ALL ARTICLES ON HISTORY OF PRESERVATION

Are God's words preserved in a 17th century book?

Video transcript - If God preserved His words in some form, does He need to do it in that form again? If He preserved His words in English in the KJV, does He need to retranslate it every few years?

Are Modern Bibles Built on a Faulty Foundation?

Is it possible one of the two pillars supporting the modern, billion-dollar Bible industry is a counterfeit?

Are There Perfect Bibles in non-English Languages?

HIstory shows that God revealed Himself to man in one language at a time. Those were then translated. From 'The Answer Book' by Samuel Gipp.

Bible Texts - the Good and the Bad

Description of the texts used to bring us the Bible. Excerpted from "Understandable History of the Bible" by Samuel C. Gipp.

Can You Trust 'Oldest and Best'?

People argued that the last part of the Gospel of Mark should be removed since it’s not in miniscule 2427, believed to be the oldest. Then scientific evidence proved it was a hoax.

Changing God's Words — What's New About That?

The new NIV Bible translation, the TNIV, has finally gotten Bible scholars' attention to God's words.

Chapter 7 - The Enemy

From 'Understandable History of the Bible' by Samuel C. Gipp - How the Roman Catholic Church fought against the Authorized Text.

Did God Plan a Do-It-Yourself Bible?

Do you think the Lord cared enough about His holy words to preserve them in a book His own children can read and believe today?

Did the Catholic Church Give Us The Bible?

Many people believe the Bible came from the Roman Catholic Church. Find out the true origin of the Bible.

Did the Catholic Church Really Give Us the Bible?

Gail Riplinger answers this question.

Didn't the first King James Bible contain the Apocrypha?

Why the King James translators rejected the Apocrypha, placing it BETWEEN the testaments, not in them.

Do New Manuscripts Strengthen the King James Bible?

The King James translators already had examples of the so-called "new" manuscripts of today, and they REJECTED them. From 'The Answer Book' by Samuel Gipp

Do the Dead Sea Scrolls render the King James Bible obsolete?

From "The Answer Book" by Samuel C. Gipp." What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? Do they disagree with the Bible?

Does Mark 16 Have 20 Verses... Or 8?

If you trust text critics, the original gospel had no bodily resurrection! So why trust them?

Does The New King James Use the Same Texts As The KJV?

The NKJV is not a revision of the King James Bible at all. There is a subtle and deadly poison injected into the NKJV: it changes the meaning of God's words and it lifts up other texts that disagree with the King James

Does Your Bible Have Doubting Footnotes?

Does it say that Christ`s resurrection and Great Commission were missing from the "originals?" What is left of Christian faith?

Does Your Church Trust a Bible that Doesn't Exist?

If your church believes only in the reliability of originals that we no longer have, it confesses faith in a Bible that does not exist.

Has God Only Preserved A Bible For English Speakers?

God has preserved His words through the broad flow of history in certain specific languages: Hebrew, Greek, Old Latin and English. Other languages have the blessed opportunity to follow what God has revealed and translate it into their languages.

Has the King James Bible been changed, between 1611 and the present day?

There have only been two modifications of the King James Bible. Find out what they are.

Hasn't the King James Bible been revised?

Careful examination of early editions of the King James Bible show corrections of spelling and printer's errors, but no true revision.

How can the 1611 King James Bible come from the 1633 Textus Receptus?

The Textus Receptus didn't appear until 1633 so how can the King James Bible, which was translated in 1611, be translated from it?

How Did God Preserve His Words to this Day?

Answer: Down through history, God chose several languages to communicate His message.

How Do I Show Those Who Refuse To Hear King James Only Arguments?

The key is to show them how the broad evidence of history tells us which Greek text is correct. It then becomes easy to know which Bible we can trust.

How Good is Your Ruler?

An accurate ruler is vital when precise measurements are needed. How much more important is it for us to have an approved standard when it comes to God’s Word and the Bible.

How they kill your faith in most Bible colleges.

Video transcript - By teaching the inspiration of only the "Original Autographs" (which no longer exist), they teach students they don't have a reliable Bible they can trust.

Is "King James Only" a non-scholarly position?

Video transcript - Are those who read only the King James stupid and uneducated?

Is 1 John 5:7 not in any Greek manuscript before the 1600s? If it is true, why is it in the KJV?

1 John 5:7 belongs in the King James Bible and was preserved by faithful Christians. But the passage was removed from many Greek manuscripts, because of the problems it seemed to cause.

