In the ongoing debate surrounding the King James Version (KJV) Only position, there are often misconceptions and logical fallacies that arise, particularly in regards to the role of scholars like Wescott and Hort and the field of textual criticism. In this article, we will address and debunk some of these misconceptions, while retaining a critical and analytical writing style. A Contemporary Approach to Textual Criticism Beyond Westcott and Hort Firstly, it's important to clarify that while Wescott and Hort made significant contributions to the field of textual criticism, their specific methods are not blindly followed by scholars today. Modern textual critics have advanced beyond their methodologies, recognizing their limitations, such as relying heavily on only two manuscript variants. Additionally, it's crucial to note that no modern Bible translations are based solely on the text produced by Wescott and Hort, contrary to the claims of KJV Onlyists.Furthermore, dismissing … [Read more...]
Initial observations on the “Dangers of Calvinism” seminar of Cebu Bible Baptist Church
Cebu Bible Baptist church Katipunan is conducting a two day “Dangers of Calvinism” Bible Conference with Dr. Phil Stringer as its speaker. With all due respect. If the speaker really has a “doctorate” as advertised, he would not be committing blunders that is not even committed by freshmen seminary graduate school students. Now some people say that credentials are not an issue because after all we are all nobody in Christ. That is true but that is not the point why I am raising this. If you have done graduate school studies you are trained to do proper research, use only materials from reputable source, think logically and critically. Unfortunately you do not see any of these on this "seminar." Why do I say so, let me prove my point. I listened to several minutes of the first session but I decided to just turn it off because I could not believe the falsity that is being said. The propagation of of lies, half-truths, historical inaccuracies and misrepresentations and straw man … [Read more...]
Does Psalms 12:6 refer to the King James Version ?
DOES PSALM 12:6 refer to the KJV version ? "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." (Psalm 12:6) - As Christians we are suppose to study, rightly dividing the Word of Truth. I am sorry to say that the KJV only camp does is one of the worst exegesis of this verse .... in some sense I am no surprised as a lot of people in the KJV only camp are fond of eigesis instead of doing proper exegises (May God forgive them for mishandling His Words, adding to what His Words really mean .... for they know not what they do .... or do they ?) Arguments that Psalm 12:6 does not apply to the KJV are as follows: ARGUMENT #1 - This is a completely wrong interpretation of the verse. Frankly speaking I am ashamed to call myself of pastor if this is the way I interpret the verse. Such interpretation of the said verse that it refers to the KJV is one of the many lies, illogical fallacies and serious misinterpretation of Scripture that the KJV … [Read more...]
Is election unto salvation corporate or individual ?
Being a staunch 5 point Calvinist I frequently come across statements in my interaction with non-Calvinist. Since it takes me a while to write a response to them, I have decided to turn my responses into blogpost. Here is a statement from my a dear brother with regards to whether election to salvation is corporate or is it individual and below is my response STATEMENT: I agree with your statement that the doctrine of election can be found all over Scriptures but I don't think that individual election to salvation is taught in the Bible. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not an Arminian. I have problems with the Arminian view of Eternal Security so I don't consider myself to be one. So I'm neither. I go with what the Bible teaches. I have read a lot about this issue and had been thinking which side is correct. Finally, I came to the conclusion that Calvinism is not taught in the Bible. Though I won't say I'm that knowledgeable about it since I only do personal study and don't … [Read more...]
Response to KJV Only arguments on Proverbs 30:28
Here once again is another response to a non-sensical, illogical argument made by KJV onlyist that only the KJV got the translation right in Proverbs 30:28. "empirical evidence" ? What evidence is he talking about ? hmmmm…. Dealing with this kind of twisted logic is such a waste of time, but I won’t let this get away so that everybody may know how the KJV Only camp employs twisted kind of logic such as this just to prove something. Let this be a showcase of KJV Onlyisms sick logic. The argument of the above meme can be presented syllogistically as follows: Argument 1: Premise 1: There are 1 million spiders per acre of land on earth Premise 2: 100% of homes in North Carolina has spiders in them Conclusion : It is easy for Kings to have a lizard free palace, but not so for spiders as EVERYBODY HAS HOUSE SPIDERS. Not everybody has house lizards. Argument 2: Premise 1: Everybody has house spiders Premise 2: Not everybody has house lizards Conclusion: The King … [Read more...]
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