2. Protestant Reformation
The Geneva Bible
1st English Bible with numbered verses
1560 A.D.
Relied on much of the work of Tyndale
The King James Bible
Originally with the Apocrypha - officially removed in 1885
1611 A.D.
Relied on the work of William Tyndale: 84% of the NT and 75% of the OT
Oxford Std. – 1769 A.D.
Robert Aitken's Bible
The First English Language Bible (KJV) Printed in America–Congress approved
1782 A.D.
Noah Webster's Bible
Famous for his Dictionary; printed his own revision of the KJV
1833 A.D.

3. Protestant Reformation
The Geneva Bible (1587): For God so loued the worlde, that hee hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life.

4. Protestant Reformation
King James Version (1611): For God so loued ye world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life.

5. Protestant Reformation
American Standard Version (ASV)
First Major American Revision of the KJV
1901 A.D.
Revised Standard
Version (RSV)
Revision of the 1901 ASV
-- more highly criticized
1952 A.D.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Modern and accurate Word for Word English translation
1971 A.D.
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6. Protestant Reformation
New International Version (NIV)
Modern Phrase for Phrase English translation
1973 A.D.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Modern English with the original style of the KJV
1982 A.D.
English Standard Version (ESV)
Bridged the gap between the NASB accuracy and the NIV readability
2002 A.D.

8. We believe the Bible is God's perfect revelation to humankind
We believe the Bible is God's perfect revelation to humankind. The Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments were supernaturally inspired and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible contains eternal answers to humankind's problems and is the authoritative source of

9. Christian doctrine, precepts, and teaching (2 Tim. 3:16)
Christian doctrine, precepts, and teaching (2 Tim. 3:16). The Bible is the foundation upon which the church is to operate and is the basis for church governance. Modern Bible translations that are literally consistent with ancient manuscripts are useful for instruction and teaching.

10. Isaiah 40:8: The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.
Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

11. 1 Peter 1:23-25: For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of im-perishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever."

12. Isaiah 55:10-11: As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth … so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

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16. Revelation 19:13, 16: He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God…. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

17. Old Testament - Validity
1) Meticulous care of the texts by the Jewish priests and scribes
2) Archaeological affirmation of the reliability of the texts
3) Historical accuracy /authenticity (historicity) of the Old Testament

18. Old Testament - Validity
4) Fulfilled Old Testament prophecies
5) The New Testament authors confirmed the Old Testament with numerous quotations.
6) Jesus affirmed the inspiration of the Old Testament by quoting it.

19. Old Testament - Validity
The validity and reliability of the Old Testament testifies to the divine, providential hand of God in recording, maintaining, and enlivening His written truth.