Maranatha College

do you mean Maranatha Baptist Bible college in Watertown Wi? My sis just graduated from there and my bro attends there--yes it is a "real" college. They are accredited too

also, I understand that they believe the Bible is the infallible word of God --of course they do--they use the KJV but the version itself is not inspired but the actual Word of God is!

hth
Malissa

 

The phrase “Word of God” appears only once in the King James translation of the Bible:

Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

The Word of God is not the KJV or any other Bible; the Word of God is Jesus.

The phrase “word of God” appears 47 times in the King James translation of the Bible. In none of those verses is it a reference to ANY translation of the Bible.

The King James translation of the Bible is based on the Bishops’ Bible first published in 1556. Like all other translations of the Bible, the KJV makes changes to the Bishops’ Bible. Does that mean that the KJV is an inaccurate translation? No. Does that mean that the other translations that are different than the Bishops’ Bible are inaccurate translations? No.

The King James Bible of 1611 is really two different Bibles that contradict each other in Ruth iii 15. Some 1611 King James Bibles read “he” in this verse and others read “she.”

In my study at home I have several King James Bibles. But they do not agree with each other as to what God’s Word says. One day I started comparing the New Testaments in all my King James Bibles and I just got started when I found this:

Mat 4:2 And when hee had fasted forty dayes and forty nights, hee was afterward an hungred. 1611

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. 1817

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward a hungered. 1824

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 1867

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward a hungered. 1874

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 1898

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. No date, Oxford Bible

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 1917, Scofield Bible (Oxford)

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. No date, recent, Oxford Bible

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. No date, recent, Cambridge Bible

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward ahungered. 1971, American Bible Society


We find here five different renderings of the last phrase in Matt. 4:2, all them in the KJV:

1. hee was afterward an hungred.
2. he was afterward an hungered.
3. he was afterward a hungered.
4. he was afterward an hungred.
5. he was afterward ahungered.

Has the KJV preserved for all eternity God’s Holy Word in English? My grandmother did a better job than this of preserving her strawberries.

God preserved Matt. 4:2 in Greek, and the Greek text here is very plain and easy to read. The KJV is confused and radically obscure. Anglican Bishop (1613-1667) Jeremy Taylor gave us this translation, “he was afterwards an hungry.”

The NASB 1995 is very plain and easy to read, “He then became hungry.” This is also a very accurate translation of the Greek tense here, the active aorist indicative.

If you are going to go to a KJO “college,” ask them which KJV they use. Do they use the one that says, “hee was afterward an hungred” or do they use the one that says, “he was afterward an hungered.”? Or maybe they use the one that say, “he was afterward a hungered.” But of courses, they might use the one that says, “he was afterward an hungred.” But perhaps they don’t use any of these King James Bibles, maybe they use the one that says, “he was afterward ahungered.” But, then again, right here in my study at home I have all five of these King James Bibles, and if I went to a large library, Wow! Who knows how many other King James translations I might find of Matt. 4:2?

But what is the correct translation of Matt. 4:2. Which one is God’s perfectly preserved word?

1. hee was afterward an hungred. (KJV)
2. he was afterward an hungered. (KJV)
3. he was afterward a hungered. (KJV)
4. he was afterward an hungred. (KJV)
5. he was afterward ahungered. (KJV)

Or is it really “he was afterwards an hungry” or “He then became hungry,”

The most accurate translation of Matt. 4:2 is “He then became hungry,” so if God can read and translate Greek accurately, “He then became hungry” must be God’s perfect, preserved word.

 

Kara,

Your brother is both right and wrong. He is wrong about how Maryland Baptist Bible College views the KJV. They are strongly KJV-only. They would say there are no errors in the KJV. They are wrong but that is what they believe.

Your brother is right about the fact that it is not a real college.

I am fairly familiar with the church and school there in Elkton, MD, having been there several times for various functions.

Andy

 

Your brother is right about the fact that it is not a real college.
What do you call "a real college"?
The Maryland Baptist Bible College is just what it says, a college!
I to have been there a few times. I also know a few graduates. Before you make claims you arn't sure of you better get the facts.

 

Kara.....I was talking to the post above mine, Andy.

 

If you look at the MBBC catalog, you will see that they list 7 faculty members (4 men and 3 women), of which only 1 has a doctorate from a legitimate institution. The only other faculty with a doctorate listed got his from a well-known diploma mill in TN -- Clarksville School of Theology. The only other advanced degrees shown are a person with a MA in Sacred Music and a person with a MSW (Master's of Social Work). So, out of seven faculty, you really only have two people with any business teaching on a college level -- one music guy and one Bible guy.

What you have with MBBC is a church that runs a small Bible institute. You are not going to get a college education there.

Andy

 

The phrase “Word of God” appears only once in the King James translation of the Bible:

Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

The Word of God is not the KJV or any other Bible; the Word of God is Jesus.

The phrase “word of God” appears 47 times in the King James translation of the Bible. In none of those verses is it a reference to ANY translation of the Bible.

The King James translation of the Bible is based on the Bishops’ Bible first published in 1556. Like all other translations of the Bible, the KJV makes changes to the Bishops’ Bible. Does that mean that the KJV is an inaccurate translation? No. Does that mean that the other translations that are different than the Bishops’ Bible are inaccurate translations? No.

