Ian Paisley On the King James Bible
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS A QUOTE FROM DR. IAN PAISLEY CONCERNING THE KING JAMES BIBLE:
"I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE VERBALLY INSPIRED WORD OF THE LIVING GOD, AND BECAUSE THE AUTHORIZED VERSION IS A FAITHFUL ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL HEBREW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE ORIGINAL GREEK OF THE TESTAMENT. IT IS THE VERY WORD OF GOD IN MY MOTHER TONGUE.
BEING A TRANSLATION DOES NOT ALTER ONE IOTA OF ITS INTEGRITY, OR INFALLIBILITY AS GOD'S WORD
..... I BELIEVE THIS ENGLISH AUTHORIZED VERSION IS UNSURPASSABLE, PRE-EMINENT OVER AND ABOVE ALL OTHER ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS; BECAUSE, LIKE THE BLESSED JOSEPH, THERE RESTS UPON IT THE BLESSING OF THE HEAVENS ABOVE AND OF THE DEEP THAT LIETH UNDER (GENESIS 49:25). I CRY OUT 'THERE IS NONE LIKE THAT, GIVE IT ME,' AND IN SO DOING I NAIL THE SATANIC LIE THAT THE AUTHORIZED VERSION IS OUTDATED, OUTMODED, MISTRANSLATED, A RELIC OF THE PAST AND DEFENDED ONLY BY STUPID, UNLEARNED, UNTAUGHT OBSCURANTISTS.
AS ITS DERIDERS AND REVILERS PASS ON TO THE JUDGMENT OF THE THRICE HOLY GOD WHOSE REVELATION THEY DESPISE, THE OLD BOOK, 'INCOMPARABLE IN ITS FAITHFULNESS, MAJESTIC IN ITS LANGUAGE, AND INEXHAUSTIBLE IN ITS SPIRITUAL FRUITFULNESS, CONTINUES TO REVEAL TO MILLIONS THE MATCHLESS GRACE OF HIM WHOSE NAME IS THE WORD OF GOD, AND WHO IS CROWNED WITH GLORY AND HONOUR.' I BELIEVE THIS BOOK WILL ALWAYS BE THE UNSURPASSABLE PREEMINENT ENGLISH VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE AND NO OTHER CAN EVER TAKE ITS PLACE. TO SEEK TO DISLODGE THIS BOOK FROM ITS RIGHTFUL PREEMINENT PLACE IS THE ACT OF THE ENEMY, AND WHAT IS ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN ITS PLACE IS AN INTRUDER --- AN IMPOSTER --- A PRETENDER --- A USURPER. "
This quotation from Dr. Paisley was sent to me by a pastor who added the comments below in answer to the old line of "well, the King James is all we USE around our church" (which in many cases is just a cowardly way of admitting that you don't really think the KJV is the perfect Word of God, but you are afraid to USE what you do BELIEVE is better). Judas USED Jesus for three and a half years, but he never did BELIEVE Him. I don't 'USE" the Bible. I "use" money, tools, a car, phones, my computer, highways, gasoline, etc. I STUDY, BELIEVE, AND PREACH THE BIBLE.