Recent articles

Is it wrong to say God inspired the writers of the Bible?

In recent years I have noticed an increasing trend in Fundamentalism objecting to statements to the effect that the writers of Scripture were inspired. It often comes across in clichés such as “God inspired the words, not the writers.” At least one Fundamentalist has written repeatedly that it is heresy to refer to inspired writers. The following are two examples of what is being taught along these lines by different authors:

… NOR THE ORIGINAL PENMEN OF THE BIBLE were inspired. It is the WORDS of Scripture which are inspired.  read more »

J. Hudson Taylor on inspiration

How this amazing missionary proved the Bible

By J. Hudson Taylor, D. D. Founder of the China Inland Mission
(Given at D. L. Moody's Northfield Conference, Summer, 1888)

Two questions have been put into my hands on the subject of inspiration.

One is: "'Are we not in the danger of trying to make Scripture mean too much—for instance, by insisting on verbal inspiration?" Well, dear friends; try and make it mean too much. Try and get half of its fullness. I don't think there is very much danger in this way.  read more »

Books by or about KJV translators

Books by KJV translators

Digital versions of 13 of these books are available for free reading online. Access to digital versions of some of the other rare books are available through EEBO (Early English Books Online). Access to EEBO is provided through some university libraries.  read more »

Double Standards in the Spanish Bible Issue

Introduction

Not everyone making accusations against the Spanish Bible in the current controversy among Fundamentalists realizes they are implementing a double standard at times. The typical accusations mentioned here are similar to charges being made. My motivating factor in writing this was to place the Spanish Bible on more even ground with the KJV, in order for others to realize that if we applied some of the standards being imposed on the Reina-Valera it could lead to invalidating the KJV.  read more »