Alan Dale Gross
Well-Known Member
"On a concluding note, when this author made a cursory examination of Baptist Confessions and similar material, there appeared to be no hesitation in employing the word Inspiration for copies or for accurate Translations.
"For example:
“And no decrees of popes or councils, or writings of any person whatsoever, are of equal authority with the sacred scriptures. And by the holy scriptures we understand, the canonical books of the Old and New Testament, as they are now translated into our English mother tongue [the KJV, as is evident from both the time of the confession and the references and allusions to verses in the document], of which there hath never been any doubt of their verity and authority in the protestant churches of Christ to this day. . . . all which are given by the inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life. (Article 37, An Orthodox Creed, 1678, quoted in Underhill, Confessions of Faith and Other Public Documents).
"The Charleston Association of Baptist Churches in their 1802 circular #9, “On the Duty of Churches to their Ministers” (cited in Furman, A History of the Charleston Association of Baptist Churches) wrote, “We conclude in the language of inspiration—“Live in love and peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.” Note that the “language of inspiration” is the KJV.
"There did not appear to be any confession that either denied that the Breath of God was in copies or accurate translations, or that made some sort of distinction between gramma and graphe in 2 Timothy 3:15-16.
"Scripture teaches that Inspiration is a quality that pertains to all that is appropriately called Scripture.
"Since original language copies are properly considered Scripture, they are properly termed Inspired. Since, in a Derived sense, the Bible, when accurately Translated, is still properly termed Scripture, the Word accurately Translated is, in a Derived sense, properly termed Inspired.
"Therefore, it is proper to call the King James Version as well as other Translations Inspired, if they are an accurate Translation of the Greek and Hebrew Autographs Dictated once and for all by the Holy Ghost."
"For example:
“And no decrees of popes or councils, or writings of any person whatsoever, are of equal authority with the sacred scriptures. And by the holy scriptures we understand, the canonical books of the Old and New Testament, as they are now translated into our English mother tongue [the KJV, as is evident from both the time of the confession and the references and allusions to verses in the document], of which there hath never been any doubt of their verity and authority in the protestant churches of Christ to this day. . . . all which are given by the inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life. (Article 37, An Orthodox Creed, 1678, quoted in Underhill, Confessions of Faith and Other Public Documents).
"The Charleston Association of Baptist Churches in their 1802 circular #9, “On the Duty of Churches to their Ministers” (cited in Furman, A History of the Charleston Association of Baptist Churches) wrote, “We conclude in the language of inspiration—“Live in love and peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.” Note that the “language of inspiration” is the KJV.
"There did not appear to be any confession that either denied that the Breath of God was in copies or accurate translations, or that made some sort of distinction between gramma and graphe in 2 Timothy 3:15-16.
"Scripture teaches that Inspiration is a quality that pertains to all that is appropriately called Scripture.
"Since original language copies are properly considered Scripture, they are properly termed Inspired. Since, in a Derived sense, the Bible, when accurately Translated, is still properly termed Scripture, the Word accurately Translated is, in a Derived sense, properly termed Inspired.
"Therefore, it is proper to call the King James Version as well as other Translations Inspired, if they are an accurate Translation of the Greek and Hebrew Autographs Dictated once and for all by the Holy Ghost."