In this episode, we begin a three-part series on why the King James is God’s preserved word. Dr. Alan Shelby, Dean of Living Faith Bible Institute, discusses with us the doctrine of inspiration and preservation in order to better understand God’s character and purposes as it concerns scripture. In part 1 of our series, we address when inspiration occurred, why scripture goes beyond the original autographs, the problems with textual criticism, why we can trust God oversaw the process of transcription and translation, and much more.

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Additional resources & information on this topic:

Top 5 Reasons People Have Rejected the KJV by Alan Shelby (article)

The Preservation of the Scriptures (Certainty Conference 2018) (lecture series)

Why the King James Bible by Alan Shelby (lecture series)

For Love of the Bible by D. Cloud (book)

A More Sure Word by R.B. Ouelette (book)

King James, His Bible, and it's Translators by L. Vance (book)

The Making of the King James Bible by L. Vance (book)

The King James Defended by E. Hills (book)