The King James Bible of 1611 is really two different Bibles that contradict each other in Ruth iii 15. Some 1611 King James Bibles read “he” in this verse and others read “she.”

In my study at home I have several King James Bibles. But they do not agree with each other as to what God’s Word says. One day I started comparing the New Testaments in all my King James Bibles and I just got started when I found this:

Mat 4:2 And when hee had fasted forty dayes and forty nights, hee was afterward an hungred. 1611

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. 1817

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward a hungered. 1824

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 1867

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward a hungered. 1874

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 1898

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. No date, Oxford Bible

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 1917, Scofield Bible (Oxford)

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. No date, recent, Oxford Bible

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. No date, recent, Cambridge Bible

Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward ahungered. 1971, American Bible Society


We find here five different renderings of the last phrase in Matt. 4:2, all them in the KJV:

1. hee was afterward an hungred.
2. he was afterward an hungered.
3. he was afterward a hungered.
4. he was afterward an hungred.
5. he was afterward ahungered.

Has the KJV preserved for all eternity God’s Holy Word in English? My grandmother did a better job than this of preserving her strawberries.

God preserved Matt. 4:2 in Greek, and the Greek text here is very plain and easy to read. The KJV is confused and radically obscure. Anglican Bishop (1613-1667) Jeremy Taylor gave us this translation, “he was afterwards an hungry.”

The NASB 1995 is very plain and easy to read, “He then became hungry.” This is also a very accurate translation of the Greek tense here, the active aorist indicative.

If you are going to go to a KJO “college,” ask them which KJV they use. Do they use the one that says, “hee was afterward an hungred” or do they use the one that says, “he was afterward an hungered.”? Or maybe they use the one that say, “he was afterward a hungered.” But of courses, they might use the one that says, “he was afterward an hungred.” But perhaps they don’t use any of these King James Bibles, maybe they use the one that says, “he was afterward ahungered.” But, then again, right here in my study at home I have all five of these King James Bibles, and if I went to a large library, Wow! Who knows how many other King James translations I might find of Matt. 4:2?

But what is the correct translation of Matt. 4:2. Which one is God’s perfectly preserved word?

1. hee was afterward an hungred. (KJV)
2. he was afterward an hungered. (KJV)
3. he was afterward a hungered. (KJV)
4. he was afterward an hungred. (KJV)
5. he was afterward ahungered. (KJV)

Or is it really “he was afterwards an hungry” or “He then became hungry,”

The most accurate translation of Matt. 4:2 is “He then became hungry,” so if God can read and translate Greek accurately, “He then became hungry” must be God’s perfect, preserved word. </font>[/QUOTE]Asinine!

Proverbs 26:4-5 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. (KJV)

Proverbs 26:4-5 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. Answer a fool as his folly {deserves,} That he not be wise in his own eyes. (NASV)

Proverbs 26:4-5 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. (NKJV)

Proverbs 26:4-5 When arguing with fools, don't answer their foolish arguments, or you will become as foolish as they are. When arguing with fools, be sure to answer their foolish arguments, or they will become wise in their own estimation. (NLT)

Proverbs 26:4-5 If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it. Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks. (GNT)

Proverbs 26:4-5 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he think himself wise in his own conceit. (TMB)

Proverbs 26:4-5 Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself. Answer fools according to their folly, or they will be wise in their own eyes. (NRS)

Proverbs 26:4-5 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise. (Douay-Rheims Bible)

 

Yeah, there’s a little problem with the bench-marking here. In other words, some make the BV/T the only criterion for acceptance or rejection. Some, I think, would accept a nudist colony if they agreed on the BV/T issue. On the other hand, I cannot fellowship with some who may agree with me on the BV/T issue because they have doctrinal error in other areas. What do you say?

 

If you look at the MBBC catalog, you will see that they list 7 faculty members (4 men and 3 women), of which only 1 has a doctorate from a legitimate institution. The only other faculty with a doctorate listed got his from a well-known diploma mill in TN -- Clarksville School of Theology. The only other advanced degrees shown are a person with a MA in Sacred Music and a person with a MSW (Master's of Social Work). So, out of seven faculty, you really only have two people with any business teaching on a college level -- one music guy and one Bible guy.

What you have with MBBC is a church that runs a small Bible institute. You are not going to get a college education there.

Andy </font>[/QUOTE]Maybe true, but there are so few places that you get a real college education nowadays anyway. Most of it is simply training—not education. Just look at the grads. There’s not a thinker in the whole lot.

 

If you look at the MBBC catalog, you will see that they list 7 faculty members (4 men and 3 women), of which only 1 has a doctorate from a legitimate institution. The only other faculty with a doctorate listed got his from a well-known diploma mill in TN -- Clarksville School of Theology. The only other advanced degrees shown are a person with a MA in Sacred Music and a person with a MSW (Master's of Social Work). So, out of seven faculty, you really only have two people with any business teaching on a college level -- one music guy and one Bible guy.

What you have with MBBC is a church that runs a small Bible institute. You are not going to get a college education there.

Andy </font>[/QUOTE]On the other hand, who wants a college education anyway? They just want a degree!

 

I can't find the website saying, "we use the KJV." Where is it? Please tell me.