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| 3 % (16 votes) | It's Comfortable -- I use it because that's what I am comfortable with (eg., mom and dad used it; the person who led me to the Lord used it; my pastor uses it; it's easier to memorize, etc.) |
| 5 % (26 votes) | Textus Receptus -- I use it because it's the best translation available from the textus receptus, and the textus receptus is the best Greek manuscript family available. The King James may contain errors in translation. |
| 10 % (52 votes) | Preserved Word -- I use it because it is the accurate, preserved Word of God for the English-speaking world. Its words are not inspired, or God-breathed, but it is an accurate translation and most or all errors have been worked out of it over the years since 1611. |
| 58 % (304 votes) | Preserved & Inspired Word -- I use it because it is the preserved, inspired Word of God for the English-speaking world. It is error-free and its words are of divine origin. God moved the minds and hands of the translators just as He did the authors of the original manuscripts, in order to ensure that His Word was accurately preserved. The printing errors and spelling standardization that have been fixed since 1611 do not negate its inspiration. |
| 5 % (26 votes) | More accurate than the Greek -- I use it because it is the Word of God. It's words are divinely inspired and supersede the Greek, so that we can find additional, new revelation in the English wording of the King James that does not exist in the Greek. |
| 19 % (102 votes) | Other |
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Comments: "I know that many souls were saved over the years with many revivals, etc. and the KJV has more than proved itself. God has used this version and also I have much of it in memory and it comes to me when I need it. One thing I'm puzzled with is with all of these new versions, why are so many Baptist churches only having one service a week (I've been looking lately for a church near our trailer). This seems sad to get away from the Sunday am/pm and Wed pm services." December 16, 2009, 8:22 pm "I believe that the King James Bible is the INERRANT,INFALLIBLE, INSPIRED, PRESERVED WORD OF GOD. It is not a "translation" it is the Preserved Word of God. All other translation are just that, a translation.I" December 1, 2009, 4:40 pm "If your god cannot keep his word he can go to hell! My God can Keep HIS Word and I do not correct HIS word but HIS word corrects me!" November 29, 2009, 4:30 pm "All I've ever wanted to know is 'absolute' truth. I was, and sometimes still am, curious as to why we are the way we are, blatantly doing wrong when we KNOW good.. the KJV accurately exposes us for who we really are, not watering down anything to satisfy our destructive lust for convenient, moral ignorance.. the language is beautiful, it worked for others for centuries and apparently we're getting 'smarter' so it should work wonders for us! but this reasoning is foolish..only the Holy Spirit, not our intelligence, can truly reveal the Bible's contents." November 27, 2009, 7:28 pm "No other translation speaks to my heart the way the King James Version does. The modern translations lose the "power" of the true Word of God." November 25, 2009, 1:30 am "The word of God is final. We don't need to change the Bible version. King James Version Bible has been accepted as authorized version. It is our lives must be change and not the Bible. " November 20, 2009, 10:44 pm "there must be a final authority or we "God Forbid" become final authority has not history proved that cannot be? " November 20, 2009, 1:20 am "When I began seeking out the truth it began with getting a Bible, I knew the one I had didn't come from God. I bothered me that I spent money on versions only to find out they too were not of God. I know the KJV is from God because its the only one God speaks to me with!!" November 19, 2009, 10:21 pm "I think that 3&4 are basically the same thing and I wrestled with the two, but I chose 4 because it ended in "it does not negate its translation"" November 19, 2009, 11:09 am "I use the King James 1611 Bible because it is the only true word of God and it has not been change in any way . It not like any other Bible God bless those that read his word." November 15, 2009, 10:13 pm "other so called "versions" are copyrited and therefore bound and owned by men. God's Word is not bound. The others are linked to the occult in translation by use of seances.. forbidden by God. Their manuscripts were intended to be useful by many different cults but God's word divides like a "two edged sword."" November 12, 2009, 12:48 am "You cannot disect 20 to 40% percent of the text and remove it and still have the complete word of God." November 10, 2009, 4:20 pm "When I read my KJV I truly feel the presence of God speaking to me like no other translation can do. It inspires me, brings joy and conviction to my heart and soul. The KJV grabs hold of me and won't let me go. It shouts of God in every verse but can speak ever so quietly in that still small voice. I love it. I was saved with it and I intend to stay with it. God Bless you and Thank you. " November 9, 2009, 4:41 pm "I use the KJV because it is undeluted and gives the most powerful meaning of each verse. This has saved me years of thinking I had to learn Greek and Hebrew to understand and teach the Scriptures." November 4, 2009, 1:56 pm "God Keeps His Word! We cant do His Will and Keep His Word if we dont have it? Thank God We Do the Blessed King James Bible....Somebody Say Amen??" November 3, 2009, 3:56 am "THE KJV IS STILL AN EXCELLENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE BIBLE AND STANDS ON IT'S OWN. NEWER KJV BIBLES HAVE LANGUAGE UPDATES TO MAKE THE OLD/ARCHAIC WORDS COME ALIVE AND THE MEANINGS MORE READILY UNDERSTOOD AND CLARIFIED. THE KJV IS STILL A GREAT&ACCURATE BIBLE FOR TODAY'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TODAY'S GENERATION." November 2, 2009, 9:53 pm "It is for the English speaking people." October 31, 2009, 7:50 pm "It is the only translation that I have found that says I am kept saved eternally NOT by my Faith IN Christ but by the FAITH OF Christ (God) Rom. 1:17 from faith to faith = Gal.2:16; 20; 22-27; Eph. 3:12; Rom. 3:22; Phil 3:3, 9; 2Peter 1:1; 2 Tim. 1:12; 1 Pet. 4:19" October 29, 2009, 1:27 pm "I believe that the KJV is the preserved Word of God. Holy men of God spake as they were lead of the Holy Spirit to write the Origional Manuscripts. If the origionals could be found and they differed from the KJV, then the Origionals would be correct. The KJV, while precious and used for over 400+ years is the most reliable translation, the Origional Manuscripts are Holy Spirit Inspired, God breathed. I have this KJV in my heart and my head. It is what I have memorized. While I cherish the KJVB, I worship the author of the Bible. " October 22, 2009, 7:07 pm "THE LORD SAID DONT ADD TO OR TAKE AWAY FROM THESE WORDS..........AND THE NEW KING JAMES ETC DOES JUST THAT.....ITS THE BIBLE I WAS SAVED AND CUT MY TEETH ON ..HAS NEVER FAILED ME EVER" October 18, 2009, 12:01 pm "Stand up for JESUS!" October 17, 2009, 11:15 pm "The KING JAMES VERSION is the only true version. God spoke it into existance and inspired the translators to write it without error. The KINg JAMES BIBLE has been here for 398 years and its funny how in the last 100 years all of these other perversions