Jeff Maples: “One of the flagship doctrines of the IFB denomination is KJV-Onlyism — or, as some people like to say, ‘if the king ain’t on it, the King ain’t in it!’ One IFB preacher named Jonathan S. of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There is a history of cults among us that goes back to Bible times. “I am of Paul,” “I am of Peter” etc. There have always been exclusive groups that claimed exclusive rights to God’s favor. The Jehovah’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The study of the Textus Receptus is a fascinating one. Some KJVO people will gladly concede that though not every person on the planet can own, much less read, a KJV Bible, as long as the text is based on the Textus Receptus, all is well. Then...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Many men's mouths have been open a good while (and yet are not stopped) with speeches about the translation so long in hand, or rather perusals of translations made before, and ask what may be the reason, what the necessity of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Translators to the Readers. Wikipedia has published the second preface that was added to many of the original KJV’s. I offer an edited portion of it as equally beneficial for modern readers, to see the hypocrisy of the current crop of KJVO...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE JAMES, [BY THE GRACE OF GOD,] KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, &c. “GREAT and manifold were the blessings, most dread Sovereign, which Almighty God, the Father...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Listen well, Church! The people who wanted a new version of the Bible wanted it for good reasons! These are the very reasons the KJV needs to take its place as great history, but not great modern-day reading: Here are three examples of problems...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
HISTORY and ORIGINS The 1978 Preface. In 1978, the National Publishing Company of Philadelphia distributed the King James Version of the Bible with the following historical notes preceding the text, which I share only in part: “During the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“God wrote one Bible… and it’s the KJV…” That’s what I hear in some quarters. These folks seem to picture God at a table, writing a book, then passing it to us on golden plates. Kinda like the Book of Mormon....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
(Continued from yesterday) It was that the Maloney camp lowered the boom on me. Nicely, though. • I was told first that an organization as busy as they are and with such little staff as they have, has no time for debating their position on...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
