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BIBLE STUDY REFERENCE
"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that
they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures
daily, whether those things were so". Acts 17:11
Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
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THE GOSPEL OF GRACE
BIBLICAL RESEARCH PRINCIPLES
Matthew 4:4 "Man does not live by bread alone, but
by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."
2 Peter 1:20 "no prophecy of the scripture is of private interpretation."
All Scripture interprets itself:
In the verse right where it is written a word or words must be
interpreted according to Biblical usage The words must be in harmony with the
verse as well as with all the scriptures relating to the subject Scripture
build-up; narrative development: a.In the context b.Used before
Biblical truths we must adhere to as faithful workmen:
Get "to whom" addressed correct - administrations. Difficult verses must
be understood in light of the clear verses. Interpretation & application are
always with respect to whom it is addressed
Steps to comprehending Biblical Accuracy:
The individual word must be understood Read the Scripture literally
wherever possible Where obvious symbolism is used, use the Word of God to
interpret the Word of God The words must fit in the verse The verse must fit
with the immediate context The words must be understood in light of to whom it
is written The immediate context must flow with the remote context The words
must be understood in light of "orientalisms", customs and mannerisms. The words
must be understood in light of figures of speech.
Reading for Understanding:
Ask yourself, "What is this verse saying?" To better understand what it is
saying, ask yourself five other questions.
- What is it not saying?
- What is the opposite of what it is saying?
- What is unusual about the way in which was said?
- What did it mean to the believers to whom it is addressed?
- What does it mean to believers today?
There have been several books issued recently claiming to have found "hidden
prophecies" in the Psalms and "hidden encryption" in the Hebrew texts. The
Word of God speaks to these claims:
1. Deut 29:29 "The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those
things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that
we may do all the words of this law."
2. 2 Peter 1:20 "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of
any private interpretation."
My Bothers and Sisters in Christ: Let us be concerned with the revealed Word
of God and shun "hidden prophecies" allegedly released to us today by
straining the meaning of Daniel 12:4 "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words,
and seal the book (of Daniel), even to the time of the end: many shall run
to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Never have the fundamental and evangelical Christians had at our disposal
the Bible with the many study aids and tools as we do today. However, there
is still a great absence of Bible literacy in our churches. We are without
excuse in understanding the revealed things of God. Let us not be swept away
with promises of "hidden prophecies" and new revelations available through
encrypted Hebrew. Let us be sound, committed and diligent in our study of
God's Word following the direction provided to us in Isaiah 28:9-10 "But the
word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept;
line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; ..."
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The Power Bible CD is available for a cost of ($19 USD)
This Bible Study resource is excellent. It contains 17 commentaries and
Bible dictionaries as well as Hebrew and Greek lexicons. KJV is linked
to Hebrew & Greek Lexicons. Power Bible is an excellent Bible Study tool
at the lowest cost put out for people so that the Word of God would go
forth. The low cost doesn't even cover their expenses in publishing this
Bible Study tool.
What Others Have Said about the Bible
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- ISRAEL - MODERN
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http://calvarychapel.com/library/maps/israel-modern.htm
Flavius Josephus- The Wars of the Jews
The Waldensian Movement
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William Tyndale "God's Outlaw"
martyred by the Church of Rome for translating the Word of God
into the language of English-speaking people.
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THE DEITY OF JESUS
Hidden "Bible Codes"
Beware of so-called hidden
prophecies being discovered in the Torah by computer applications. The
Scripture is clear on this subject: "Deut 29:29 "The secret things belong
unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us
and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this
law."Jewish Rabbis in Babylon circa 100AD fell into this error of looking
for hidden meanings in Scripture while paying little heed to the revealed
meaning of the Scriptures. This became the basis for the Kaballah
THE ASSAULT ON THE BIBLE
Chronology of Bible Revision
From Thomas Armitage's
History of the Baptists,
this article traces the background of the origin of most of today's modern
Bible versions and their corrupt departure from the Word of God used by the
Reformers.
Another Bible, Another Gospel
An explanation of the Byzantine texts
compared to the inferior
Alexandrian texts of the New Testament. This background is written as a
plain explanation for lay people to follow on how / why we have modern
versions of the Bible that contradict basic tenets of the Christian faith
either through omission or through changed words.
The Scriptures promise us that
God will preserve His Word
Dynamic Equivalency -
method of undermining the authority of the
Word of God This method teaches a thought- for- thought interpretation of
the Bible instead of a word-for-word translation (Formal Equivalency).
Dynamic Equivalency gives the thought of the interpreter much like a
commentary. This method undermines the divine inspiration of the Word of
God. Jesus said "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.Matt 4:4. Dynamic Equivalency is now
being advocated by some Evangelical teachers.
