GARY HUDSON and his NEW AGE BIBLE
. . . from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures . . . ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God . . .that the man of God may be perfect, THROUGHLY FURNISHED . . . -- 2 Tim. 3:15-17
For if any man be a hearer of the word . . . he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass . . . -- James 1:25
. . . my WORDS which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of THY SEED, nor out of the mouth of thy SEED’S SEED, saith the LORD, from henceforth and FOR EVER. — Isa 59:21
“The one issue between the fundamental Baptists and modernists is the INTEGRITY of the scriptures . . . have we an INFALLIBLE, supernaturally INSPIRED, and INERRANT Bible? On the answer to this question hangs the whole body of truth. If we have no INFALLIBLE Bible, then we have no INFALLIBLE Christ.” --Dr. J. Frank Norris, Sixth World’s Fundamental Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 1924
“I do NOT NOW believe that the TR nor the MT are infallible or inerrant, and I NEVER HAVE. My book on Ruckmanism made it clear that I do not believe an exact, inerrant version or text exists.” --Gary Hudson (10/30/89)
We tried unsuccessfully to get Gary to admit the above clear, concise statement to no avail. Nevertheless Dallas Bunch, a Maryland pastor finally was able to get it from Gary in writing. Friend and foe alike, who have been observing the SUPPOSED RUCKMANITE DEFECTOR (What did he defect from?), will no doubt, wonder at his latest ADVANCED REVELATION, which left egg on the faces of the periodicals and Bible society, which sponsored his books and tapes, an obvious contradiction to their charter and position.
Gary has come a long way from his early days of DOUBLE SPEAK, and we commend him for it. We can remember when Gary believed that the copies, which Timothy had, at least, were INSPIRED and PRESERVED. We can even remember when Gary accused Dr. Peter Ruckman of changing, adding to, and dishonoring the “GOD GIVEN HEBREW and GREEK TEXTS.” We can even remember when he was calling something the “providentially preserved texts.” We can even remember when Gary believed that the CORRECT line of Hebrew and Greek manuscripts were the SCRIPTURE, which “CANNOT BE BROKEN,” and spoke of the “PRESERVED wording of the original texts.” Of course, we are perplexed at why, now, Gary would even bother to complain about corrections of the Greek from the English. What about the ADVANCED REVELATIONS from the FALLIBLE, UNINSPIRED, ERRANT Greek and Hebrew of Gary Hudson? Or does this only work in one direction? What a strange view of PRESERVATION! Was it taught prior to 1950?
In a debate (7/21/90) with Dr. Peter S. Ruckman, Gary Hudson, supposedly having left Ruckmanism (and evidently the TR, MT, and Dean Burgon Society), reveals the NEW AGE thinking, which underlies Gary’s above attitude toward the inerrancy and infallibility of ANY scriptures, which are in our possession. Gary’s relative truth, when stripped of any absolutes, is much like that of Christian Science practitioners or of the NEW AGE movement. Hudson is a professional doubter, a professional deserter, and professional Bible Corrector, who does not understand nor accept any absolutes except that the King James Bible is wrong. He rejects the existence of any absolute scriptures contrary to the Bible’s expectation that we should POSSESS them (2 Tim. 3:15, 16; 1 Cor. 13:10) and LOOK INTO THEM (James 1:25). In other words, he does not believe in ANY kind of complete preservation. Consider his words, during the debate:
“First of all, in this counter rebuttal, I would like to point out several things. Dr, Ruckman wants me to establish proof beyond reasonable doubt. And he is right, very right. Historical research and normal decision making is only based on proof beyond any possible doubt, and that’s what we discussed from the evidence. ABSOLUTE PROOF CANNOT BE GIVEN! Absolute proof for what was in the original text, cannot be given! And absolute proof that I am Gary Hudson cannot be given. I CAN prove beyond any reasonable doubt that I am Gary Robert Hudson, but Dr. Ruckman, himself, would have quite a time proving that he is Peter S. Ruckman beyond any possible doubt, because there is always a possibility to doubt!” -- Hudson/Ruckman Debate
In other words, God’s word cannot be really settled or decided by God’s providence, beyond any reasonable doubt, but it must be decided by the preponderance of historical research and evidence and the decrees of Bible scholars—beyond any reasonable doubt. Since Gary Hudson does not believe that absolutes exist, he must doubt what composes his NEW AGE bible and what changes must be made to it, “in the light of historical research.” If historical research does not confirm that Peter S. Ruckman is Dr. Peter S. Ruckman (a notion that Gary might welcome) or that Gary Hudson is really Gary Hudson, we must doubt whether they ever really debated each other. For “What is” must be confirmed by “what is perceived,” and all truth must be relative. Scriptural relativity, anyone? For Gary’s information, the Holy Spirit proves beyond any reasonable doubt that possessing scriptures, which are perfect, is possible—complete, absolute, infallible, and inerrant (see a thesaurus) according to 2 Timothy 3:15,16; 1 Cor. 13:10; James 1:23-25, which can also make its devotees complete and perfect, where they agree with it (2 Tim. 3:17; Col. 4:12). All of this without the need or benefit of historical research or confirmation! Uncertainty and doubt have no part with faith, which has substance and evidence (Heb. 11:1), and whatsoever is not of this faith is sin (Rom. 14:23)! Certainty and assurance come from God; doubt and uncertainty come from the “Yea, hath God said?” Society and the Bible of the Month Club!
-- by Herb Evans