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KJV-ONLYISM: The House Built on the Sand, Part 3

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     Now I am going to lay out a few problems with the textual basis of the King James Version: According to Third Mill.org,      “Some 1611 KJO advocates claim that the basis of the 1611 KJV Bible was Erasmus' Textus Receptus (TR), a phrase coined some twenty-two years after the 1611 KJV was originally translated. However, it is more correct to state that they were based upon about a half dozen MSS which are in the Byzantine text family. Indeed, Erasmus had to fill in certain gaps in his TR by translating the Latin New Testament back into Greek and then back again into English, most notably in the latter portion of the Book of Revelation. Moreover, since the development of TR, thousands of more manuscripts and fragments have been discovered, including the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. The Qumran Caves Scrolls contained about 230 manuscripts referred to as "biblical scrolls." Partial and even complete copies of every book in the Hebrew Bible, except Esther, were located. Ap

BOOK REVIEW: "DO NOT BE TRUE TO YOURSELF" BY KEVIN DEYOUNG

 I know. It sounds like one of those inspirational books to give a "high" of self-worth. But this book is the polar opposite of that. It is pure GOLD. It is a call to be countercultural in a postmodernist, Godless world. And it perfect for those just leaving home for the first time, as well as college students, but it is applicable for everybody. So, yes, read this book, and let God call you to be a Bible Warrior. In a world dominated by Goliaths, we need a David. It is published by Crossway and is available anywhere where books are sold.  I'll enclose the link here to Reformation Heritage. Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life (DeYoung) (heritagebooks.org) Enjoy!

KJV-ONLYISM: The House Built on the Sand, Part 2

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  POINT 2 AGAINST KJV ONLYISM: KJV TRANSLATORS MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS So we've been talking about the problems that KJV Onlyism holds. And not the least of these, the King James version of the Bible is, contrary to common belief, not altogether perfect. And the truth is, there is no perfect translation. We are all fallible humans, aren't we? When God "Breathed Out" Scripture(2 Timothy 3:16), the original manuscripts, or "Autographs", were perfect, and completely flawless. But tell that to a proponent of the KJVO movement, and they'll say that you don't believe in the inerrancy of Scripture! But this is just not the case. And I will go into more detail about that in another segment. But, back to the point. Biblestudy.org, in an article entitled “King James Bible Errors”, lists a formidable list of mistakes that the translators of the King James Bible made, and that MORE MODERN Bible translations have gotten right. They say: 

KJV-Onlyism: The House Built on the Sand, Part 1

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  Firstly, one thing must be said. The King James Only Movement is among the greatest mistakes in the history of the Church.       Christians today are getting harassed, bullied, lectured, and most importantly, divided in the work of Jesus Christ because of the Bible translation they use. Does that make sense to you? It certainly does not make sense to me.   There are many examples I could give where the King James translators mistranslated certain words or phrases, and there is even some slight paraphrasing in some areas. This will be dealt with in greater detail in a future article, but let me give you just one example to show you what I mean. In the book of Romans, the phrase 'God forbid!' appears many times throughout the text. But what many people don’t know is that that phrase does not appear in the original Greek. Seriously, the word 'God', and the word 'Forbid' are not there. A literal translation would be 'may it not be so!' The Translators para