Yet, as things stand we are left in the strange circumstance whereby everyone is permitted and encouraged to come to the religion classroom, Bible study, Sunday School class, Church service, etc., all bearing different "textbooks". Such is never tolerated or practiced in any other learning situation. University professors of English, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, History, etc., do not permit such a practice for they well know the chaotic situation that would result. An atmosphere for real learning would not exist in such an environment. Even the authorities in the lower levels of education – the High Schools, Junior Highs, and Elementary schools – know better. No, the institution selects the textbook (whether good or bad), and the student purchases it. Other material relevant to the subject are to be found and utilized in the reference area of the institution's library. It would seem that only within the confines of the Christian Church is such foolishness practiced and tolerated. Yet in so doing, have we not completely set aside all common sense and logic?
Finally, it is a fair and accurate statement that in direct proportion to how much text criticism was legitimized by the Churchmen of nineteenth century Britain (the bastion of conservatism at that time), to that selfsame extent was a verbal view of inspiration surrendered.1 Once the verbal infallible view was abandoned, the Bible ceased to be honored as a "sacred" book. Sadly, the Church slumbers on – deceived by so-called scholarship and oblivious to the singular truth penned over one hundred years hence:
"Vanquished by THE WORD Incarnate, Satan next directed his subtle malice against the Word written"2
The war rages on in unabated fury! The clarion has been sounded.3 "Choose you this day whom ye will serve; ... as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."4 How so? By believing His promises that He would preserve His infallible Word – forever!
Heaven and earth shall pass away:
but my words shall not pass away.
Mark 13:31
1 Letis, p. 8 in a December 1988 formal correspondence to this author in which he outlined his doctoral dissertation approach.
2 Burgon, The Revision Revised, op. cit., p. 334.
3 The Holy Authorized King James Bible, I Corinthians 14:8.
4 Ibid., Book of Joshua, 24:15.
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