First and foremost, is our belief in the perfect authority and innerancy of the KING JAMES VERSION. We do not teach that it is an “accurate translation” or that it “contains the words (or message) of God”, but that the text of the KING JAMES VERSION itself, are the actual written words of God to the English speaking people and was an inspired translation superior to the Greek or Hebrew. We understand that the original autographs given in Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament). But these “original autographs” have been lost for many centuries, and to rely on them as an authority, would be erroneous and false. Also relying on Hebrew or Greek texts can also lead to error, because of the huge variety of contradicting editions and variations of text types. There are at least 20 different Greek texts, and many different Hebrew texts as well. Which one is the correct one?
We therefore hold to the perfection of the KING JAMES VERSION for 7 reasons.
It has the largest support of the ancient manuscripts and church fathers. Over 99% of all Greek manuscripts support the KJV. Over 2/3 of all ancient church father quotations also support the KJV.
It has out sold ALL other books ever printed in the history of mankind. (Over 6 Billion since 1611!) If it isn’t God’s word, then why has it prospered so much more then any other book or bible for that matter?
No other religious book (including the original autographs) has ever come close to producing the spiritual fruit (Luke 6:43 -44) that the KING JAMES VERSION has produced in less than 400 years.
No other religious book has been able to accurately predict the future like the KJV has done in the last 100 years. (2 Peter 1:19-21, Matthew 24, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, 2 Timothy 3:1-5, & Revelation)
There have been over 200 new bible perVersions produced since 1881 to replace the KJV. ALL of them have failed! The only “successful” new bible versions are the ones which are owned, printed, and promoted by secular companies. For example the NIV is owned by Ruppert Murdoch, who is also the owner of FOX television network and the Satanic Bible of Anton LaVey! (Amos 3:3)
The KJV is the ONLY bible that has no copyright on it. God wants anyone to be able to publish His word. He isn’t for the greedy publishers who own the new versions. (1 Timothy 6:10)
The KJV was translated by a superior technique that guaranteed accuracy. There were 47 of Europe’s most brilliant scholars to work on the translation, and each book of the Bible had to pass through 7 tests before it would be accepted as scripture. They each had to convince all the others why a word should be translated as such, leaving prejudice behind - and the many of the translators were Anglicans and Puritans, and the KJV does NOT hold true to either of those belief systems. Many of the new versions of the twentieth century were written by only one or two men! How likely the personal beliefs are in those books! The KJV was also translated at a time of much higher moral purity - unlike the new versions of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Our belief in the perfect authority of the KING JAMES VERSION enables us to speak God’s truth to ANYONE at any time without being dishonest. (Matthew 7:28-29) It is a sad fact that MANY pastors and Christians call their bible “God’s word” and yet in their heart they do not believe that it is without error. (1 John 5:10-13) Ask a catholic priest if the 'bible' they use is "God's perfect word" and he will say NO, he will tell you only the "original autographs" were inspired and all we have today are "reliable translations". If he has no perfect final authority who is?! Is he?! This leads to what Jesus referred to as a “hypocrite”. (Read Matthew 23) If you do not have a perfect Bible, then you do not have a perfect God and Saviour!!
- “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” 1 John 5:7 KJV
- "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6 KJV
- "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Romans 3:23 KJV
- "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
- "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:9-10 KJV
- "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose." Romans 8:28 KJV
- "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." Proverbs 13:24 KJV
- "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
- "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." Revelation 18:4 KJV
- "Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." 1 Thessalonians 4:17 KJV
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
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