The origin of this theory makes clear its foundation in heresy:
Eugene Nida is the
father of the dynamic equivalency theory of Bible translation. He
believes God's revelation in the Bible "involved limitations" and "is
not absolute" and that the words of the Bible "are in a sense nothing in
and of themselves" (Nida, Message and Mission, 1960, pp. 222-228). He
does not believe the Bible is written "in a Holy Ghost language." He
denies the substitutionary blood atonement of Christ (Nida, Theory and
Practice, 1969, p. 53). He denies that Christ died to satisfy God's
justice. He believes the blood of the cross was merely symbolic of
Christ's death and is never used in the Bible "in the sense of
propitiation."
Against the
Theory of Dynamic Equivalence by Michael Marlowe
Modern
Textual Criticism - Even when performed by Conservative scholars, its basis is
German philosophical rationalism and modernist biblical criticism. Some of
the proponents of this pseudo-science:
The Chicago
Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
A definitive statement on
Biblical inerrancy produced by 300 Evangelicals at Chicago"s O'Hare Regency
Hotel in 1978.
The signers do make a statement in Section E, Transmission and Translation,
that deserves a Scriptural response: “Since God has nowhere promised an
inerrant transmission of Scripture, it is necessary to affirm that only the
autographic text of the original documents was inspired and to maintain the
need of textual criticism as a means of detecting any slips that may have
crept into the text in the course of its transmission.”
God does promise to preserve His Word. In
preserving His Word, God makes no error!
A weakness in Biblical literacy is
discernable within the Church Growth Movement due to reliance upon
paraphrases and the latest, most fashionable Bible “translations”. An
example of such a resource is
The Message by
Eugene Peterson.
Biblical
Inerrancy & Modern Evangelical Scholarship - The NIV
“Tragically, the prevailing attitude among
evangelical scholars today closely mirrors the extreme tolerance that left
the door wide open for Historical Criticism in the leading mainline schools
and denominations of a hundred years ago." —John F. MacArthur, in the
Forward to The Jesus Crisis: The Inroads of Historical Criticism into
Evangelical Scholarship, edited by Robert L. Thomas and F. David Farnell
(Kregel, 1998).
The Evangelical Theological
Society
This is another example of compromising Evangelicals
who are more ready to validate scholars rather than to defend the inerrancy
of the Word of God. One of the scholars from the ETS states that he doesn't
know what "inerrancy" means. Some scholar!
An excellent layman’s resource in
understanding the two sources of
English Bible Versions; Textus Receptus and the Critical Greek New Testament
The TNIV Controversy from Salem the Soldier
TNIV Endorsers
The
TNIV Translators
The TNIV - Today's New International Version
brought to us by the International Bible Society is
neither a good translation
nor a good paraphrase. It takes the cultural values of this present society and
imposes them into God's Word. Zondervan Publishing should be ashamed in
assisting in this per-version of the Holy Scriptures.Below are some links
affirming the opposition of Evangelicals to this unacceptable trashing of God's
Word
A broad coalition of church and ministry leaders has urged a boycott of the
controversial new gender-neutral version of America's best-selling Bible. More
than 100 influential pastors, theologians and ministry heads -- from
conservative evangelicals to Pentecostals -- have united to sign a statement
saying Today's New International Version (TNIV) is not "sufficiently trustworthy
to commend to the church." Objecting to the TNIVs replacing masculine references
with gender-neutral expressions in places where they maintain that important
meaning is lost, they say the new version is unsuitable for use in church
preaching and personal study. Signatories include Christian Broadcasting Network
founder Pat Robertson, senior Foursquare leader Jack Hayford, former Southern
Baptist Convention president Paige Patterson, theologian J. I. Packer, Prison
Fellowship founder Charles Colson, Promise Keepers founder Bill McCartney, Focus
on the Family president James Dobson, "Prayer of Jabez" author Bruce Wilkinson,
and Concerned Women for America president Sandy Rios.
(Quotes from Charisma Magazine)
The NIV was not a very good Bible before they issued the TNIV Bible Comparison Page
TABLES OF COMPARISON
OF SELECTED SCRIPTURES AFFECTING FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
This is an excellent comparison that needs no further commentary
Recommended Bibles: The
King James Version
also
KJ21
Bible
Description: The KJ21 is not a new translation or a revision,
but an updating of the original King James Version. It has not omitted any
passages, and in fact, includes the original KJV chapter summaries.
The Modern King James Version - MKJV
(not to be confused with the New King
James Version - NKJV)
Description: The Modern King James Version (MKJV) is edited
by Jay P. Green and published by the Sovereign Grace Trust Fund; (December
1990). This version faithfully updates King James English from the Received Text
without references to “variant readings” and “eclectic” sources.
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Understanding the
Differences in Bible Versions-Part 1 by Kathy Smith.