start popping up. Why do we need another translation did GOD make a mistake with King James? I don't think so! If people would research where these other translations came from and research the author of the other perversions they would see that GOD got it right the first time." October 17, 2009, 8:33 am "also the kjv bible we use today is the 1789" October 14, 2009, 10:52 pm "Satan added one word to GOD\'s word to Eve when he said you shall not die\' so all mankind has suffered physical death as a result." October 13, 2009, 8:47 pm "Becoming coninually more afflictied, daily by the errant,distorted, and detracting words of Today's man hyphenated thought of what God actually meant or means and/or what is relevant for our supposed-ly enlightened day and age,the Word lives in KJV." October 13, 2009, 1:47 pm "After 34 years of diligent study of the KJV Bible, I am more convinced than ever that it is the forever preserved forever settled God breathed word of God" October 12, 2009, 9:59 pm "I don't just "use" it I BELIEVE the King James AV" October 9, 2009, 5:47 am "It is the Holy Spirit that leads us into truth and not the latest version/interpretation. " October 8, 2009, 9:46 pm "The Holy Spirit still plays an active role in the illumination of the believer when one reads God's Word. Every thing we need is in the KJV, but I'm not going to jump on the band-wagon with everyone else and spend all my time and energy defending the KJV. This will be spent winning souls for Christ and conveying truth to others in this world of deception. God doesn't need our help preserving His Word(Isaiah 40:8). Brian Norton (Philippians 1:27)" October 5, 2009, 8:32 am "The KJV is the book for me." October 4, 2009, 8:53 pm "all other reasons you mentioned i met during my research into horticulturalism i was not aware about till recently are part of it including evil and mean critics as are the effects of 52 Week Bible Reading Plan practice...reading from Defined King James Bible " October 3, 2009, 7:20 pm "I am a King James Bible-believer who loves to study God's Word. I especially love the Book of Genesis. I wrote a book using the Creation view. I give the Lord Jesus Christ all the glory and thanks for the opportunity. The book is called "Biblical Cryptozoology : Revealed Cryptids of the Bible". It gives the biblical perspective to cryptozoology using only King James Version scriptures. It can be reviewed on Amazon.com /books and Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Sincerely in Christ Dale Stuckwish" September 28, 2009, 2:54 pm "Also, in Mark, there is a verse in the NIV that states plainly, "children how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God." The verse in its entirty states, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches, to enter the king dom of God." I would be joyful to know that it is not hard to enter the kingdom of God. ;0)!" September 23, 2009, 1:17 pm "In all of the other bibles, many words have been changed, many words have been left out, and many words have been added, therefore all of these changes give a different meaning to the words which are written in the King James Bible which is the true word of God, and this has perverted the true word of God-- And therefore they are another gospel they are not the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, our King. In Rev.22:18-19 (It says), 18: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book. If any man shall add unto these things,God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. 19: And if any man shall tke away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from the things which are written in this book. The Authorized King James Bible is the only Bible there is. It is the true and insspired word of God. " September 21, 2009, 12:01 am "The King James Version was an excellent translation. It is getting very archaic in it's language and should be replaced by more modern translations. King James Only doctrine ranges from slight error to downright heresy depending on how far you take it. Extreme KJVO are the same type that would have burned Tyndale at the stake." September 20, 2009, 3:02 pm "It's Comfortable and Preserved and Inspired Word and not made by man as well which I know is not on the list.but anyhow..Plus man lies GOD NEVER LIES" September 19, 2009, 10:52 pm "My favorite bible is the message although when I first heard of it it was almost regarded by its critics as blasphemy. I stayed away. After the scandal died, I read it, I loved it, and still do!" September 19, 2009, 9:40 pm "These should be checkboxes rather than radio buttons. I picked the truest one, but I also use it because it's comfortable and because it's the best translation of the textus receptus." September 17, 2009, 9:12 pm " All other September 16, 2009, 3:13 pm "parents USe it, I believe it the only TRUE version of the Bible.....most other versions have pieces missing, added, or so badly translated, that it refers to the devil as a name of Christ...." September 16, 2009, 1:32 pm "I love the King James Version bible. My first bible was the New King James Version but at I have come to love God's Word more, I just love the KJV bible. It's so powerful." September 14, 2009, 5:51 am "it is the most authentic and accurate translation of the orginal texts.it brings the presence and fragrance of LORD in our daily walk" September 13, 2009, 9:51 am "I think the other versions are not translations at all.they are interpretations of a faulty text" September 11, 2009, 9:30 pm "Grew up with it. Never have considered any other." September 9, 2009, 9:56 am "I use the KJV becuase through the act of preservation we can see the action of inspriration. God has promised us a perfect Book that contians His Words to us. He has done this to and through inspiratinal preservation of the Bible, the King James Bible. God Speed! Randy Carlisle Youth Pastor " September 8, 2009, 1:56 pm "The King James Version is the closest to the original text on Earth. The new King James Version gives a smooth reading and retains the original text very well, but I was saved under this translation, and feel more comfortable with it than other translations." September 4, 2009, 9:29 am "There can only be one inspired and preserved Word of God. It is the work of the devil to confuse." September 3, 2009, 5:44 am "I still use my King James Bible when something is not understandable for me. I hold both of them highly in my studys" September 1, 2009, 5:44 pm "IT IS A BLESSING TO MEET NOW PEOPLE IN CHRIST AND NO WERE WE OR IN WHEN WE CAN LOVE EACH OUTHER NO MATHER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE OUT SIDE WE NO JESUS IS THERE BECAUSE WE CAN LOVE BEYOUN ERROR THAT PEOPLE MAKE. DO JESUS LIVE IN YOU? ANNETE FROM OKLAHOMA" August 27, 2009, 12:19 am "Lester Roloff once said "We don't need to rewrite the Bible, we need to reread it!" I also appreciate the work of the Trinitarian Bible Society, which was formed back in the 1830's." August 26, 2009, 10:13 pm "God said he would preserve his word and the King James Bible is the one and only. God's word is truth. I'm glad I grew up with the King James Bible. I never had the desire to use other versions. Someone gave me "Good News for Modern Man" when I was a child and told me to read it like it was my Bible, but I just stuck it in a drawer and read and used my King James. I don't know whatever happened to it-thrown away