Is God Really Able to Preserve His Word?

"Did God really preserve His Word for us today?" This question is central to all Bible version arguments.

Is the KJV Inspired or Preserved?

Are only the originals inspired, or did God preserve a completely accurate Bible text for us?

Is the New International Version Trustworthy?

The ads claim the NIV is the best translation available. But can I really trust this Bible?

Is Trust in the Bible Important?

A recent issue of a national Christian magazine carried an article about a young man who lost faith in the Bible while in Bible school and now considers himself a "happy agnostic."

Look What's Missing - Even in Revelation

Would you rather your friends read a Bible that God has clearly blessed, or one He has clearly cursed?

Mainline Churches Use Defective Bibles to Approve Sin

Don`t like what the Bible says? Just choose one that justifies your sin!

Mainline Protestants Adrift Without a Preserved Bible.

According to a recent Associated Press release, the worldwide Anglican church is struggling for "survival."

New Bible Version the Most Perverse Yet

A new Bible translation in England is so radical that it would not be worth mentioning if it were not being promoted by high Anglican officials.

New Gospel of Judas Fails Basic Bible Test

This new "gospel" is valuable, not because it carries more truth about Jesus, but because it sheds more light on how the Gnostics had perverted the true gospel.

New Spanish Bible Based on Trustworthy Texts

God's perfect words (unchanged, nothing removed, nothing added) are now available to the Spanish-speaking world.

Pope Decides It's Okay To Read the Bible

Enough doctrinal changes have been made to God's Word that the Pope can now urge his people to read the 'Bible.'

Preservation Is the Central Issue

The entire discussion on Bible versions rests on one central question. Did God continue to preserve his words after the original autographs were lost?

Textual History of the Bible

Examines the two streams of Bible text, and how to choose the right one.

The 100-Year War Over the Bible

The 100-year war over which text is really God's Word. From 'Understandable History of the Bible' by Samuel C. Gipp

The Geneva Bible: What's Wrong With It?

Transcript from a video interview between Jack McElroy and David W. Daniels on the problems with the Geneva Bible.

Vatican Now Trying to Steal the KJV

They couldn't destroy it, so now they are trying to take credit for it.

Was Codex Sinaiticus Really Rescued From a Wastebasket?

Tischendorf's story about finding Codex Sinaiticus in a wastebasket is really false. Here is why.

Was King James Gay?

Video transcript - An answer to the claims that King James was a homosexual.

Weren't the King James Translators A Bunch of Episcopalian Baby Sprinklers?

They were Bible believers from both Anglican and Puritan churches. From 'The Answer Book' by Samuel Gipp copyright 1989. Reproduced by permisson.

What Does 'Scripture' Mean?

Jesus frequently referred to "the scriptures" as he taught the disciples and conversed with the Pharisees.

What is the LXX?

Record of the Septuagint (LXX) comes from a single, supposedly ancient letter. Gipp shows why the story is a fraud.

Where Did the King James Bible Come From?

There are two kinds of manuscripts...Accurate and corrupted.

Where Do Bible Manuscripts Come From?

A description of the two streams of Bible manuscripts.

Where was the Bible before 1611?

The series of English Bibles that led up to the translation of the King James Version. How we can recognize God's endorsement of the KJV.

Where was the Bible before 1611?

It was In the available Antiochian manuscripts. From "The Answer Book" by Samuel C. Gipp.

Which Bible? It's Easy to Decide

You can know which Bible to trust. A quick look at history will make the choice obvious.

Who Was Dean Burgon?

He was a defender of the Textus Receptus and the King James Bible.

Who Was the King James Translated For?

The purpose of translating the King James Bible was to give the Scriptures to the common man. From "The Answer Book" by Samuel Gipp.

Who's In Charge of the Bible?

Since the Catholic Church claims to have given the world the Bible, Pope Francis has felt free to suggest some changes to the Lord's Prayer he feels will 'improve' it.

Why Do Many Bible Versions Omit Mark 16:9-20

Why is it that most bible versions (non-KJV) either omit Mark 16:9-20 or they have footnotes about alternative endings?

Why should God's Word be restricted to English?

Video transcript - Why did God bless an English translation? What about other languages?

Why Young Christian Leaders Are Losing Their Faith

A Christian band member shook his world. He announced that he no longer believes in God: 'Once I found that I didn’t believe the Bible was the perfect Word of God, it didn't take long to realize that I was no longer sure he was there at all.' Where did he go wrong?