Category Archives: Contra

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, “tinker” means, “to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it.” At this point in the game, are the modern evangelical text-critics merely tinkering with the New Testament? I ask this question because of how the argument seems to be framed by the modern evangelical text-critic. Consider the following arguments. Proposition 1: Nothing majorContinue reading “On the Question of Tinkering with the Bible”

Once we establish the primary argument that the Scriptures are known to be the Scriptures down to the very word, we can then work on other arguments to support that main argument. One of the arguments in favor of the KJV is its beauty the qualities of which seems to be lost on modern translations.Continue reading “Beauty and the Scriptures as Art”

Having read Mark Ward’s book Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible a couple times now I thought it good to offer a brief but pointed assessment of his main argument, that is, the False Friends Argument. In sum Ward rightfully maintains that the KJV has what he calls false friends. FalseContinue reading “The “False Friends” Argument and Doing the Math”

Mortimer Adeler in How to Speak; How to Listen, reminds his reader that an example is not for proving but for explaining some element of one’s position. Additionally, it is commonly understood that an example does not meet at every point the thing being explained. If I offer an example of how a Golden RetrieverContinue reading “A Scriptural Example of Moving from One Version to Another”

In this video, Dr. Robert Plummer of Southern Seminary is asked whether the KJV is the most accurate translation. In the end, Dr. Plummer says that the KJV is not the most accurate translation but offers nothing in its place except to say there are many good translations out there to choose. So, I supposeContinue reading “Which Translation is the Most Accurate?”

Perusing YouTube looking for version related discussions I came across this video, How I Respond to King James Only Christians. In the video Mike Winger explains that when he encounters a KJV advocate he looks to see if that advocate will break fellowship with him over the issue. If the KJV Christian will not, thenContinue reading “The Bible Version Debate and Fellowship”

In 2018 the inimitable Jordan Peterson was asked by an attendee, “If you had five minutes with Prime Minister Trudeau what would you say to him to help him understand the error of his ways.” After a long pause Peterson offered an answer that I believe is exceedingly relevant to the current discussion/debate surrounding theContinue reading “Textual Criticism and Modern Versions: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”

I. In a recent interview Peter Gurry and Elijah Hixon were asked about an error in Romans 8:1 and how they would preach that verse given the error. The TR/KJV tradition includes the phrase “who walk not after the flesh” while the CT/MVO position excludes that phrase. Gurry and Hixon suggested that the preacher encounteringContinue reading “What if there is a known error in the Greek text?”