I guess. I love God's word and am thankful for it." August 26, 2009, 10:05 pm "I am a strong defender of the King James Bible. I am ashamed that many men seek to re-define words to fit their own terms and sought after positions (this is called a neologism), rather than use the Bible to define their meanings and definitions. As a King James Evangelist, I often hear "The King James Bible is not inspired, it cannot be. Only the originals were inspired and/or preserved", they then proceed to re-define 2 Timothy 3:16 as meaning only 'the Greek' and 'the Hebrew'. My next question is rather simple, and I offer it now to any one who believes what I have previously stated, If 2 Timothy 3:16 means ONLY "the originals" and you would re-define the verse to "All scripture WAS given by inspiration...", would you be so kind as to explain the rest of the verse accoring to that line of thinking? Because to be honest and consistent, you would also have to force the rest of the verse to say that all of the attributes of the sciptures were past tense as well and no longer apply to the King James Bible. I have an antiquarian Bible collection that I travel with and speak on. I would be honoured to come and speak to anyone that would allow me to do so concerning the issue of inspiration and preservation. My email is stephenshutt87@gmail.com In Christ, Stephen Shutt" August 26, 2009, 5:00 pm "There is no other bible. It is the only true, living, word of God." August 26, 2009, 10:31 am "There is nothing to touch The KJV because it is the Word of God and it exalts Christ, which no other bible does" August 24, 2009, 11:47 pm "I bear in mind the of the Textus Receptus with this. I do not use anything but the K.J.V. Bible. All other as the N.I.V, the New K.J.V., Revised Standard and etc; our all perversations of the Word of God." August 24, 2009, 2:01 pm "I also believe that the flood of modern per-versions are spoken of in Rev. 12: 15. Think about it!" August 22, 2009, 8:54 am "The Good old kjv...yes thats the book for me....Its perfectly preserved and inspired every word,the good ole kjv but the wicked niv, its no good for me...its words are all funny it was only made for money, the good ole kjv Dr. Ruckman and Gail Riplinger forever (and there three husbands/wives each)!" August 21, 2009, 6:19 pm "I am a child of God who desire authenticity of the word for study; and do fancy the propagation of the The Bible in every evangelistic outreach." August 21, 2009, 5:08 pm "I find no error in the KJV when it is read with the understanding of the indwelling Holy Spirit. Search out and study 1 Corinthians 2: 9-14. Don' forget to read the rest of the chapter. It also instructs us to "Study to shew thyself approved". Key word being study." August 18, 2009, 11:46 am "They say the KJV was tested by man and computer and against other transloterations for grade reading levels and found it to be the easiest of all translations to read and comprehend." August 17, 2009, 6:20 pm "Through study, God has shown me that the KJV is the Bible. There are words and verses left out that have profound spiritual truths in them that other bibles leave out or change" August 14, 2009, 3:05 pm "Focusing exclusively on any one translation of anything clearly indicates a person's ignorance of the difficulties of accurate translation. Having spent 4 years on the mission field in Congo and Kenya, I have come to realize that sticking exclusively to one translation is as foolish as the Muslim belief that the Koran must not be translated into any other language but Arabic. How can the world be reached for Christ if they don't have access to the Word of God in their own language? I can assure you that my language is not KJ English! Must we teach every tribe and nation KJ English for them to be saved? There are people in our area that will tell you that their German Bible is the only acceptable translation because, after all, God said in Genesis, "Adam, wo bisht du?" I am sure you get the point. The KJ Bible is definitely NOT more accurate than the original texts. While there are some translations that are clearly in error and based on an agenda other than Truth, there are also many translations that are clearly legitimate in their effort to be truthful. Not one of them, including the KJ is entirely without error. I do believe that the Scriptures are God breathed and without error in their original form. I also believe that fixation on any one translation is as wrong as various cults are when they take one verse or phrase out of context and build an entirely false theology on that small part alone. To fixate on the words denies the fact that words are only codes we use to express ideas and concepts. The ideas and concepts given in the Bible are inerrant. The many codes (languages) we use as humans, must be pressed into service to describe those inerrant concepts to every tribe and nation. May God be merciful to us as we seek to fulfill Jesus' Great Commission." August 11, 2009, 9:09 am "If the bible is God's word(s)-and it is,He could not change the words every year,as new (per)versions do, without audibly talking to people on earth." August 10, 2009, 9:10 pm "I GOT SAVED BY GODS HOLY WORD THE KING JAMES BIBLE AND EVER SINCE IT HAS TAUGHT ME HOW TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.I WILL THERE R SO MANY SOCALLED BIBLES BUT YOU WILL FIND CHANGES AND VERSES LEFT OUT." August 6, 2009, 4:27 pm "I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING ABOUT IT BEING THE PRESERVED/INSPIRED WORD OF GOD AND THAT IS FREE WITHOUT ERROR. IF MY PASTOR WOULD EVER DECIDE TO USE ANOTHER SO CALLED TRANSLATION I WOULD LEAVE MY CHURCH WITHOUT HESITATION. THANKGOODNESS HE WILL NEVER TRADE THE KJV 1611" August 6, 2009, 11:32 am "This survey is not good, most every option contradicts itself. How are you supposed to answer if part of the answer is true and part is not??" August 4, 2009, 12:36 pm "If the King James Bible is not the preserved & inspired word of God then we have just a book not God's word. Too many educated people try to rationalize it. I believe God & take Him & His word by faith." August 4, 2009, 7:40 am "Gail Riplinger's new book, was a great help in strengthening my belief about the KJB! Get a copy today! It gives detailed info on why many preachers & Bible college students, enter the ministry as Bible-believers, but come out with no idea whether we have a pure, inspired, preserved word of God or not. This book dispels alot of this TR nonsense that has cropped up over recent years." August 4, 2009, 3:37 am "This is no Heresy. Please, do not be a knee-jerk-emotional-reactionary...TRY IT OUT! Isaiah 34:16 "Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read:"" August 3, 2009, 9:44 pm "God has been blessing the old Book for 400 years now, why in the world would I want to turn away from the blood-soiled banner of the martyrs?" August 3, 2009, 1:28 pm "If you believe in the foreknowledge of GOD as described in Romans 8 then you must also believe HE knew what we would need as believers today. He gave us the King James Bible and I am pretty sure HE didn`t raise up a new batch of prophets to revise it because HE didn`t know how we would advance. Isaiah 55:11 tells us that the same word that convicts and saves us, will also be the same word that condems us if we reject it. We will all leave this world trusting in something, I choose to leave trusting in HIM and the King