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Friday, October 1, 2010

Understanding The Word of God

Many people are confused about certain things on the Word of God and many religious leaders

get into debates about whether we have the perfect Word of God today or which one it is. In this

article, I will answer three ques tions that are often as ked... 1) Is it pos sible that we have a perfect

Word of God today? 2) Can a translation really be inspired? 3) Which trans lation is God's Word?

Is it Possible that We Have a Perfect Word of God Today?

Scripture teaches that God is able to preserve His word. More importantly, God HAS preserved

His Word. Psalm 12:6-7 says , "The words of the LORD are pure words: as s ilver tried in a furnace

of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this

generation for ever." David sa id here that God would keep thos e pure words for how long? 2000

years? 4000 years? How about 1,000,000 years? No, the last two words in verse seven says , "for

ever". Forever is how long? Well, it has no end. Even when all people on earth are gone and

dead and this earth fades away, God's words will still be in tact . You might s ay, "That 's the Old

Testament and that is something David wrote." Jesus Himself gave this promise in Matthew

24:35, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." This is a promise

from God - does God ever lie? Can God ever lie? No. Romans 3:4 says, " ...let God be true, but

every man a liar..." When God makes a promise, it is a promise that is kept and never broken. We

often promise th ings that aren't kept, but this isn't the case with God. God said He would

preserve His Words and we certa inly can and do have them today.

A common argument is that God only preserved, kept, and inspired the original words that He had

told men in Bible times to write down. Certainly, God did inspire the originals. Thes e are also

known as the original manus cripts . The problem is that there are tons of manus cripts in the Greek

and Hebrew today and not one "religious scholar" would be able to tell you which one was the

original. Sure they may have a good guess , but an educated guess is not good enough. The

simple fact is that we do NOT have the original manus cripts today becaus e they were either lost ,

burned, or destroyed in some other way. You don't believe me? In the book of Jeremiah, it

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book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee agains t Israel, and against

Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even

unto this day." Here God has a book written. In Jeremiah 36:23, a wicked man that didn't like the

book decided after three to four pages that he was going to burn it, "And it came to pass, that

when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cas t it into the fire that

was on the hearth, unt il all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth." So here we

have Jehudi who takes the original and cuts it with a penknife and cast it into the fire. Was n't that

original inspired? Didn't God care about it? If so , He could have kept it from the fire. So, God

decides to have another one written by Jeremiah and have some words added to it. Jeremiah

36:28 says, "Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first

roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned." However, we found out in Jeremiah 51:63

that God told Jeremiah to throw it in the Euphrates River, "And it shall be, when thou hast made

an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of

Euphrates:" This tells you how much God really cares about the originals. It is very sad when I

read some doctrinal statement to a church and it says, "We believe that God has inspired the

words of God as found in the original manuscripts , but do not believe we have a perfect

translation today." That's exactly what some doctrinal statements I have read say. To say that

the originals are the only words of God that are perfect is to call God a liar by saying we don't

have the Word of God today.

We MUST come to conclus ion that God is ab le, capable, can, and HAS already preserved His

words. If He hasn't, He hasn't kept His promise of doing so . God not only said that He would

preserve His words, but also our eternal life. 1 Peter 1:5 says , "Who are kept by the power of God

through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." The Bible tells us we are kept

by the power of God. Scripture teaches that His Word is also kept by the power of God. If wedoubt God's promise to keep His Word for us , how can we rely on His p romise of everlasting life

and that "no man is able to" pluck us out of the Father's hand? The reality is that God already

has faithfully kept His promise to keep His words for us. So the ans wer to the ques tion, "Is it

pos sible that we have a perfect Word of God today?" is that it is more than jus t poss ible, more

than probable, but we HAVE a perfect Word of God today.

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In order to answer this question, we have to know what the word "inspired" means. There is

more to inspiration than the words being "God-breathed". This is the common definition.

