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Subject: KJV the ONLY authentic Word of God |
Bible Note: 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 |