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- Unscholarly & uncivil internet criticism of the KJV-Only position
- The nature of modern English versions: An introduction to the topic
- Introducing the case for inerrancy preservation: The role of scholarship
- Inerrancy preservation in the KJV illustrating the Divine Hand on text history
- Refuting claims by scholars of error in the KJV, based on items from the essays
- Essay 1 -Our guide to eternity: God's Word or text-tinkering of scholars?
- Essay 2 - Inerrancy & Greek-manuscript variance: An Introduction to the topic
- Essay 3 -Is there evidence of tampering by Gnostics in Alexandrian Greek texts?
- Essay 4 -Outstanding accuracy of the Greek Received Text
- a- 1 John 5:7,8 -Establishing the authenticity of the Johannine Comma
- b. -Acts 20:28 - The Blood of God, or the blood of his own: Our unique Savior
- c -Col.1:14 -Redemption through the blood of the Savior
- d- 1 Pet. 4:1 Jesus did not have any sin of his own to suffer for
- e- Order of Resurrection Morning events in the gospels
- f -John 8 -The adulterous woman & the missing man: Proving passage authenticity
- g- The Received Text -No support given to works or universal salvation
- h- The Received Text -No renderings based upon conjecture
- i -R.T. Inerrancy: Exact equivalence preserves it; textual evidence reveals it
- j -Evidence that the Received-Text ancestor is older than Alexandrian texts
- k. The Biblical Christmas story: Identifying the star & the wise men
- l -Jude 25 "God our Savior" is a correct indirect reference to the Trinity
- m -The authenticity of the concluding doxology of the Lord's Prayer
- n. -Which is correct, the Sermon on the Mount, or the sermon on the plain?
- Essay 5 -The KJV preserves the accuracy of the Received Text: Various examples
- a- Acts 12:4 -"Easter" is correct: One case where "passover" does not apply
- b -The KJV: Distinguished by never teaching salvation by works to its readers
- c- The Holy Spirit and the use of the pronouns "it" and "itself"
- d -Is Jesus or Joshua referenced in Hebrews 4:8 and Acts 7:45?
- e -The KJV never teaches abuse of the body to its readers
- f -Mt.2:1-12 The KJV wise men vs. modern-version magi
- g -The love of money really is the root of all evil, not just some evil
- h -Which rendering is correct, devils or demons? The nature of evil
- i -Hebrews 10:23 "Faith" or "hope?" Which one is the correct rendering?
- j -Matthew 23:24 Is the right reading "Strain at a gnat" or "strain out a gnat?"
- k -Saved or always being saved? Is there a sense in which salvation is ongoing?
- l. Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit: Is there just one correct name or two?
- m. -1 Pet.3:20-21 "Saved by water" is not salvation by water
- n -Exact equivalence in traditional KJV editions preserves inerrancy
- Essay 6 -Uniqueness & total accuracy of the Masoretic Hebrew/Aramaic Text
- a- Ps.12 -God preserves His Word for His godly people; Also the ben Chayyim text
- b. The Bible Rightly Designates animal species: Exposing the evolutionist agenda
- c -No contradiction of numbers, names, etc. - Chronicles Amplification
- -- 1. The years that king Asa reigned: Adding a figurative sense to the literal
- -- 2. Age of king Jehoiachin: Did this king begin to reign at age 8 or 18?
- -- 3. Was Ahaziah 42 years old or 22 years old when he began to reign in Judah?
- -- 4. The great price of a sin of David: Does 2 Samuel contradict 1 Chronicles?
- -- 5. Syrian horsemen & footmen slain by David: Do the numbers properly add-up?
- -- 6. Horsemen, horses, stalls & chariots for king Solomon
- -- 7. Amplification variance: How king Saul died: 2 Samuel amplifies 1 Samuel
- d -Pattern Amplification: Clarifying patterns of Hebrew-text expression
- --1. The number of years king Saul reigned in Israel - 1 Samuel 13:1
- --2. 2 Sam.15:7 Did Absalom need 40 years or 4 years to overthrow King David?
- e -Suggested other types of contradiction in scripture are refuted
- --1. The number of Hebrews returning from the exile in Babylon
- --2. Why king Saul fails to recognize David during the incident with Goliath
- --3. The role of Hebrew-text qere marginal notes: Isa.9:3 - Joy or no joy?
- -4. Was Nineveh in Jonah's day much larger than major modern-day cities?
- f -Key Hebrew-text history: The Dead- Sea scrolls & the Samaritan Pentateuch
- g - Exodus 25:31 - Is the Menorah a "she" or "he" or an "it"
- Essay 7 -The KJV preserves the total accuracy of the Masoretic Text
- a- Dan 3 Aramaic -Christ in theophany: The Son of God, not a son of the gods
- b- Who killed Goliath -David or Elhanen? The unique nature of the name Goliath
- c -YHVH -Gods sacred name that is never to be spoken by sinners
- d -True science in the KJV: Identifying the "firmament" in the Creation account
- e. -Why mythical creatures are presented in the KJV: Following correct Hebrew
- f. -Is The correct rendering "Lucifer" or "Morning Star"? A danger of confusion
- g. -Exodus 20:13 "Thou shalt not kill" or "You shall not murder?"
- h. -Proverbs 18:24 Showing ourselves friendly, or coming to ruin?
- Essay 8 -God's spoken Word in written form: The case for Dictation Inspiration
- Essay 9 -The KJV as a true agent of text inerrancy preservation
- Essay 10 -Problems with application of textual criticism of the Bible
- Essay 11 - The uniqueness of God's Word: Perspectives of Bible-believers
- a -One unchanging bible speaks inerrantly to ancient and modern people
- b -Mk.16:16-18 -Significance of early miraculous signs & Christian baptism
- c -The Resurrection of Christ and His people: A reality that extends to eternity
- d -Christians are not called to be slaves: "Servants" fits all contexts
- e -The Crucifixion hour -Did the Crucifixion occur at the 3rd hour or the 6th?
- f -The authenticity of the big-fish experience of Jonah & the supportive science
- g -Giant dinosaurs and their sea-going relatives are in the biblical book of Job
- h. -Ps 22:16,8 Pierced my hands & my feet, or like a lion my hands and my feet?
- Essay 12 -100 erroneous criticisms of the KJV & its textual basis
- Essay 13 -KJV classical language of emphasis: Acts 5:30, Titus 2:13, 1 Chr. 5:26
- Essay 14 -KJV older English glorifies God & favors study: Dayspring from on high
- Essay 15 A Translation that God approves: Replenish the earth, John Baptist, etc
- Essay 16 -Should faith in text accuracy be vested in scholar opinion?
- Essay 17 -Refuting claims of dynamic equivalence in the KJV
- Essay 18 -Biblical doctrine: a. Did Moses persuade God to change His mind?
- b. -Why God questioned Adam & Eve about eating forbidden fruit
- c. -Sermon on the Mount: Is it for churches? Did Christ teach works salvation?
- d. -Mark 10:17,18 -Why callest thou me good? Christ did not deny His own deity
- e. -Was God unfair in judging Egypt & Pharaoh after hardening Pharaoh's heart?
- f -Does the Old Testament teach soul sleep in Sheol? Saul & the woman of Endor
- g. -Can Old Testament institutions be restored in the Millennium?
- Essay 19 -Topics on creation vs evolution: Which one is technically correct?
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