Although it is certain that the word "inspired" has to do with God breathing the Word of God into

existence, there is much more to it. The word "inspired" literally means breathed into . So yes,

God-breathed is part of it. If I pick up a book and finish reading it, I might say, "This book really

inspired me." That means that the book I was reading spoke to me. Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the

word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged s word, piercing even to the

dividing as under of soul and sp irit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the

thoughts and intents of the heart." This is the real definition of inspiration - making something

alive. In the book of Genes is, God made man out of the dust o f the ground. Adam, being the first

man, was only dust before God ever inspiredlife into him. Genes is 2:17 says , "And the LORD

God formed man of the dus t of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath o f life; and

man became a living sou l." Adam became a living s oul not because of the dus t, but because God

breathed life into him. This is the same way God created the Word of God. God didn't just have

men write s ome words down, but God also inspired those words, i.e., gave them life.

In light of the above, the ques tion was, "can a translation be inspired?" Can a translation be as

alive as it was when God told men to write it down? Sure it can. People often put God in a box

and limit what He can truly do. This brings us back to the ability for God to preserve His word.

Psalm 12:6-7 reads again, "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of

earth, purified s even times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this

generation for ever." What does the Bible say the words of the Lord are? They are PURE words.

The word "pure" means without s pot or without blemish or clean. You say, "It's the o riginal

Greek that is inspired." Let me make this clear, there is nothing divine or magical about the

Greek or Hebrew; it is just another language just lik e the English language. God's Words have

always been, are, and will always be pu re words. David said, "thou s halt preserve them". What's

themreferring to? It is referring to the pure words of the Lord. God didn't say He would keep the

Greek preserved, He said He would keep His words preserved. There was a preacher I once

listened to and He was preaching a sermon on the original manus cripts of the Bible. He said, "We

can take any Greek or Hebrew and match it with any trans lation to see if that translation is

accurate." What makes the Greek and Hebrew so s pecial? This preacher was acting as if God

couldn't speak English. God knows ALL languages becaus e He's the one who created them all at
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the Tower of Babel. So what is the big deal? The big deal these preachers have is that they are

afraid they might offend someone by s aying we have God's Word today. The Bible commands us

topreach the Word!! How can anyone do that without having the Word of God today? Here is

another common argument, "No translation matches the originals word for word." Firstly, how do

you know? Have you everseen the o riginals? I'm certain that I haven't. Secondly, all we have

today are copies OF the originals and even thos e do not match the originals word for word. Yes,

this is a translation but this is why we have italics in the King James Bible to let us know WHAT

was added to make the context clear. These italized words are important and neces sary when

translating to let us know what was added. If you take a sentence from Spanish and try to

translate it on a trans lator such as Google Translate, you are going to wonder if the trans lator is

broken. It's not broken, it's just that a word for word rendition from one language to the next is

simply impos sible. You might be able to do it, but it simply wouldn 't make any sense at all. For

example, if I took John 3:16 and translated it from the Greek to the English language word for

word, it would look something like, "So for loved the God the world that the Son of him the only-

begotten he gave, that all the ones believing into h im not may perish, but may have life eternal."

Does that make any sense? Obviously, no. This is where italics come into play. They help us

understand the Word of God better.

Thus , by far, the answer to the question, "can a trans lation be inspired?" is YES.

Which Translation is God's Word?

Now that we know a translation CAN be inspired, we mus t unders tand that all trans lations are

NOT the same and that only one of them today is inspired and only one of them today is the

Word of God. There is a saying, "th ings that are different are not the s ame." Is the NIV, NASV,

NKJV, RSV, ASV, TLB, NLT, and KJV all the same thing? NO. If you went down to the " Bible"

bookstore you wou ld hear the owner tell you , "These are all the s ame just a little bit different in

wording." If that's the cas e, then it is NOT the s ame! People make the claim, "I read this one

because it is eas ier to read and eas ier to understand." This is the modern trans lations I am

speaking of. My belief is tha the King James Bible is the only translation in English that is the

Word of God. You as k, "How do you know? Where is your proof? Show me from the Bible."

With pleasure, I would love to . There are numerous ways to tes t and s ee if your Bible is the true

Bible.


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1. Copyright Laws:The true Word of God does NOT contain a copyright. 2 Timothy 2:9

says , "Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds ; but the word of God is

not bound." The Word of God is not bound or that is to say, it is not rest ricted by man.

A tes t of the Word of God is copyright laws. Does your version of the Bible have

copyright laws? If so, then it is NOT the Word of God. Why? Because then IT IS bound.

