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1 | should I worry about using NIV over KJV | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 126268 | ||
KJV the ONLY authentic Word of God? 'I do not disparage the King James Version. But I find the claim that it is the only authentic Word of God odd for several reasons. One is that this would mean the translation is authentic, but the Hebrew and Greek texts from which it was translated are not. Another is that it would mean there was no authentic Word of God until 1611, more than a millennium and a half after Christ’s life! Finally, it would mean that people who speak French, German, or Urdu could read the authentic Word of God only in this archaic English version.' ____________________ King James authorized his version, not God Date: 6/9/00 Comments By Rev. Mike Macdonald - Gazette Religion Columnist (http://www.gazettearchives.com/faith2000/_disc4/000000b1.htm) 1th521 |
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2 | KJV the ONLY authentic Word of God | 2 Tim 3:16 | Glory Bound | 129773 | ||
Other than ignorance, is there any basis for such a claim? I hate to put it bluntly, but everyone I have encountered who make such claim, make it through total ignorance concerning anything beyond what their grandparents knew concerning scripture. GB |
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3 | KJV the ONLY authentic Word of God | 2 Tim 3:16 | EdB | 129782 | ||
GB I will answer this but I hope I can do it so everyone doesn't jump all over me. I personally use NKJV, NASB, and ESV and NLT therefore I do agree we can find God in other versions. However let us look at the effects of the many versions. 1. We have a point of contention that separates the church. Much like the tower of Babel separated the people so can this effect people. 2. Bible memorization has suffered, I remember generally how it is worded but often I'm not sure of which translation. 3. Who really profits by a new translation you and me or the publishers. We may find some benefit that this Bible reads easier for us than another, but little else is realized by us. However each version opens a new door of prospective customers to a publisher. 4. The Bible is the only classic work that translated regularly into an updated language. I read Shakespeare 45 years ago in the same language I do today. I wonder how are we able to adjust to Shakespeare and not to the Bible. I listed four negatives that occur from having different translations of the Bible, all seem to divide us, yet we know God is not the God of division and subtraction. Can it be surmised that much of the confusion caused by the various translations work against the unity within the kingdom of God? Who benefits from that? Personally I think we go too far trying to accommodate everyone’s preferences to the point of dividing ourselves. Instead of solving a problem we actually increase problem. I guarantee you if there was only one version of the Bible nobody would be complaining about it, they would accept and learn to use it. Instead we are giving 99 choices and instead of just being happy we have 99 we try to convince everyone our choice is the best. And that leads to strife. Again who benefits? EdB |
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4 | KJV the ONLY authentic Word of God | 2 Tim 3:16 | Glory Bound | 129968 | ||
As is the norm Ed, you have expressed my thoughts exactly. I started with the KJV, but didn't really understand a lot of what I read, so I determined to read whether I understood or not. Eventually I began to understand considerably more. When I discovered the NIV, my studies became considerably faster and more fruitful. The more I study scripture, the more I realize that even the KJV is not 100 percent accurate in it’s translation. Together, with the KJV, NIV, Interlinear Hebrew Greek and English, Matthew Henrys concise and 6 volume commentaries, Strongs Exaustive Concordance, The Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge (TSK) and various other study materials, I am finally able to understand 99 percent of whatever I read. Yet, and still, every time I reread, I see that there is still more than I have seen before. Through the invaluable and FREE resources of eSword, I also have dozens of other versions of scripture. Some aren’t worth the Cyber Space they are written in. I know exactly what you mean when you state, “Personally I think we go too far trying to accommodate everyone’s preferences to the point of dividing ourselves.” I also know the feeling of “not confusion, but indecision concerning how to word it” experienced by those such you and me who use more than one version. This limits me to the KJ and NIV. The various others are only study aids. It also leads me to much paraphrasing, which is not necessarily good. I have determined that I will not be mislead concerning scripture, and have concluded that there is only ONE TRUE WORD. As long as the versions are true to scripture, I can’t help but to think of what the Lord said to the disciples concerning those who did not teach as they did. Personally I think that if a person is sincere, the Holy Spirit will reveal the truth, and thus the individual will hopefully follow. As to the divisions and confusion caused by the various versions, I feel that they are due primarily to the fact that the Church does not always practise what it is that they are supposed to preach. Neither do they always preach what it is that one is commanded to practise. I would put you in mind of what is said in scripture concerning “itching ears.” GB |
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