James Bible!!!!!!! Pastor Scot Garland Victory Baptist Church Burnsville,NC" August 3, 2009, 10:14 am "The definitions in the poll seem to reflect James R. White's views rather than an accurate description of King James Only views." August 2, 2009, 7:06 am "I think the KJV 1611 is the inspired word of God. The other VERSIONS delete or take out the true meaning of the word of God in my opinion" August 1, 2009, 7:23 pm "It's the perfect word of GOD and you cannot correct perfection." August 1, 2009, 4:56 pm "Although I read from other translations in my theological studies I always set in parallel the King James version against the translation I am working with to properly assess the agreement or disparity of the newer translation. The King James version of Scripture is the gold standard benchmark by which all other translations are, and should rightly be, judged, compared and held to account by and against for accuracy." August 1, 2009, 6:17 am "It is important for people to understand what is meant when we say that the King James Bible is inspired and preserved. By inspiration we do not mean that God inspired the King James Translators; HE DIDN'T HAVE TO! What they were translating was already inspired whether it was a copy of the original or not. God PROMISED to preserve His Words and His Words are Inspired Words meaning that it came from Him. There were 54 KJV Translators separated into six different groups to tranlate different portions of the Word of God. There was no room for error seeing that each group of translators checked the other group's tranlated portion making sure there was mutual accuracy in translation. GOD DID PRESERVE HIS INSPIRED WORDS. If He had not, He would be a liar and thus He wouldn't be God!" July 31, 2009, 4:02 pm "Accuracy is not an issue here: whether we are talking about the KJB being more accurate than the TR, or whether we are saying that the KJB is "the most accurate English translation". The Bible says: -"the words of the LORD are pure words" (Ps. 12:6) -"every word of God is pure" (Prov. 30:5) -"the law of the LORD is perfect" (Ps. 19:7) -"the word of God [is...] incorruptible" (1 Pet. 1:23) -"the scripture cannot be broken" (Jn. 10:35) The issue is, Is the King James Bible the word of God? If YES, then it is pure, perfect, and incorruptible, and cannot be broken. If NO, then it is not. You cannot say that the KJB is the word of God AND it's less accurate or more accurate than the word of God. That would be less than mere unbelief in the word of God: it would be complete stupidity! Btw, I am a "Bibliolater". I praise the King James Bible every single day because the word of God says, "In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word." (Ps. 56:10) You have to believe the word of the Lord ABOVE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ELSE, or you will never praise the LORD as he ought to be praised: "Then believed they his words; they sang his praise." (Ps. 106:12) "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." (Ps. 138:2) God never looks down on a "Bibliolater" and thinks, "That idolatrous Christian loves and obeys and magnifies my word way too much." Such a thing would bring him utter delight. To read and study and believe his word is to look upon his face (Gen. 1:2; 1 Cor. 13:12; 2 Cor. 4:6; Prov. 27:19); for that is ALL WE HAVE about God and from God. Yes, of course, believers also have his Holy Spirit indwelling them; but don't think for a moment that we should "listen to the Spirit" above what the word of God says. Jesus said in John 16:13 that the Spirit would guide us into all truth. What truth? John 17:17: "Thy word is truth." It is ALWAYS the word of God that we are to give absolutely para" July 31, 2009, 2:59 pm "I also believe that we can find special meaning in the English wording of the King James that does not exist in the Greek (or Hebrew, for that matter). But that doesn't mean I believe the King James is "more accurate" than the Greek. Why? Because it seems to be the case that God put these kinds of nuances and associations in every language. You can find things in English that don't exist in the Greek; but you can also find things in Greek that don't exist in the English. (Of course, theologians today who claim to "know" the Greek are just trusting the word of other men when it comes to interpreting the Greek. See Psalm 118:8)" July 31, 2009, 12:59 pm "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 1 John 5:13" July 30, 2009, 6:04 pm "i use this & I also use NASB because God called me to both." July 29, 2009, 2:37 pm "i really and truly believe that the king james bible is the only bible that saves souls " July 28, 2009, 6:47 pm "studied gail riplinger's God ordained work. what God will do through those who surrender. allelujah" July 28, 2009, 5:49 pm "I use the NASB and ESV because it is more accurate than the Authorized Version of 1769 and definitely the first revision in 1611." July 28, 2009, 4:11 pm "KJV is first choice" July 28, 2009, 12:12 pm "I do agree that the KJV is easier to memorize and that I was taught using it, but the textus receptus is the best pool of manuscripts and the greatest reason the KJV stands out as the best English translation." July 28, 2009, 9:30 am "The corrections of the King James are highly documented over the Greek. We are not in possession of the original Greek, just copies. The King James is the preserved Word of God. I do not need the Textus Receptus to find out what God says." July 27, 2009, 9:17 pm "Let's face it....if we don't have the inspired, infallible,inerrant Word of God (like He says), then what kind of God do we have? Let God be truthful and every man a liar. Case closed!!!!" July 27, 2009, 9:29 am "Anyone who believes that is a nut." July 27, 2009, 9:24 am "Preservation on the website does not mean an accurate translation and most or all errors have been worked out of it over the years since 1611. Preserved Word means God preserved it not translators, printers, or king James, or scholars. Preserved means 100 percent correct and without error. This is where people, educators, scholars, and Pastors get confused. When teaching on preservation, God does the preserving not man. Psalms 12:6,7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. You will notice \"thou\" is mentioned 2 times for emphasis. Translators, printers, and man is not included here. Amen and Amen" July 26, 2009, 7:02 pm "I believed it to be the Word of God when I first got saved, and I am encouraged to still believe it as God's Word because the Devil is doing his worst to corrupt the minds of others to believe it is not." July 26, 2009, 8:48 am "When changing the meaning of the scriptures by re-writing a new version, man is trying to make his state comfortable in the presence of God True Word. Reading the KJV 1611 version should give us comfort if we are hurting, but it will only do so by convicting us of ALL our sins first, " July 25, 2009, 10:41 pm "Textus receptus, not Westcott, Hort, Nestle Greek is the inspired Greek...This comes into play in my reason also." July 25, 2009, 8:34 pm "While I do not believe that the Authorized version is the result of "double inspiration," I am completely confident that it is the most accurate translation given to the English speaking world. I trust it in it's entirety, and highly doubt a better translation could ever be made. " July 25, 2009, 2:47 pm "I use the KJV