification for a new “edition” is that Dr. Scofield, whose reference Bible… - [38. Is the New King James Version an improvement over the KJV?](https://samgipp.com/38-is-the-new-king-james-version-an-improvement-over-the-kjv/): 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 that the Bible cannot be perfect (regardless of what they may say when they preach) and must be corrected by the feeble intellect of man. The New King James Version unlike most modern translations is based on the correct Antiochian manuscripts instead of the corrupt… - [37. What if I have trouble with the "thees" and "thous" in the KJV?](https://samgipp.com/37-what-if-i-have-trouble-with-the-thees-and-thous-in-the-kjv/): 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 to inspire the perfect originals. He has collated the books of the Old Testament and New Testament and documented their authenticity. He has preserved His words against attack from Roman Catholic tyrants and Alexandrian philosophers. This process has cost Him the lives, homes, and families… - [36. Do the Dead Sea Scrolls render the King James Bible obsolete?](https://samgipp.com/36-do-the-dead-sea-scrolls-render-the-king-james-bible-obsolete/): 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 Bible. This fact makes them unattractive to scholars desiring to overthrow the perfect Bible. So, other than commenting on the irony of the way in which they were found, they are largely ignored. The translators of the King James Bible did not need the Dead… - [35. Can someone be saved from a Bible other than the KJV?](https://samgipp.com/35-can-someone-be-saved-from-a-bible-other-than-the-kjv/): 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 in the hand of the Christian. See Hebrews 4:12, Job 40:19 and II Timothy 3:16. It is also food that a new Christian might grow properly. See I Peter 2:2. It is in these areas that new bibles are weakened. In fact, the very verses… - [34. Didn't the first King James Bible contain the Apocrypha?](https://samgipp.com/34-didnt-the-first-king-james-bible-contain-the-apocrypha/): 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, in the days in which our Bible was translated, the Apocrypha was accepted reading based on its historical value, though not accepted as Scripture by anyone outside of’ the Catholic church. The King James translators therefore placed it between the Old and New Testaments for… - [33. Isn't the Holy Spirit incorrectly called "it" in Romans 8:26 in the KJV?](https://samgipp.com/33-isnt-the-holy-spirit-incorrectly-called-it-in-romans-826-in-the-kjv/): 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, secondly, the hypocrisy of Bible critics and thirdly, from Jesus Christ Himself. (Since the Bible is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice, His testimony should hold considerable influence.) First, the word translated “itself” in Romans 8:26 is “pneuma” which means “spirit.”… - [32. If the King James is really perfect, how can so many scholars be wrong?](https://samgipp.com/32-if-the-king-james-is-really-perfect-how-can-so-many-scholars-be-wrong/): 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 wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” This passage teaches… - [31. How can any Bible be bad if it contains the fundamentals?](https://samgipp.com/31-how-can-any-bible-be-bad-if-it-contains-the-fundamentals/): 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 find the fundamentals in other versions forget that the very fundamentals which they claim to be able to find, were originally taught them from a King James Bible. Following are just a few doctrines which can be found in other versions but found in a… - [30. Can a translation be as good as the originals?](https://samgipp.com/30-can-a-translation-be-as-good-as-the-originals/): 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 to is better than the original. Since we accept the Bible as our final authority in all matters of faith and practice, ITS “practice” will have more authority than any “mere human” opinion. 1. The first translation mentioned in scripture is found in II Samuel… - [29. Can a translation be inspired?](https://samgipp.com/29-can-a-translation-be-inspired/): 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 them by an interpreter.” It is, of course, an accepted fact that no translation can be “word perfect”. Therefore we know that the Hebrew translation of Joseph’s Egyptian statements as found in the Old Testament manuscripts cannot be an exact word for word copy. We… - [28. Is the King James Bible inspired or preserved?](https://samgipp.com/28-is-the-king-james-bible-inspired-or-preserved/): QUESTION #28: Is the King James Bible inspired or preserved? ANSWER: The original autographs were inspired. The King James Bible is those same autographs preserved up to today. EXPLANATION: The best way to simply describe inspiration and preservation of the Bible is as follows: Inspiration is when God takes a blank piece of paper (papyrus, vellum, etc.) and uses men to write His words. Preservation is when God takes those words already written and uses men to preserve them to today. Both of these actions are DIVINE and are assured by God as recorded in Psalm 12:6, 7. 6 “The… - [27. Do Christians who use other Bibles hate God?](https://samgipp.com/27-do-christians-who-use-other-bibles-hate-god/): QUESTION #27: Do Christians and Preachers who use other bibles “hate God?” ANSWER: No, although some may abhor the thought of being in subjection to “a Book.” EXPLANATION: In Mark 9:38-41 we find the disciples upset with someone who did not “follow ” them. Yet the Lord told them to leave the man alone. God desires worship and love from His creatures. There are many preachers who, as Bible college students were misled concerning the King James Bible. They may very well love Jesus Christ but through ignorance or deceit use the wrong bible. They certainly do not “hate God”.