"That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth . . ." (Proverbs 22:21)

THE CERTAINTY OF THE INSPIRED WORDS OF

THE KING JAMES BIBLE

By MR. HO SOO KAM

P.O. Box 571 – Marine Parade Post Office

Singapore 9144 -- Republic of Singapore

What Does The Scripture Say About

"The Scripture" and "The Scriptures"?

One of the biggest deceptions foisted on Christians by the Devil and his demons is that only the "original autographs" were inspired. Under the light of scripture, this deception is exposed.

The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, "And that from a child thou has known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 3:15). Was Paul inferring that, from his childhood, Timothy has access to the original autograph manuscripts of Moses, Isaiah and Jeremiah? Certainly not. Those autograph manuscripts had most likely turned to dust centuries before Timothy was born. Paul did, however, view the copies that Timothy held in his hands as being the inspired word of God, divinely preserved through countless copyings.

And in the very next verse (2 Timothy 3:16) Paul said, All scripture is given by inspiration of God . . ." (No mention of "originals").

If Timothy had the "original autograph manuscripts," the Berean Christians could not at the same time have it. Yet what the Christians of Berea had were referred to as "the scriptures" "And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 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 17:10-11)

Obviously, the Bereans had full confidence that those copies of scriptures were the divinely preserved word of "God because God said He would preserve His word and they believed God. Our Lord Jesus Christ asked "have ye never read in the scriptures?" (Matthew 12:10) "Did ye never read in the scriptures?" (Matthew 21:42)

Would our Lord ask such questions if there was no scripture in the hands of the people. Our Lord Jesus Christ said to the Sadducees, "Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures . . ." (Matthew 22:29) He told the Jews "Search the scriptures . . ." (John 5:39)

Our Lord Jesus Christ knew the people had the divinely preserved scriptures in their hands. One more example from Luke 4:16-21. Our Lord Jesus Christ was reading from the book of Isaiah, which was in the synagogue at Nazareth and which he referred to as "scripture",

In Acts 8:26-39, the Ethiopian Eunuch was also reading the book of Isaiah which was also referred to as "scripture" (Acts 8:32)

With Philip preaching from "the scripture" the Ethiopian Eunuch was made "wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 3:15). "All scripture is given by inspiration of God . . ." (2 Timothy 3:16)

Inspiration does not evaporate with copyings and all divinely preserved scripture is given by inspiration of God. It is "God-breathed", that is why it is able to convert the soul of the Ethiopian Eunuch who was "born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever" (1 Peter 1:23) and the Ethiopian Eunuch "went on his way rejoicing" (Acts 8:39).

The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek. In the New Testament, there are hundreds of quotations from the Old Testament that were translated into Greek.

The apostle Paul when writing Romans 4:7,8 was quoting and translating Psalm 32:1,2 from Hebrew to Greek. The Lord on the Damascus road spoke to Saul of Tarsus in "the Hebrew tongue" (Acts 26:14) had to be translated in the Book of Acts to Greek. Inspiration does not evaporate with translation.

We believe in full inspiration because of the inner connection of thought and word. For the unmistakable expressing of thought there is necessarily a careful choice of corresponding words.

Everything, if it is to attain to a clear unfolding of a real thought or "idea" reveals itself in words. A thought only becomes properly a conscious thought if out of the subconscious realm of sensation and the indeterminate impression of will and feeling, a word is born. The word may be regarded as the body of the thought, giving the spirit "visibility" and form.

In reference to the inspiration of the Bible the foregoing means that if the thoughts are inspired then must the words also be so, in whatever language the holy scripture is given. For the God of inspiration is also the God of history and languages (Genesis 11:6-9) "But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them under- standing." (Job 32:8)

Without inspiration of its words the thoughts of the scripture would be without distinct form. A certain change (variation) of the words ALWAYS includes a more or less definite change of the thoughts. Christ did not say of His thoughts but of His words that they are spirit and life. (John 6:63b).

When we hold the Authorized (King James) Bible in our hands, we can be sure that it is the word of God, "the scripture" in the English language and "all scripture IS (present tense) given by inspiration of God" (Psalm 12:6,7). It is therefore inerrant and infallible because every word of God is very pure (Psalm 119:140), and is the final and absolute authority for all matters of our faith and conduct.

Read, study, meditate, believe, love, live and obey this Bible and you shall daily "with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed unto the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Corinthians 3:18)

Do not allow any charlatan, "scholar" or anyone (God is no respector of persons) to shake your faith in this Bible with their pretension of "Hebrew" and "Greek" renderings, or with their corrupted versions.

God is able to speak exactly what He wants to say to anyone in any language. For the English speaking people today, God has given His word in the Authorized King James Bible, the only Bible authorized by a King. This is God's symbolic way of authenticating this Bible. Translation is just the process by which this scripture is given and "all scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Timothy 3:16).

This is the historic position of the historic Christian faith, the faith once delivered unto the saints (Jude 3), that Christians believed the Bible in their hands to be infallible and perfect (Psalm 19:7; James 1:25), the word of God which reveals to them the infallible truth of the Tri-unity of the God of the Bible.

Consequently, they were persecuted by the Anti-Christ religions throughout the age. Thrown to lions, burnt at the stakes, and suffering every form of torture imaginable, these Christians did not deny the faith produced by the infallible Bible in their hands.

For the English speaking people today, the Authorized King James Bible is the word of God, the holy scripture given in the English language and is therefore, inerrant, infallible and preserved (Psalm 12:6,7). This is the present truth (2 Peter 1:12). This infallible Bible declares the infallible truth of the Trinity in 1 John 5:7, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost and these three are one."

The Authorized King James Bible is our absolute and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct. Those who question or attack this Bible want to be the final authority themselves. They want to lord over God's heritage. They are the Nicolaitanes (Rev. 2:6) whose deeds Jesus hates.

This Bible is the sure and secure foundation of the believer's hope and assurance of eternal life. To everyone who trusts in every word of God, may the love of God the Father, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you: the Holy Trinity of the only God to whom belongs the everlasting glory. U