A Grievous Wolf - Time for Truth

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Greek as the premier missionary Bible, with no necessity for anything from either ‘the Hebrew’ or ‘the
Greek.’
“In 1611 the KJV served only 5 million English-speaking people. Today the KJV could be used to bring
this century’s nearly 2 billion English speakers to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ (49% of these are
native speakers of English; 51% of these can speak some English as their second language). This is
nearly 33% of the world’s population [year 2000 total world population 6 billion]…The teaching of
English is now required in most nations of the world. [Stanford University] English Professor, Seth
Lerer, feels that ‘in many ways, the central feature of 20 th century English is its status as a global language.’”
66. If God was so intent on preserving a Greek text error free, why is it that there is no Greek text preserved
that is error free?
The question is a declaration of the heresy of ‘originals-onlyism’ according to Hodge and Warfield. See
Question 62. It is a blatant denial of the promise of the providential preservation of “the words of the
LORD” Psalm 12:6, 7 and of the priesthood of all believers, Malachi 2:7, 1 Peter 2:5, 9. See the Ruckman
Reference Bible p 780 with respect to the promise of the providential preservation of “the words of
the LORD” Psalm 12:6, 7.
An error-free Greek text is not the issue because ‘the Greek’ is not the final authority. The 1611 Holy
Bible is the issue because it is the final authority. See Dr Mrs Riplinger’s statement from Question 46
and related remarks.
“The desire to appear intelligent or superior by referring to ‘the Greek’ and downplaying the common
man’s Bible, exposes a naivety concerning textual history and those documents which today’s pseudointellectuals
call ‘the critical text,’ ‘the original Greek,’ the ‘Majority Text,’ or the ‘Textus Receptus.’
There existed a true original Greek (i.e. Majority Text, Textus Receptus). It is not in print and never
will be, because it is unnecessary. No one on the planet speaks first century Koine Greek, so God is finished
with it. He needs no ‘Dead Bible Society’ to translate it into “everyday English,” using the same
corrupt secularised lexicons used by the TNIV, NIV, NASB and HCSB [Holman Christian Standard Bible].
God has not called readers to check his Holy Bible for errors. He has called his Holy Bible to
check us for errors.
“What Would Jesus Do?
Inspire a Bible people can read?
Inspire conflicting Greek editions which few can read?
Inspire unsaved liberals to write conflicting Greek lexicons to translate conflicting one-man Greek
editions?
Inspire originals then lose them?” (author’s emphasis)
Those are salutary remarks for all serious students of the bible translation issue. What Grievous Wolf
would make of them, though, is anybody’s guess.
See remarks under Question 65 with respect to English as the premier missionary language and the 1611
Holy Bible in English, not Hebrew or Greek as the premier missionary Bible, with no necessity for anything
from either ‘the Hebrew’ or ‘the Greek.’
67. If God wanted an error free English text, why is it that there was no error free Greek or Hebrew text
from which to translate an error free version?
The question is a declaration of the heresy of ‘originals-onlyism’ according to Hodge and Warfield. See
Question 62. It is a blatant denial of the promise of the providential preservation of “the words of the
LORD” Psalm 12:6, 7 and of the priesthood of all believers, Malachi 2:7, 1 Peter 2:5, 9. See the Ruckman
Reference Bible p 780 with respect to the promise of the providential preservation of “the words of
the LORD” Psalm 12:6, 7.
Error-free Hebrew and Greek texts are not the issue because ‘the Hebrew’ and ‘the Greek’ are not the
final authority. The 1611 Holy Bible is the issue because it is the final authority. See Dr Mrs