Pastor Shaun Marksbury

New Testament Overview Part 12 : Conclusion I. Introduction We’ve considered an overview of both the Old and New Testaments. What should we think about the Bible, and what are some important points moving forward? Tonight: Understanding the Origins of the Bible Understanding the Translations of the Bible Understanding the Bible II. Understanding the Origin of the Bible The Bible is inspired by God, which is recognized by Christians Naturalist <====> Supernaturalist Manmade, erroneous <====> Every word, without errors   66 books by 40 authors over 1,500 years, yet one message by God The sufficiency of special revelation Gives a limited knowledge of God (Deut. 29:29; Rom. 11:33) Yet, Scripture is adequate for our lives (2 Tim. 3:15–17) The Bible is revelation from God which unfolds through time. Manuscripts The autographs (or autographa) = original, inspired documents (cf. 2 Pet. 1:21).   Manuscripts are copies of those documents, but still considered G...

  We approach a whole section of Scripture around which many of our Bible translations place brackets and footnotes.  What are we supposed to think about this?  In this message, we consider the history of the Bible and see that such matters give us great confidence in the text!  Title: Introduction to Biblical Textual Criticism Speaker: Shaun Marksbury Bible: John 7:53-8:11; Mark 16:9-20 Date: August 6, 2023

(repost from my old blog, last updated Nov 24, 2012) I'm doing a little bit of side-study on the "King James Version Only" issue (hereafter, KJVO). I was a KJVO during the early years of my Christian life, as I had been saved while attending a Fundamentalist, Independent Baptist church. So, the issue is a tender one to me. What is KJVO? There are several types of people who fall into the KJVO camp, most of whom are brothers and sisters in Christ.  Some simply like the sound and flow of the KJV.  We should feel free to walk with these folks in gospel fellowship. Others believe the Greek and Hebrew manuscript tradition underlying the KJV to be the best representation of Apostolic writing.  As all Bible translations postdating the KJV use more abundant source material, these folks, who are really TR or  Textus Receptus  Onlyists, find themselves KJVO by default.  These are simply well-meaning but mis-educated fellow believers. Then ther...