not only because I believe it is the most accurate version of the Bible but also because I appreciate its poetic quality. I find it condescending to assume that English speaking peoples would not be able to understand the full usage of the English language in the KJV. I would not attempt to update or modernize the words of Abraham Lincoln, JFK or Martin Luther King because the spirit of the message that they carried is tied to each syllable of their writings and speeches. Far less, would I want to read an interpretation of the Bible that does not convey the whole impact and meaning of the original translation of the Bible into English?" July 24, 2009, 5:38 pm "It was given by inspiration, preserved through copy and translation, and is alive through the power of God." July 24, 2009, 5:34 pm "You should allow for more than one choice. I am sure there are others like myself who would have chosen the last two choices." July 24, 2009, 9:35 am "I believe some of the battle we are facing today involving the King James Bible are symptomatic of critical men who have offended God and man and instead of clearing their own conscience so they can walk at liberty, they viciously attack and criticize and scorn, and mock, and ridicule brethren. And our Lord is not pleased. " July 24, 2009, 8:04 am "There are many instances in the Bible where the "originals" came from a translation. II Pet. 1:20-21 state that "Holy men of God SPAKE...". This is referring the the preaching (hence the phrase "prophecy of scripture" in vs. 21) So, we are referring the to WRITTEN RECORD of the SPOKEN word, correct? Notice, it does not say, 'Holy men of God WROTE...' Much of the Bible was inspired by God through SPEECH, and then those inspired words were copied. Why is this important? Why is it important the Paul was inspired as he DICTATED the words of books of the NT ot Onesimus or Timothy??? What does that matter? Look @ Acts 22:1-2. Paul is preaching to the Jews in Jerusalem while in bonds. In vs. 2 the Bible says, "(And when they had heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)" Notice the phrase, "spake in the Hebrew tongue". Now...what language was the NT recorded in? GREEK. But Paul was inspired of God as he SPAKE in Hebrew!!! But his words were recorded by Luke in Greek!!! Did God inspire Paul to speak and then re-inspire Luke as he wrote? NO!!! He gave his words for Paul to speak (IN HEBREW), and then Luke TRANSLATED those words into Greek!!! Some argue..."How do you know that Paul was inspired as he spake?" First, because of II Pet. 1:20-21. Peter states that the "prophecy of scripture" (the preaching in the OT) was given by inspiration (Holy men of God SPAKE). Also, God promised the apostles that he would give them words to speak while they were being tried. So, if Paul was inspired as he spake (Which is what II Peter 1:20-21 teach), and if he was inspired in Hebrew, and if Luke translated it into Greek...did it stop being the inspired words of God? Was the copy of Acts 22 not the inspired word of God because it was translated? It was still the inspired word of God! Did God have to re-inspire Luke's translation??? No!!! So, if the ORIGINAL of Acts 22 was TRANLSATED by a MAN and that passage did not stop being the inspired words, why would it become anything less when TR" July 24, 2009, 12:25 am "I got saved listening to the KJV and i have never deviated from preaching, teaching, and suing it in my personal study. In my opinion there is not other. I say that without any hesitation or worries, it is the blessed old book." July 23, 2009, 10:18 pm "The KJV was corrected 169 times since first "translated" but is actually the Geneva Bible without the notes in the margins. It is the best selection because it is accepted and trusted by most traditional/conservative churches with knowledge of Bible translations. The Bible did not change, the English language changed. However, what was translated for use in the early 1500's, the days of Shakespeare, was a well-understood translation by the people of that day. Some words' meanings have changed slightly but a good dictionary lists these differences with a "bib." (italicized) notation so people know this was the meaning in the days when the translation was made. People who claim to not understand the Bible are usually those who do not read it. With a dictionary, the KJV is no problem. Interesting is the fact that people will pay good money for a course in Shakespeare while they can read and study the KJV for free and get the same kind of language study. The language, the poetry, the stories with many undercurrents of deep meaning, all make the KJV the Bible of choice for the serious Bible student/scholar. Most of all, it has withstood the ravages of time and has been the foundation of countless people's reliance on God and His promises and must be respected but not worshipped (as Islamists do the quran) lest it be bibliolatry. It is a written record, a guide, a written mandate and an agreement established between God and mankind and, as such, no better book, and version in the English language,can be found that meets all the requirements directed to this end for English-speaking peoples. Also, all the problems of translation deal with names of rivers/mountains/towns, etc., and not with any major doctrine, according to a professor of Greek and Hebrew at a Bible college that I attended. He also said that those "errors" could be written on one-half page of a loose-leaf copy of the Bible. Furthermore, it is an excellent choice of wording regarding the literal vs. free translation where the translation is of meanings ins" July 23, 2009, 9:42 pm "God tells us what He thinks about His Word in Psalms 138:2 "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name". How can you put too much emphasis on His true Word? It isn’t worshiping the KJV; we worship the God of His Word. Many people who don't want to know exactly what He has said; thus they put little importance on having the true Word. I praise the Lord for giving us the KJV. Some of us want to know the whole truth without error. John 17.17 "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth". Many don't like sanctification, so they want to portray people who read only the KJV as ‘cultish’. (But God has a copy of His Word; by this we will all be judged). Psalms 119.89 "For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven". " July 23, 2009, 8:58 pm "With all the references here to the ESV, I had to check it out. I went to the web site, to the searchable on-line version, and decided to do some spot-checks. The first check I made was I John 5:7. THUD! (that was the sound of the ESV landing in the dustbin with all the other corrupt Hort & Westcott translations)." July 23, 2009, 7:50 pm "Thank you very much for coming-up with a poll that tells the truth about the Authorized King James Bible. God bless you immensely." July 23, 2009, 5:31 pm "I chose presevered and inspired, but none are exactly my position. The Holy Spirit did help the tranlators choose the right words in tranlating, but not exactly as the writers of the originals. The KJB does fix the errors in some of the Greek manuscripts. There are six different TR's and they all disagree. God led the KJB translators to choose the right readings." July 23, 2009, 12:05 pm "Every doctrine we believe depends on whether the Word of God is true. If there are errors, who decides if it is