… - [26. Will a Bible college education clear controversy over a perfect Bible?](https://samgipp.com/26-will-a-bible-college-education-clear-controversy-over-a-perfect-bible/): QUESTION #26: Will a Bible college education clear up the controversy over the issue of a perfect Bible’? ANSWER: No. About ninety-nine out of one hundred times a Bible college education will either confuse or destroy a student’s faith in the perfect Bible. EXPLANATION: There are many benefits to a Bible college education. A student can learn invaluable lessons on pastoring and church planning. A student weak on doctrine can be grounded in his faith. Friendships and experiences from Bible college days will often last a life time. Unfortunately, faith that God has a perfect Bible is more often than… - [25. What's the difference between a "TR" man and a "KJV" man?](https://samgipp.com/25-whats-the-difference-between-a-tr-man-and-a-kjv-man/): QUESTION #25: What is the difference between a “Textus Receptus Man” and a “King James Man?” ANSWER: A “TR Man” gets his manuscripts from Antioch and his philosophy from Egypt. EXPLANATION: Under Question #8 concerning Alexandria and Antioch it was pointed out that we derive two things from each of these locations. We derive manuscripts and an ideology through which we judge those manuscripts. From Alexandria we receive corrupted manuscripts, tainted by the critical hand of Origen. We also receive an ideology that believes the Bible to be divine, but not perfect, not without error. From Antioch we receive the… - [24. Who was Dean Burgon?](https://samgipp.com/24-who-was-dean-burgon/): QUESTION #24: Who was Dean Burgon? ANSWER: He was an outstanding 19th century Bible scholar. EXPLANATION: John William Burgon (1813-1888) was a man of tremendous intellect and ranks among men such a Lancelot Andrews (1555-1626) and Robert Dick Wilson (1856-1930) in scholarship. He became the Dean of Chichester and has since been known as “Dean” Burgon. Dr. Burgon was contemporary with Westcott and Hort. He was an advocate of the Textus Receptus and was the nemesis of Westcott and Hort’s feeble arguments against it. He believed, unlike Westcott and Hort, in basing all conclusions on the solid foundation of facts… - [22. Is it "heresy" to believe the King James Bible is perfect?](https://samgipp.com/22-is-it-heresy-to-believe-the-king-james-bible-is-perfect/): QUESTION #23: Is it “heresy” to believe, that the King James Bible is perfect? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: It is amusing yet appalling that a King James Bible believer, who BELIEVES the Bible to be inerrant, is called a “heretic” by people who claim to believe that the Bible is inerrant. “Heresy”, according to Webster, is “an opinion or doctrine contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs.” It is “generally accepted” that the Bible is the perfect word of God. I have often told people, “I don’t believe that the King James Bible is the inerrant word of God.… - [22. Are King James Bible believers a cult?](https://samgipp.com/22-are-king-james-bible-believers-a-cult/): QUESTION #22: Aren’t King James Bible believers a cult? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: The charge that King James Bible believers are a cult is similar to the charge that they worship the Bible. It is a result of the same frustration and born of the same malice. Sadly, when facts do not prove them right, character assassination is in order. Cults are somewhat difficult to define, although there are two outstanding characteristics evident in all cults. First, a cult has a central body that makes decisions for all of its disciples. Most King James Bible believers are fiercely independent and many… - [21. Don't King James Bible believers "worship" the Bible?](https://samgipp.com/21-dont-king-james-bible-believers-worship-the-bible/): QUESTION #21: Don’t King James Bible believer’s “worship” the Bible? Didn’t God destroy the originals because He didn’t want these people to venerate them? ANSWER: No and no. EXPLANATION: Many critics of the perfect Bible have become very frustrated in recent years. This is due to the fact that their entire argument against the Bible has been systematically destroyed by historical fact, their own shortfall of scholastic ability and the consistent blessing of the King James Bible by the Holy Spirit. In a desperate attempt to “sling mud” at Bible believers, they make the two statements found above. Do King… - [20. Aren't all King James Bible believers 'name callers?'](https://samgipp.com/20-arent-all-king-james-bible-believers-name-callers/): QUESTION #20: Aren’t all King James Bible believers “name callers?” ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: In recent years, the issue of a perfect Bible has been expertly handled by Dr. Peter S. Ruckrnan. Dr. Ruckman is a highly educated teacher/preacher who accepts the Antiochian manuscript as authentic and views them with the Antiochian ideology that accepts the Bible as perfect. Dr. Ruckman’s style is forceful in regard to the authority of Scripture and his treatment of Bible critics is devastating. His approach to most Bible issues is one of grace, where many Christians lack such grace. But on the singular issue of… - [19. Aren't people who believe the King James Bible church splitters?](https://samgipp.com/19-arent-people-who-believe-the-king-james-bible-church-splitters/): QUESTION #19: Are people who believe the King James Bible “church splitters?” ANSWER: No. The only church that a believer in the perfect Bible could possibly split would have to be one that didn’t believe that the Bible was perfect. EXPLANATION: Sometimes false accusations are based on misunderstandings. Sometimes they are based upon utter and complete falsehood. The fallacy that people believing in the perfect Bible are church splitters is unfortunately based entirely and maliciously on falsehood. Sadly, there are many Christians who have been through the traumatizing experience of a church split. It would be erroneous to pretend that… - [18. Is the KJV God's Word because I got saved through it?](https://samgipp.com/18-is-the-kjv-gods-word-because-i-got-saved-through-it/): QUESTION #18: Someone said, “The King James Bible is the word of God because I got saved through it!” Is that statement correct? ANSWER: No. EXPLANATION: The Bible is infallible and perfect without any influence by any sinner. By accepting Christ as our personal Saviour we impart nothing to Scripture, though God imparts eternal life to us. Many have been led to Christ by someone using other versions. I once spoke with a man who vehemently claimed that the Good News For Modern Man was the infallible Word of God because someone had led him to Christ using it. Wrong!… ## Pages - [Home](https://samgipp.com/): A Friend to Churches Ministry A Ministry of Evangelist Samuel C. Gipp, Th. D. Preaching Schedule “A man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” – Proverbs 27:17 About Sam Gipp Dr. Gipp is a former pastor, an evangelist, teacher, author and Bible conference speaker. He has the unique ability to digest large amounts of information and then present it in an analytical and understandable format. His humorous, informative and forceful preaching style make him popular with all ages and keeps him in demand as a Revivalist and Bible conference speaker. Brother Gipp was apart of a panel of defenders of… [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)