Fingerprints of the Biblical Text Comunicación y Gerencia A Ministry of Faith Church: Pastor – Mark Harrell Click to add Text

Is There A Path To The Original Writings?

Questions We Must Answer… 1. Do we have an ACCURATE text of the Bible available Today?

Questions We Must Answer… The question is NOT … is it the same as it was 1,000 years ago ? But it is: Do we have what God wants us to have TODAY?

Questions We Must Answer… All preservation really means it: To keep from corruption!

Questions We Must Answer… 2.If it is preserved (kept from corruption): Are there certain fingerprints attached to a preserved text of the Bible?

Questions We Must Answer… 3. What are the ultimate ramifications if don’t have an accurate text of the Bible; since it is the only absoute authority of truth in the universe?

We are going to consider both the Biblical ( FAITH ) and the historical ( FACTS ) aspects of the preservation of the Biblical text. Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

We will not approach this subject from the view of a scholar of the original languages or as a textual critic; however, Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

…we will investigate the historical and Biblical evidence as to its accuracy and preservation. Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

What Evidence Would That Be?

1. Evidence provided in history… Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

2. Evidence provided from existing manuscripts… Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

3. Observing God’s hand in history Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

The First Textual Critics In History… (Genesis 3)

1. Satan questions what God said (3:1) Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

2.Eve then ADDS to what God said “neither shall ye touch it” – cr: 2:17 Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

3.Satan and Eve change it to.. “thou shalt surely die” (2:17) to “lest ye die.” – v.3 Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

4.Satan calls God a liar… Vs. 4 – “ye shall not surely die” Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text

We are NOT… King James Only…

However

We ONLY use the King James

It is important that we KNOW why we use the Bible we use!! Comunicación y Gerencia Click to add Text