INFORMATION
Chick Publications
P.O. Box 3500
Ontario, Calif.
91761-1019
(909) 987-0771 Ph.
(909) 941-8128 Fax
|
|
Question #62
QUESTION: I'm convinced that the King James Bible is the
infallible Word of God. Now what should I do?
ANSWER: Act like you believe it.
EXPLANATION: If you REALLY believe that the Bible (AV
1611) is the infallible, perfect word of God, you will first begin to
READ IT. There is no excuse for any Christian to NOT be
reading the Bible through from cover to cover. Why do you think
He gave it to you?
Put away all of the other versions, all your commentaries, all of
your "study helps" and simply read God's Book. Remember the
Author resides within you (I Corinthians 6:19, 20) so He should
be able to help you to understand it.
Start your reading with the Gospel of John and read to the end
of the New Testament. Read at least ten pages a day. That's not
too much to ask! God has gone to a lot of trouble to put that
Book in your hand. You can go to a little trouble to put it in your
heart. After finishing Revelation, go to Genesis and read to John.
THAT'S ONCE! Now start again! Read it every day that you are
alive until the Lord comes back.
Beware! There will be days that you read and don't feel like
you "got" anything. There will be days when the reading seems
"dry" such as the first nine chapters of I Chronicles. There will be
days when you are extremely busy. There will be whole passages
that you don't understand. NONE of these circumstances are valid
reasons to quit reading. If you can continue to read ten pages a
day under the conditions mentioned above, you will have passed
one of the greatest tests of character known to man.
Remember. Besides the dry days, you will have days when that
Book gently settles your heart and mind. You will have days when
you will learn new truths. And perhaps most importantly, you will
get to know your God and Saviour in a most personal way.
Secondly, you don't need to go on a rampage against your
preacher, teachers or friends who don't believe it. Having read this
book you should be equipped to answer most of their protests
with grace. You may want to secure another copy to pass along to
them. But REMEMBER - this is a HEART matter, not a head
matter. Their final acceptance will rely on whether they, or you for
that matter, can find it within themselves to humble themselves
and accept God's Book as perfect. It will be a high pressure
decision, but will depend on which they choose to be more loyal
to. Their Saviour and God, or their friends and school.
If you are a preacher, you will have to remove those little so
called "nuggets" from the imperfect Greek. You will find that
building your people's confidence in God's perfect Bible and
encouraging them to read it will be much more gratifying for both
you and them. Remember, a congregation that is "in their Bibles"
and reading it, is no threat to a pastor who is "in his Bible" and
reading it.
If you have a friend, a professor or pastor who changes the
Bible whom you love and respect dearly, continue to love and
respect them. But when they "correct" or attack God's Book
simply discount it from their message. Some may reject you. Some
may put pressure on you. Remember. To have to admit that they
have been "wrong all those years" is extremely difficult for the
heart to accept. If they finally reject the Book they will also finally
reject you. Continue to love them, but don't let your love/respect
allow you to compromise God's Truth. Don't forget that we owe
Him far more than any man. Now, get busy reading your perfect
Bible!
The Answer Book © 1989 by Samuel C. Gipp
Reproduced by permission
|
|