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Should Christians Use The KJV Only?


Should Christians use the KJV only?

God promises to perfectly preserve His word... so we should definitely seek the truth of which translation is that perfectly preserved translation.

Psalm 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord endureth for ever.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Isaiah 30:8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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Quote from: Jon Wood on October 01, 2018, 10:35:46 am

I have to disagree with this video. The definition given for “preservation” seems to equate more closely to “availability” than anything. It seems to state that Christians should be KJV only because it has been used longer and is more available.

All calls from the author of the video to do research and study seem to use the KJV as the measuring stick and anything that does not fully parrot the KJV is incorrect. The KJV is not allowed to be questioned because of her view on what constitutes preservation, all study is based on a conclusion she has already arrived at. Older manuscripts in the original languages are not valid for her to consider, because it wouldn’t be a fair comparison because she’d have to learn two new languages to challenge a version she is already fully invested in.

I have no problem with the KJV only crowd, because I believe all truth is what is actually preserved in scripture, discrepancies between differing versions can be investigated  if someone truly wants to know what version most closely matches the original documents.  This can’t be done if we are afraid that the version we have committed ourselves to being wrong has a negative effect on us. I don’t think it’s correct to tell someone to study and then only give them the parameters to draw the same conclusions as yourself. Again, I believe it’s ok to be KJV for whatever reason you decide to be, but i’m Not sure sending someone else on a biased study is the best course to encourage study.

After re-reading my comment, i’d like it noted that the “biased study” I mentioned, is referring to study where ones own presuppositions are not up for scrutiny along with the new material being reviewed. I hope I did not come across as unfriendly because it’s often quite difficult to disagree in writing and not sound a little contrarian lol. I mess it up all of the time, personally.

 If we take the versions we use (or anything else we humans discuss) purely on faith , then I can understand that, but I disagree with the premise that one can actually study in a comparative manner when we’ve already declared our own view the winner and reject anything to the contrary immediately and this was my main point of disagreement on the subject. I guess I can leave this comment as is after this sentence, because anything else i’ve Started to write feels wholly unnecessary to me currently lol.

Quote from: patrick jane on October 01, 2018, 05:09:10 pm

You came across ok and I understand your line of thinking but where does it stop? Do we spend our entire lives considering and comparing "new information" and different Bible versions? We should be settled and of one mind per scripture. Personally, it's a personal preference and I knew the KJV was for me when I first opened it and began to read as the holy spirit spoke to me.

Ok, glad I didn’t come across unnecessarily jerky. I get your line of thinking too, I MAINLY use KJV myself because more people relate to it and I agree that it is a preference thing. My issue was never with the KJV only view, my issue lay in the urging of a biased approach of comparative  study. The only results you can get like that, are the results you are looking for. Really, the only one who can tell you where you draw the line and stop looking further is yourself. If someone doesn’t care to explore why discrepancy exists between their favorite version and others, and put all their faith in one version, that’s perfectly understandable.

Blade, I referred to your consideration of the Alexander codex and potential Gnostic influence on my “Version Exclusivity” thread at TF. I would be happy if you would like to expand on it, or to correct me if I misunderstood the position. That point is one of the few that has been presented in favor of an “Only-ist” view as no others have come to explain their reasoning. Xenn has given some additional historical reasoning behind the tradition, though he does not espouse it personally, as far as I’m aware.