right or not,and what criteria do they use. There is not enough space here to talk of the Textus Receptus vs. siniaticus,alexandrinus, or vaticanus. Suffice it to say I believe in the Antiochan text." July 23, 2009, 1:37 am "Not only am I comfortable with the KJV, but although I do not feel the Textus Receptus always has the best variant when compared to other manuscripts, I do feel that there are so many mistranslations in modern English versions that it is best simply to use the KJV which is often quite reliable." July 22, 2009, 4:50 pm "No translation is perfect, as none can fully reproduce every aspect of the original languages. Obviously some translations are better than others, but even the good ones each have their own strengths and weaknesses." July 22, 2009, 3:26 pm "I have found most folks with a strong KJV only position to be mean-spirited and divisive among Christian believers. This is NOT of God. In the forward to the 1611 it clearly states the purpose of the TRANSLATION (note: it is only a translation). The purpose was to give the readers of that time a copy of the Scriptures that could be understood by the average reader. The language is not easily understood by all readers some 400 years later. Use the KJV, as I do, but stop the fighting and judgment against good men that have a different opinion. I believe Satan has used this issue to side-track folks from our primary responsibility of fishing for souls." July 22, 2009, 11:49 am "I believe that Greek/Hebrew Lexicons and such are not necessary when studying the Bible. Greek/Hebrew Lexicons are like a living frog dropped into a running blender. All the frog parts are still there, but they're now OUT OF ORDER and the frog is DEAD. Study lexicons are the same. All the words of the Bible are still there, but they're now OUT OF ORDER and the book is DEAD." July 22, 2009, 11:24 am " To stand for the Word is to stand for the Lord." July 22, 2009, 7:37 am "My position would be a combination of the 2nd and 3rd choices you offer." July 22, 2009, 6:58 am "I have been known to use other translations in my study of the Word of God, but the Holy Spirit of God continues to bring me back to the King James version. I have in my posession a copy of the Geneva Bible, but even with that earlier version, God brings me back to the King James. The Scripture teaches us if a Christian is sincere about the Bible and desires in their heart to learn, God's Holy Spirit will lead them into all TRUTH. In reality, there is no such excuse of not knowing what Thus saith the LORD.The King James was provided for all men of all times and I feel we will stand accountable for its use or not.God always purges His works with fire and blood and the King James Bible is no different. This work of God has been through the fire of testing and the blood of the Saints defending it.There has never been a more blood soaked book that has taken more abuse and withstood the test of time and scoffers.I praise God for saving me through the teaching and preaching of the King James Bible. Evangelist Albert G. Pollock" July 22, 2009, 6:17 am "2 timothy3:16, if its not inspired its not scripture." July 22, 2009, 12:12 am "If you do not believe the King James Bible is given by inspiration then it can not be called scripture, 2Tim 3:16. Please don't call it scripture, if you don't believe it is." July 22, 2009, 12:10 am "I would rather use one of the reliable versions written in good modern English and taking advantage of the advances of recent scholarship. I have at times been required to use the King James, and I do not mind doing so then." July 21, 2009, 9:13 pm "Baptist1611.com - Forum for KJB Believers" July 21, 2009, 9:12 pm "When I say the KJB is more accurate than the Greek, I am talking about the hundreds of Greek copies that all differ from each other, not the Originals, which no one has today. " July 21, 2009, 8:26 pm "Pastor Tim Stevens Lighthouse Baptist Sioux City" July 21, 2009, 7:33 pm "Why force someone to use a dictionary to read the King James Bible and understand it's archaic language when there are perfectly good, clear, consice modern translations? In fact, I learn much more from reading a modern study Bible translation than I ever did with the KJV. Why force God into one translation of the Bible? Isn't He bigger than that? Aren't you just making His Word a slave to your own personal preferences?" July 21, 2009, 7:06 pm "Why does the KJV translate "Easter" in the book of Acts when the word is "Passover"?" July 21, 2009, 7:02 pm "We will observe the 400th birthday of this version in 2011! Think of it--think of the great revivals that God used great men in for over the last 400 years who had ONLY THIS COPY and ONLY THIS VERSION! It has stood the test of time! It has stood the test of authority! It has stood the test of LASTING CONVERSIONS AND CHANGED LIVES! It has stood every attack of critics and every attempt to destroy it! If it is NOT the inspired word of God, it CAN NOT BE THE PRESERVED WORD EITHER! "All Scripture IS given by inspiration of God," 2Tim 3:16--not "was given"--that supports ongoing inspiration and guiding of God's Holy Spirit in God-fearing men in copying and translating His word, whether in English or any other language! Peter backs this up, "Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." Inspiration, then, carries with it perpetuity as holy men of God speak, write, and carry it forward to each generation. See also Psalm 12:6,7--and so many other verses too numerous to list back it up, too." July 21, 2009, 6:52 pm "The KJB is the perfect word of God. The Greek/Hebrew manuscripts that precede it are inferior to the English text. The bibles that have come up after 1611 are corrupt." July 21, 2009, 6:17 pm "I trust God, not man to deliver to me a complete copy of His word to guide and direct my life." July 21, 2009, 6:11 pm "It's wording supersedes the Hebrew also.....by 27 books (the New Testament) if for no other reason." July 21, 2009, 5:54 pm "To those who say they don't understand the archaic language, I say - use a KJV dictionary like you do with modern English. It's as simple as that. I find the language beautifully poetic and easier to memorize. The modern versions don't even compare and actually diminish it's beauty and grandeur. " July 21, 2009, 5:15 pm "We are taught by God that His Word would always be with us. From 1611 to about 1900 the KJB was that Word. After about 1900, when every one wanting to make a dollar, wrote their own version the attack came on the the KJB.If God preserved it for 300 hundred years its still preserved. Praise God its not even copyrighted." July 21, 2009, 5:15 pm "The KJV was fine for it's day, but the English language has changed significantly. In order to get more people to read and understand the Bible, it is important to use a good translation in today's English. It is foolish and counterproductive to force people into using a translation that was fine for it's day, but now is difficult to understand. Yes God did preserve His Word, and continues to do so in the scholarly modern traslations such as the ESV, NIV, NAB, NRSV." July 21, 2009, 3:34 pm "I have had the privilege to be under some great Bible believing teachers and preachers concerning this topic since being saved. I have also sat under some men who considered this subject a "non-issue"...but after my own studies and from seeing and looking through the various 