Questions & Answers - Good News Staff - December 1974

Good News Staff

QUESTION: "On page 6 of the July 1974 Good News, Gary L. Alexander, in his scholarly article about five doctrines which identify God's Church, states that I John 5:7 was inserted by early copyists. I would like to know if there are references which verify this assertion. Where can these references be found?" ANSWER: You can consult Bible commentaries such as Peake's Commentary on the Bible, The New Bible Commentary and Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's commentary. These, and others, will point out the very dubious origin of I John 5:7. This passage is not found in the Revised Standard Version, or in the translations by Moffatt, Phillips, or Williams. Many Bible dictionaries do not even mention the subject of the Trinity. The ones that comment do so historically, not biblically. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library