Some books require a copyright, but God's Word does no t. It can be copied however

many times as I want to copy it. So what translations or versions of God's Word are

copyrighted? Let's start with the NIV. The New International Version (NIV) is a widely

and most popular version that is used today. Yet, it has a copyright and is copy righted

by 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Ano ther version is the ESV and it is copy righted by Good

News Publishers. The NASV is copyrighted by the Lockman Foundation. The NKJV is

copyrighted by Thomas Nelson Publishers. The NCV is copyrighted by also the Thomas

Nelson Pub lishers. Need I go on to s ay more? I'm sure if you have one of the modern

translations you could look and see in the front whether or not if it has a copyright. If it

does , it is not the W ord of God. The King James Bible does NOT have a copyright and

therefore, is the Word of God. But, this isn't the only thing that proves that the King

James Bible is the Word of God.

2. Doctrinal Positions: One common error you might find in many modern translations is

their doctrinal error. It isn't God that is putting it in, it is the ones who are making them

and the devil himself that is inspiring them. 2 Corinthians 4:4-5 says , "In whom the god of

this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the g lorious

gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should s hine unto them. For we preach not

ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus ' sake." 2

Timothy 3:16-17 says , "All scripture is given by inspiration o f God, and is profitable fordoctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousnes s: That the man of God

may be perfect, throughly furnished unto a ll good works." Satan is constantly doing his

work to blind lost souls by changing God's Word and therefore, change the doct rine God

has put in the Bible for us to learn. Satan would have you believe every bible is the same

and so that means, all doctrine is the same. "Religious scholars" aren't helping one bit by

promoting and/or making new vers ions and allowing the devil to ins pire them. In modern

translations, you'll find changed doctrines that involve things such as salvation, the deity


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Posted by Daniel Gladu at 3:16 PM

of Christ, the Godhead, the preservation and inspiration of the Scripture, and many other

important areas. The King James Bible is the only Bible which faithfully keeps the

doctrine in place and does not alter or change things God says. For a verse comparison

with the King James Bible and o ther versions , you can follow this link:

http://www.av1611.org/biblecom.html

In light of the above, do you think it is important to know what is in your Bible? Do you think it is

important that we have the perfect Word of God and nothing be changed or altered? I certainly

do and I believe if you are a Bible believer, you would want to know what people are doing to

your Bible. The answer to the ques tion, "Which translation is God's Word?" is obviously the

King James Bible.

Conclusion

I did not put up this article to say that I hate modern translations. I did not put up this note so

that you think I hate you for using a modern translation. Instead , I wrote out th is note becaus e

the simple fact is that a lot of believers do not know or are confused about these three conceptsof God's W ord. Some people are willingly ignorant and would rather make themselves fools

concerning this debate. But, be as it may, the truth is the truth and no matter how much some

want to alter it, the truth remains as it is. If you are using a modern translation and have realized

today that it is not the Word of God, I encourage you to throw it out and go get yourself a King

James Bible. Thank you for taking the t ime to read this note and if you have any other quest ions

regarding my beliefs on the King James Bible please email me at

[email protected] your questions.

In Christ,

Daniel Gladu

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3 comments:

Lisa October 2, 2010 at 5:42 AM

As far as I know, there's still a copyright on the King James in the United Kingdom

or whatever they go by these days, Great Britain. Isn't that horrible!

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Lisa October 2, 2010 at 5:43 AM

great post Daniel

Reply

Daniel Gladu October 2, 2010 at 12:39 PM

There isn't. That's a lie that is made by some who want to undermine the Word of

God. The KJV has no copyright. Some believe there to be a "Crown Copyright"

which is the one you are referring to . But that is only applied to Bible publishers in

the United Kingdom, not us. I had better clarify this point and thank you for

point ing this out. I was speaking of a financial copyright and by that I mean taking

words and wanting to quote, site, reproduce, or print and then having to pay to

have that done. The King James Bible has no financial copyright. The

notes/commentaries may have a copyright and so do the maps, but not the actual

text. All of these new versions have a financial copyright. You aren't allowed to

copy them unless you are willing to pay some money. "Perverse disputings of men

of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from

such withdraw thyself" (I Timothy 6:5). This is exactly what new age Bible version

makers want... is your money. They don't do things for God, they do things for

themselves.

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