The Holy Bible IS The Word of Almighty God

THE HOLY BIBLE, THE WORD OF GOD

After reading a number of posts on this board, that I find very dangerous, I feel that I ought to make a number of points with regard to the Holy Bible.

In the first place, I will point out that I am here dealing with the original writings of the 66 books of the Bible, as found in the English versions line the King James, etc. I refer not to the various translations into the different languages that the Bible has been translated into. This would also include the LXX of the Old Testament, the Old Latin, the Latin Vulgate, the Bishops Bible, etc. It’s the writings of Moses, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Daniel, Paul, Matthew, John, Luke, etc that I refer to here.

Now, it is my conviction (which I am sure is shared by the greater majority of those on this Baptist Board), that Almighty God in His Wisdom and Providence, has given us “His Word” in only 66 books, and no more, or no less. The Canon’s of both the Old and New Testaments are closed.

Every one of the authors of these 66 books, at the time when they are writing the Words that God wanted us to have, were doing so under the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit. So, when Paul writes in 2 Timothy 3:16, that “all Scripture is inspired by God…”, I am convinced that this here means all of the 66 books. And, likewise, when John gives that warning in Revelation 22:18-19, about adding to and taking away from the Word of God, again he is referring to the entire 66 books. This is not something that we can prove, but needs to be accepted by faith. We can also conclude, that, at the time when these writers of Holy Scripture were doing their work, they were “Infallible” in what they were writing. The Holy Spirit took control of their hearts and minds in such a way, that, the work they produced was not the words of man, but that of Almighty God. Therefore, the 66 original books of the Bible, are indeed the very Words of God the Holy Spirit.

Following on from here, we have the confidence that, since the Author of the Holy Bible in its original form, is the Holy Spirit, Who is the “Spirit of Truth”, therefore what we have from Him is “nothing but the Truth”. We can now say without any doubt, that the original Word of God, is indeed Infallible and Inerrant in ALL that it says (Plenary Inspiration), and that the Holy Bible is completely Trustworthy in every issue that it deals with. That it has 100% Truth (Thy Word is Truth), and 0% error. Again, I cannot give any “proof”, but can honestly say that God the Holy Spirit has given me this conviction. Because it is the Word of God, Who cannot lie, or lead us into any error, the Holy Bible, “is profitable for Doctrine, for Reproof, for Correction, for Instruction in Righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works” ( 2 Timothy 3:16,17)

This then leads us on to the next point, that that Holy Bible, since it is the Infallible Word of God to man, Who indeed is Perfect in all that He does, DOES NOT have any contradictions therein, but only paradox's.The so-called “errors” that liberals will list for us, are not really errors at all, but are merely “scribal errors”, that which is done by human copyists and translators in the versions that we have through the centuries. I say it again, the original Word of God, IS 100% ERROR FREE., that is even when it comes down to the place of the comma, or full-stop, it is 100% accurate, and trustworthy. I have very little time in modern textual methods, as most of them exist to try to discredit the Word of Almighty God

We have the assurance, that the Word of God will never fail. I commend to to the Holy Bible as the Word of Almighty God to man. And, instead of trying to find fault with a faultless God, let us be humble and thankful for His grace in giving us His Precious Word in the first place.

AMEN

 

Hi Jim

The "Scribal Errors" that I refer to, are NOT in the original, but found in all translations. For, it is a plain fact that NO version of the Holy Bible in ANY language is 100% right, this includes the KJV which I use as my second Bible version, my main being the NKJV.

Take, for example the prophecy quoted in Matthew 27:9, where we read "Then wsa fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took thirty pieces of sliver..."
However, if you were to read through the entire book of Jeremiah, you will not find any refernec to this. But, if you did look at Zechariah 11:12-13, it is clear that here we have where Matthew quoted from.While the bulk of manuscripts and versions have "Jeremiah"; some, like the Old Latin (a,b), Syriac, Coptic, Diatessaron, and accoring to Augustine, some manuscripts, omit the name alltogether. Surely to have the name of "Jeremiah" here is a "scribal error" at a very early date.There are other examples that can be given. This does not undermine the Word of God in any way, as there errors are due to human copyists, many of whom were not even believers.

 

Did I say this somewhere?

 

Ransom, what exactly is you problem? I am not at all here concerned with "Interpretation" of the original Scriptures, or even the many "translations" that abound. My main concern is the "original 66 books" found in our Bible, like the KJV, etc, as being the Infallable, Inerrant Word of Almighty God. If you have difficulties in accepting that these original writings are the Word of God, you need to see the Lord for help, since He is the only One Who can convince you that the Holy Bible is His Word. Remember, I speak of the original.

 

Yes, since almost all the "modern" versions in all languages are based on the Greek Text produced by either the United Bible Society, or that of Nestle and Aland, you will find that almost all those responsible for these "Texts" were unreliable men, many of whom even doubted the Infalability and Inerrancy of Scripture, both which I believe are the "touch-stone" for anyone who undertakes such a work as a Bible Verions.

You can see some evidence here
http://www.wayoflife.org/articles/modern2.htm

 

As for the Greek Text of Westcott and Hort, don't even mention them as "reliable"

 

ransom, are you hard of understanding the English language? I have NEVER said that the KJV are the "original writings". By this I mean just that, the "original autographs" of the writers of all of the 66 books

 

For information on the W&H text

http://www.deanburgonsociety.org/CriticalTexts/dbs2695.htm

 

Good post