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amazing KJV-only claims

Discussion in '2005 Archive' started by Logos1560, Apr 14, 2005.

  1. Logos1560

    Logos1560 Well-Known Member
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    Len Smith, a KJV-only author, wrote: "The Textus Receptus is a corrupt family of rotten Bible remnants because of the errors it contains" (THE AGE OF REASON: THE MODERN BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY,
    chapter D22, p. 3). [theswordbearer.org]

    Len Smith wrote: "But the real reason we know that the Authorized King James Version did not come from the Textus Receptus is because the King James does not agree with any manuscript in the Textus Receptus. In fact, the KJV has readings in it that do not appear in any manuscript in any family on earth" (D22, p. 3).

    Len Smith wrote: "The King James is not a faithful, accurate, scholarly translation of the Textus Receptus or any manuscript on earth" (D22, p. 7).

    Len Smith wrote: "And, like the original book of Malachi, the King James is an original autograph because it is not a translation (as men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, suppose) because it doesn't agree with any ERROR manuscript in any family. It is a unique original" (D22, p. 21).
     
  2. Scott J

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    He has at least found a way to deal with the contradictions and fatal factual flaws in KJVOnlyism.

    He's wrong but his position is more defensible than those who recognize mss and other translations as being scripture and still claim word perfection for the KJV when it disagrees with them.
     
  3. yabba

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    :eek: Whoa...don't know what else to really say.
     
  4. TC

    TC Active Member
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    Yes, he just wrote them out of existance.

    Not really. Instead, he has just opened up a can of worms. By his claims, the canon was not closed until 1611, er, 1613, er, 1615, er, 1652, er, 1665, er, 1762, er, 1769, er 1873, or has it been closed? He claims mean that the CoE KJV translators were authourized to be writers of Holy Scripture even though no Bible says that they were. His claim means that no previous generation has had the perfect Word of God destroying any belief in preservation. IMO, he has just as many problems as any other KJVO - maybe even more. :eek:
     
  5. David Michael Harris

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    I guess some people go over the top with regard to somethings, people like that its better not to get in to discussion with. [​IMG]

    I use the NRSV at the moment but I have several versions also W&Horts Greek NT with their textual commentary and Vines Expository Dictionary of Bible words, together with the Interpreters Bible and Dictionary of the Bible. I think I have enough to study with [​IMG]

    David
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  6. robycop3

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    Does ANYONE besides his publisher take Mr. Smith seriously?
     
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    Probably.....and that's the scary part :confused:
     
  8. David J

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    They take G(god) A(and) Riplinger seriously so why not take this guy?

    How does someone like Len Smith sleep at night? Such falsehoods should never be made about any faithful translation of the bible.

    Then again a doctrine that has no scripture to support it is always open to myths and new revelations!

    Sounds like Len Smith created some new doctrines to support his claims!

    Just as a side question does Smith deny the Eternal Sonship of Christ? Not to hijack the thread but it seems that some extremist KJVOist deny Jesus His Eternal Sonship and attack the Trinity thus saying the Father had no Son until Christ became man. I have discovered that this heresy runs deep within some (not all) KJVO circles along with believing the lie that people in the Tribulation will work for salvation.
     
  9. robycop3

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    Same as any KJVO attempting to defend his/her stuff, Mr. Smith indeed mad up some doctrine on the fly. Seems to be a cash cow for some!
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    Boy am I glad I'am not writing a book. You guys are ruthless! [​IMG]

    I got my hands full dealing with just my Bible. Good thing I find it unneccessary to write a book. It's getting kinda like all them "Rapture" guys isn't it? Hal Lindsey, Tim LaHaye, et al.

    Sad day for the body. [​IMG]
    In HIS service;
    Jim
     
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    Some of us got our hands full refuting a myth and a series of false doctrines built around a certain version of the Bible.

    As the US Marines say, "Semper Fidelis".
     
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    Here is another example of Len Smith's KJV-only claims.

    Len Smith wrote: "If the KJV says, 'He looked up into the blue' and another version say, 'He looked up into the sky' the word sky is wrong because God Almighty wanted it to say blue. Blue may or may not be necessary to complete a trail of breadcrumbs when doing a word study, but it's never right under any circumstances to change any of God's words" (AGE OF REASON, D22, p. 16).

    I wonder how Len Smith explains the fact that later editors changed several words in the 1611 edition of the KJV.
     
  13. David J

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    Which KJV does he say is perfect?

    Things that are different are not the same and he has just laid a foundation in which not one word in the KJV can be changed.

    There is no excuse for Mr. Smith's dishonesty and ignorance. Somebody should "edumacate" um good LOL!
     
  14. HankD

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    Oh my, it appears that the KJV translators (or whatever) themselves by their own testimony are of "corrupt minds" and "destitute of truth".
    Two excerpts (among many) from THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER Preface to the King James Version 1611.


    HankD
     
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    Just goes to show it doesn't necessarily take a pecan tree to produce a NUT.
     
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    You better get off the state tree of Texas, Buddy! :D

    Lacy
     
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    Why? They lost the war.
     
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    Often its easier to remain ignorant thinking you have the truth than to study and know the truth.
     
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    And sometimes, even when you're not so ignorant, it's better to salvage a relationship by understanding and honoring a man's liberty to choose which Bible he reads and just how "inspired" he believes it is.

    I have dear sweet friends on both sides of the KJVO fence and I cherish each one. (Even the ones who are wrong!) ;)

    Lacy
     
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    Perhaps one reason the KJV-only issue is so
    divisive is because many KJV-only advocates refuse to honor the Christian liberty of other believers to choose which Bible they read and even smear them with various seemingly harsh and inaccurate labels.
     
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