'versions' of the Bible, I am convinced I have the eternal, preserved, inspired, infallible Word of God through the authorized King James Bible! Please visit our website at www.wpipbereanradio.org and click on the ONLINE BIBLE links, listen to our Conservative Christian Radio Station, view past preaching services, or visit our ministry pages!" July 21, 2009, 3:22 pm "The Word is alive in more than just book form. While I love my KJV and wouldn't use another translation I know that another translation isn't the end of the world. The Word inside us will always guide us when we seek God for the words of truth." July 21, 2009, 3:22 pm "Another reason I use the KJV in my online sermons and anything I write is because I don't have to ask anyone's permission to spread God's Word. All other translations are copyrighted and cannot be used without permission. I know the Bible says that the laborer is worthy of their hire, but no one owns God's Word. Why is this a problem? According to present day copyright laws, less than 10% of copyrighted materials can be used permission free in a book, sermon, speech, newsletter, etc. That may be why you sometimes see so many different translations used in one publication. When a Christian has to ask any person's permission to use scripture, then I think there is a problem. I actually haven't seen this one objection addressed anywhere." July 21, 2009, 2:02 pm "The KJV Bible is THE Bible for english speaking people. " July 21, 2009, 1:43 pm "I believe Psalm 12:6, 7 teach that God has providentially kept His Words for us. The King James Text is God's Word in English. Since I believe both the Textus Receptus and the KJ text are inerrant, I do not accept the concept of the KJ Bible supplying "advanced revelation"." July 21, 2009, 1:14 pm "The God who gave His Word has promised to preserve His Word and He has in the KJV." July 21, 2009, 1:03 pm "Because each word is inspired by God and is God breathed it is alive even as man received life from God in Genesis 2:7. God has promised to preserve His word and has done so in the King James." July 21, 2009, 1:02 pm "You can't get 40 preachers today to agree with and doctrinal position. God was the divine overseer of the 1611 King James translation and I believe that the curse of Almighty God is upon anyone who messes with it! " July 21, 2009, 12:48 pm "None of these fit what I believe. I believe it is the inspired, perfectly preserved Word of God but God did not move the minds and hands of the translators as he did the original authors. The canon of scripture ended when the last word of the book of revelation was written. " July 21, 2009, 12:28 pm "I use it and other conservative modern translations...they are all God's Word." July 21, 2009, 12:12 pm "I rarely use it anymore as I prefer the NIV and NASB." July 21, 2009, 11:53 am "In addition to that which has already been stated above, I would like to add the following: a. It had been used for (400) years before the 1960's when all these new per-versions came out. b. It is the only bible that still condemns homosexuality, adultry, and other sins that God finds detestable. c. It is the only version that holds true to Jesus deity as in Daniel chapter 3 where it explains the king saw four in the furnace and the fourth was like unto the SON OF GOD!" July 21, 2009, 11:05 am "http://www.drmilot.webs.com/kjbinspiration.htm " July 21, 2009, 10:47 am "It is time we read what is in the King James instead of straining at a gnat. Don't be a person who knows exactly what Bible they are not going to read. Read it, learn it, live it. Don't let the issue be your god, let God be your issue! When you stand before God and He asks you, "Did you read my book?" Your answer should be an emphatic Yes! Not, I'm King James Only. If God knows the number of hairs on your head, is it possible He is keeping count of how many words you have read in His book? If you are a follower of Christ, you have made the team. The official playbook is the King James. Use the playbook and make some plays. The return is near! Look to the clouds!" July 21, 2009, 10:23 am "I don't believe there are errors, nor do I believe their ever were. I do believe it is the preserved Word of God in english, because it is the truest translation of the Textus Receptus." July 21, 2009, 9:17 am "Our Lord Jesus Christ told us that we would know a tree by the fruit that it bears. For nearly 400 years, the fruit from the Authorized Version (KJV) has been blessed. The fruit of the the other Bibles is obvious, look at the Churches across America now!" July 21, 2009, 9:13 am "The KJV is alive and bears fruit like no other English Bible. It is the preserved Word of God for His English speaking people." July 21, 2009, 8:59 am "I believe both of the last two but could only check one. The kjv is Truly GOD's word and GOD's words. ALL OF THEM!" July 21, 2009, 8:00 am "It is a good translation but it does contain errors, just look at how many times (4000+?) it did not translate our Creators name correctly." July 21, 2009, 7:55 am "To be honest I have used NIV for 31 years.I am still a Christian and a Minister with a world wide ministry in 12 countries I think we as ministers should concentrate on reaching souls and stop wasting time and not be pedantic in all this controversy!" July 21, 2009, 7:38 am "I now use the ESV." July 21, 2009, 7:32 am "Praise God for this KJV of God's holy inspired word, it is, it was, and it will ever be the holy and inspired word of God. The BIBLE yes that book for me, I stand alone on the word of God the BIBLE...BIBLE amen" July 21, 2009, 6:47 am ""All scripture is given by inspiration..." Some would have us to believe that we do not have scripture in the English language. Either the Bible is scripture and it is inspired or it is not scripture. " July 21, 2009, 6:34 am "http://theaudiobible.org/translations.php" July 21, 2009, 4:18 am "Working for years with another language and a corrupt text has fixed in me the depth of how important this is. Gods salvation is given by God through His word. If the bible is corrupt so will be the salvation(mans work taught not Gods grace)and many other major doctrines. Sure, they speak of grace and claim it but truly a few questions can reveal their true faith. The world is full of corrupted ministries with confused people. This is clearly not of God. How intelligent do you have to be to see the devils work and the saturation of the traditions and teachings of man? I stand in awe today and marvel how God works through it all! Knowing He is able, and nothing is to hard for Him. And know His will would be for more to be strong in Christ and proclaim the truth so loud that world would hear, Jesus saves! Jesus is worthy, Paul Pierucki" July 21, 2009, 1:43 am "Our inability to grasp the meaning of something in the Bible is not a revelation that the Bible is unclear, contradictory or inconsistent, but is a matter of our perception of it. In other words, there is nothing unclear about what God tells us. But since some of His statements do not fit some of our expectations, we attempt to make His Word suit our understanding, which distorts our perception of the Truth." July 21, 2009, 1:27 am "I do think this is good, even though this has been going on for a long time. I really think that there are many who are cultish with the King James. I have a bias against anyone who say they use the 1611, because most of the time they