THE REVISED STANDARD VERSION
Adopted by the General Conference in 1953
Inasmuch as the United Pentecostal Church believes in the inspiration of
the holy Scriptures, given to us by holy men of God who spoke as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost, and [inasmuch as] we believe the
Scriptures to be the Word of God given to us by divine authority,
We hereby declare our position regarding the new translation of the
Bible in modern speech known as the Revised Standard Version of the
Bible, copyrighted by the National Council of Churches in America:
Whereas upon examining the Revised Standard Version of the Bible we find
[that] many [passages concerning] the fundamentals of our Christian
faith and doctrine have been changed and are very misleading, namely,
the virgin birth of Christ, remission of sins as taught in the New
Testament, the deity of Christ, and other truths, and
Whereas a majority of the committee of translators themselves, according
to their associations, connections and records, are [shown] to be
modernist and liberal scholars who do not believe or embrace the
revealed truths of God's holy Word, including the plan of God's
salvation, . . .
Be it therefore resolved that the United Pentecostal Church
International declare its disapproval of the Revised Standard Version of
the Bible, copyrighted by the National Council of the Churches of
Christ in the U.S.A.
Be it further resolved that we continue to accept the King James Version
of the Bible as the most accurate translation of the Scriptures to be
used in our churches and among our people.
The above is a position paper of the United Pentecostal Church International and is provided for informational purposes.
