Joe Tolbert’s letter of Oct. 13 distorted the content of my letter of Sept. 24, in a fumbling attempt to once again discredit God’s Word. He said that, in my letter, I corrected myself and took an opposite position. He then quoted half my statement, “Yes, saved people have questions and misunderstandings...”, underhandedly attempting to make his case. He left out the other half, “...but God progressively resolves them through serious Bible study.” His intentional omission of the last half of my sentence was very deceptive. I didn’t change my position.
He further said that “The Bible lends itself to different interpretations.” Not true. Instead, men have chosen to lend their own private interpretation to the Bible. The King James Bible is the preserved Word of Almighty God. All of the numerous modern day Bible versions are either: translated from flawed manuscripts at the hand of two men named Westcott and Hort, or they are merely paraphrases of their respective authors.
Today’s guide to truthful interpretation of the Bible is the Holy Ghost, not man’s religious whims. Saved people are indwelt and guided by the Holy Ghost. The Bible resounds these two facts. The first step toward becoming a serious student of the Bible is to be saved (born again).
Mr. Tolbert implied that his personal observations helped to make clear that, “personal experience determines the extent of theological aspirations” (whatever that means). The Lord Jesus Christ said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” The Bible proclaims in Acts 4:12 (referring to the Lord Jesus Christ): “Neither is there Salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” My faith is based on God’s Word, not someone’s personal observations.
Vince Cowan
Bluff City, Tenn.
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