do not use it but a later version, so it makes them sound ignorant. To me a greater point in this issue is the need for a standard. If you think about it the sixty-six books of the Bible are a standard. These books where canonized and the church has upheld them as the only inspired writings. Image if we keep adding and taking away books, nobody would begin to know what was the word of God. This has happened with translations. The people outside the KJV standard have no standard, for the most part, and as a result their churches are full people who don’t even bring a Bible. Even if they think they have a better translation than the KJV why don't they use it as a standard—just have one. I think it is a shame all the division over the KJV. Let us just call it our standard and each of us can believe individually what we want about it, but let’s just use it to do the work of our Lord and Savior and stop all this bickering." July 20, 2009, 11:52 pm "The KJV, when studied prayerfully and with great dependence upon the Holy Spirit, will convict, comfort, strengthen, bring peace, and a closer relationship with the Lord. Exclude prayer and the Holy Spirit and the KJV will contribute little more than a book of poetry or sonnets." July 20, 2009, 11:41 pm "The King James 1769 Version of the Bible is the Best. No other Version comes close to The Truth!" July 20, 2009, 11:30 pm "Since I received Christ as my personal Savior in 1/30/71, I read John R Rice's Sword of the Lord era and Biblical Evangelist, along with Moody Bible Correspondence courses and Liberty Bible Institute Correspondence courses in my early years of spiritual development. Therefore I developed a habit of using KJV for the rest of my life." July 20, 2009, 11:28 pm "The King James Bible is the only Book of God, perod!" July 20, 2009, 10:45 pm "Since there are several good translations that faithfully communicate the meaning of the Greek and Hebrew texts in current and correct English, I use those. I study passages thoroughly in their original languages and with multiple English versions to compare." July 20, 2009, 10:43 pm "When it comes to those who don't believe in the KJB, I have yet to find anyone who holds to only one version. Instead they want to pick and choose the parts of each version that fits into their personal belief. Therefore, instead of believing the "jot" and "tittle", they "add" and "take away" from the Word of God." July 20, 2009, 10:39 pm "Thank you for giving us another opportunity to show where we stand. I am not for attacks on fellow believers, but it is important to take a stand for the truth of God's Word. Without this stand,we are mere humans with opinions." July 20, 2009, 10:04 pm "Why are so many people willing to make this a divisive issue? Talk about letting Satan have a free run on our churches! Stand for preservation. Don't stand for the cutting, rude, slanderous actions and words of zealots! There is too much to be done for the Kingdom of God than to spend our time "cannibalizing our own."" July 20, 2009, 10:03 pm "By my response, I hope it is understood we have the Word of God. The inspiration was not in 1611, that was preservation...also a miracle!" July 20, 2009, 9:51 pm "I am grateful for all those who are willing to take a stand upon the King James Bible. I do get a bit weary with those who parse every word about one's stand. I believe the great issue is the use of the proper text that is translated from. Since all of the modern translations are from the "Critical Text" they are corrupt from the outset." July 20, 2009, 9:30 pm "The KJB is more than just an "excellent formal translation". It is the inspired, preserved, words of God in English. The TR is more than just "a good text to translate from". It is the right text. The TR is indeed the historical text of the body of Christ because it represents the Traditional type of text that the body of Christ has always used as opposed to the Alexandrian texts. The majority of the church exclusively used the Tranditional type of text (whether it was in Latin, Syriac, Gothic, etc.) w" July 20, 2009, 9:26 pm "Although I grew up believing that the Bible was the WORD OF GOD, but I have sense learned better as just as JESUS points out in John 5:39,40 JESUS is the LIVING WORD OF GOD; WHEREAS the BIBLE is the PRINTED FORM of the LIVING WORD OF GOD and as such is the most precious book in print, but not to be worshiped as some have a tendency, being too timid to even make a mark in their BIBLE. My BIBLES are real work books." July 20, 2009, 9:07 pm "1. We must have the Word of God today; He promised to preserve it; 2. If He preserved it in the King James (to which all the evidence points), then by definition those Words are inspired. Preservation does not happen by accident. God moves the translators just as He did the writers of the original manuscripts to ensure that His Word is accurately preserved. "No inspiration" = "no preservation"." July 20, 2009, 9:06 pm "I think that this KJV business is way out of hand. The fact that missionaries are having their support dropped because they dare translate the Bible into the language of the country they're in from the Greek and Hebrew rather than the KJV is appalling. Fundamental Baptists spend far too much time arguing about the KJV and the different issues around it than they do developing other important doctrines. More books and sermons on the KJV or that reference the KJV controversy in some form during the sermon/boo" July 20, 2009, 8:37 pm "Versions other than the KJV are like commentaries to me. They might be right in one place, and wrong in another. That is because they are written by men. When I want to hear from God, I go to the KJV" July 20, 2009, 8:31 pm "The KJV is an excellent formal translation. The TR is a good text to translate from. It is also wise to study the texts used by the church for 1500 years before the TR was ever compiled. The TR has never been the historical text of the body of Christ because it has only existed for 1/3 of the church age. So what did the majority of the church read? It wasn't the TR, thats for sure. " July 20, 2009, 7:55 pm "This is a good idea to do. You have accurately described the various camps in our fundamental circles. " December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm "Even thought this issue is something that we should earnestly contend about, It seems that we have allowed it to absorb us to the extent that reaching others for Christ has taken often second place or sometimes further down the list than second place and sometimes not at all. Another matter has to do with allowing this issue to absorb us to the point that our real desire is not in knowing Him. Jesus said Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. I know that I want no other bible other than the King James because God has preserved it just for me, us, but I don't want to constantly argue over this issue. I have other things that God in his wisdom has called me to. In His Love And Service." December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm "Though I mAy use others to study from time to time, along with the conviction that it is the preserved Word; I also believe to use any other version from the pulpit or lectern would tend to add confusion. KJV is only one I use publicly" December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm |
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