Inspired Word of God
Dr. Lackey says, "It is
correct to call a translation of the Bible 'the inspired Word of God,'
if it is a correct translation from uncorrupted manuscripts. In 2 Timothy
3:15-17, Paul refers to the Scriptures that Timothy had and calls them inspired.
Timothy did not have the originals; he had only a copy. Every reference in the New Testament to the
scripture refers to copies of the autographs (original manuscripts) in Hebrew
or to translations in Greek. No one had the autographs at that time. The
scriptures which Timothy had were called 'holy,' that is different; set apart.
They were 'set apart' in the sense that they were inspired and
preserved, as God had promised in Psalm 12:6-7; Psalm 100:5 and other places.
... If only the autographs are inspired, no one has the inspired
scripture. Thus, no one could obey Matthew 4:4, "Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Did God intend for only those who had
the autographs to obey this? Or did He intend for only those who could read
Hebrew and Greek to obey this? The answer must be obvious to any thinking
Christian. When God made this statement, and when Christ repeated it (Jesus, when quoting Scripture, always quoted
from a copy and not the original and called it Scripture.), did He not know
that the scripture would be copied and translated many times? 1 Peter 1:23- 25 teaches that we are born
again, of the incorruptible 'word of God, which liveth and
abideth forever,' and states that 'this is the word which by the gospel
is preached unto you.' ... Any correctly translated scripture, in any
version, would be correctly called the inspired Word of God, if it is
from uncorrupted texts. ... The issue is whether the verse is correct. ...
Hence, a translation in English from uncorrupted texts would be equally inspired
as a translation in Spanish from the same texts. ... I believe that the
King James Version is a correct translation of uncorrupted manuscripts in
both Hebrew and Greek and is worthy of being called the inspired Word of God."