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Preeminence of Christ 03-12-06.Pub The 1 Preeminence of Christ The King James Bible versus the Modern Versions Psalm 56:10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 2 Copyright © 2006 GCF Publications All Rights Reserved First Printing January 2006 GCF Publications 232 Woonasquatucket Avenue North Providence, RI 02911 401-233-9671 www.GraceCFellowship.org Printed in U.S.A. by Morris Publishing 3212 East Highway 30 Kearney, NE 68847 1-800-650-7888 The 3 Preeminence of Christ The King James Bible versus the Modern Versions John A. Ricci Louis E. DeBoer GCF Publications All Bible passages are quoted from the King James Bible, Authorized Version of 1611, unless otherwise noted. Cover4 Art Excerpt from the Catholic Greek “Saint” Jerome, Leo X, Roman manuscript Vaticanus translator of the Catholic pope Catholic Latin Vulgate from 1513 to 1521 The “Father of the English A martyr for the Lord Jesus Christ Bible,” dying at the hands of William Tyndale Roman Catholic tyrants Title page to the original Authorized The German Reformer Sample of Version of 1611 and Bible translator original type- Martin Luther set of Author- ized Version (Joel 3:17) Acknowledgments 5 The authors wish to thank… CRAIG DIPETRILLO for his invaluable assistance in all our publication work. ROBERT GEMMA for reviewing our first draft and for his insightful contributions. BRENDA ADAMO for her participation in editing this book. Foreword6 ur most precious possession is our Bible, the Word of O God. We are grateful beyond words for its truth which sets men free, lighting the way to eternal life and rest for our souls in this lost and dying world. We are awed by the love and faithfulness of a God who cares enough for His fallen, sinful creatures to write such a magnificent Book for us. As we reflect on the long history of God’s people and God’s Book, we re- member and honor the prophets, apostles, and other men God inspired to write down His very words, in order that He might speak directly to the hearts of men through the written word. We are also grateful for all His faithful servants whom He has raised up in every age to defend His Book and the truth it pro- claims, so often at the cost of their possessions, their freedom, and their very lives. We are so humbled by the testimony of the courageous men of God who stood against religious tyranny and made such profound sacrifices so that God’s people could have God’s Book. The Bible has always been the object of all the wrath and malice of Satan and this world, yet it still stands, unscathed and invincible, the Written Word revealing the Liv- ing Word. We would like to thank all our brothers and sisters of this gen- eration who have taken a stand for the true Word of God in all its flawless purity and perfect authority. We also wish to thank all those men of God who have spoken out and written in its defense, against all the corruptions and perversions heaped upon it by religious leaders and “educated scholars.” And we must express our appreciation for the members of our assembly, Grace Christian Fellowship, who have realized the present-day attacks upon God’s Word and have responded with a faith and trust of their own in our great Old Book, the King James Bible. 7 And finally, we are grateful for the privilege and opportunity to share this information concerning the text and history of our Bible with our fellow Christians, in order that their confidence in God’s Book would be revitalized and firmly established, as ours has. John A. Ricci Louis E. DeBoer Contents8 1. Introduction The Purpose of this Book 10 Why We Have Taken this Stand 16 2. Which Bible? Why We Need a Pure Bible as our Authority 21 A Pure Text and a Corrupt Text 24 3. To Conquer the Common Man The Deeds and Doctrine of the Nicolaitanes 30 The Scholar’s Technical Vocabulary 35 4. The Manuscripts: The First Irrefutable Proof The Church Receives the Text 39 Antioch and Alexandria 44 The Heretics Corrupt the Text 47 The Received Text versus the Alexandrian Text 52 The Final Score 55 5. The Preeminence of Christ: The Second Irrefutable Proof Scripture Comparison 60 The Lord’s Preservation of His Word 94 The Lord’s Instructions for Studying His Word 102 6. Divine Providence in History The Conflict 108 The Dark Ages 109 A Voice of Defiance 111 The Textus Receptus 116 A Struggling Monk Finds Peace 122 “Here I Stand” 123 The Father of the English Bible 126 The Prayers of the Martyrs 129 God’s Plan for England 131 A Time of Transition 134 King James I 135 The Jesuit Plot 139 The Ultimate Triumph of the Received Text 142 7. The Conflict Continues 9 The Old Catholic Manuscripts Rediscovered 149 The Men, Methods, and Motives behind the Modern Versions 154 The Men, Methods, and Motives behind the King James Bible 165 8. Conclusion Our Heritage as Christians 175 Spiritual Liberty 178 Modern Apostasy 186 Exhortation for the Common Christian 194 § Appendix I: Commonly Disputed Passages Romans 8:1 (The Flesh and the Spirit) 201 1 John 5:7-8 (The Johannine Comma) 210 Mark 16:9-20 (Serpents and Poison) 220 John 5:3-4 (The Angel at the Pool) 225 John 7:53-8:11 (The Pericope Adulteræ) 227 Appendix II: Questions and Answers What arguments do the modern critics use? 231 What about the modern manuscript discoveries? 252 Was the King James Bible revised? 253 Why did the 1611 printing contain the Apocrypha? 257 What was the purpose of the 1611 marginal notes? 258 Is it “Easter” or “Passover”? 260 Was it a spoken or written prophecy? 262 How should agapao and phileo be translated? 265 What kind of man was King James? 271 What did the King James translators have to say? 279 Is the King James Bible difficult to read? 283 § Classical English 285 Time Trip 310 Bibliography 314 Index 315 10 Introduction 1 Introduction THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK his book is written to present the reader with information T concerning the issue of Bible versions. We write in defense of the King James Bible as the preserved Word of God. This is our confident conviction from which we will not retreat. The KJB is our Final Authority for all matters of faith and prac- tice. We reject the modern version Bibles as corrupt, but we do not reject those who are true believers and use these versions. We understand there are many Christians who do not share our conviction. We harbor no ill will towards them and recognize their liberty to believe as they choose, and would defend with our very lives their right to do so. The fact that they differ with us does not make them our enemies. They are our brethren regardless of their position on the issue of Bible versions. We love them as members of the Body of Christ and applaud their efforts to serve the Lord accordingly, though we disagree with them on this issue. All too often men have turned the issue of Bible ver- sions into a violent rending of the Body of Christ. There are many on both sides of this issue who have resorted to name calling, ridicule, half-truths, and innuendo to defend their posi- tion. We have no desire to enter into such ungodly, mean- spirited methods. Our only desire is to present the facts as God has allowed us to understand them. We acknowledge that God uses modern versions where they agree with the KJB. We be- lieve that there are many men who use modern version Bibles, who are used of God to save and bless souls for Christ. We do not doubt their love for the Lord or their dedication to the Gos- pel. We accept them fully as brethren and love them as mem- bers of Christ’s Body. Our strong disagreement with them on The Preeminence of Christ 11 this particular issue does not constitute an attack upon them. Yet the content of this book is designed to take a stand in a major controversy. We write in contention for truth among the Lord’s people. When men belittle, mock, and ridicule our Bible, we will not stand idly by and say nothing. We will speak boldly on behalf of our blessed book, and we will write to answer their attacks. We are passionate about this subject, for which we make no apology. God Himself has so commanded us in His Word: Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. We have no desire to be divisive, but only to present the facts on this issue objectively. However, we also realize that when exposing lies and deception, it is often impossible to avoid being controversial. We write because we recognize that most of the Christian public is ignorant and unaware of all that is concerned with this issue.
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