How long will KJVO last?

I don't know if we'll ever see the KJVO position die out completely until we all get to heaven. I firmly believe the KJVO position is a myth and that it can't possibly exist in God's holy presence. I believe the day will come (and I look forward to it) when all those who now support the KJVO position will be forced to admit the truth before God. I don't say this in spite or derision, but I firmly believe the truth will ulimately conquer what is untrue.

 

The one thing the KJ Bible has going for it is that it is the most poetic of all the translations. In addition to being a beautiful use of the English language, being poetic makes it easier to memorize.

 

There's no doubt the language of the KJVs is beautiful. That's one of the reasons I use the NKJV - it retains much of the beauty of the original KJVs. At the same time it updates much of the archaic language found in the KJVs, making it easier for modern readers to understand the word of God.

 

The NKJ updates some of the KJV language --I don't know about it retaining much "beauty".The NKJ is in need of an overhaul -- it's been almost 27 years since it appeared and the language it uses is cetainly not natural English.It vies with the ESV for a form of English that was never actually spoken.

But I do give it credit in improving some aspects of the KJV -- it's a step in the right direction.

 

I selected the 10 year option. I am sure that there will always be a certain contingent of folks who will hold the view, but I see this largely as a generational thing. I live in Memphis and the surrounding area, especially in the Mississippi Delta, has been strongly KJV-O. However, as the older generation (including pastors/leaders) passes on into glory, the younger generations who have embraced multiple translations will see the issue pass on with them.

I long for the day when the Gideons are using something other than the AV.

 

Like I said, there will probably always be a few who continue to hold to KJV-O, but I still think that as the older generation passes even those that are younger will not have there "heros" to cling to. I suspect that the individual you heard was repeating what he had heard from someone else.

 

The only truly justifiable KJVO position really isn't KJVO at all - it's KJVP (King James Version Preferred). The KJVP position will probably go on as long as KJV Bibles are printed and sold.

 

It seems that the KJVO stance will very soon be a thing of the past. Much to the delight of many here.

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or until the English language changes so much that only scholars will understand it. Have you ever tried reading Chaucer in Old English?

 

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KJVO will prolly be around in some circles until Christ returns. False doctrines are like a cold-hard to get completely over. After all, the totally-false Roman Catholic dox of mariolatry, purgatory, office of Pope, etc. have been around for many centuries & show no sign of dying out despite the fact there's not one quark of Scriptural support for them, either. Same with those of the JWs, LDS, etc. which are bogus as a $3 bill, having been around for the sunny side of 200 years, still going strong.

As Christians, it's our duty to fight these false dox & cultic denoms long as they exist & God gives each individual among us the ability to do so. and while KJVO isn't an actual part of the highway to hell as the doctrines of those cults are, it IS a large billboard beside that highway! It keeps a foot in the door, which can allow other false doctrines to enter.

 

Ah, yes, back a few years ago :laugh: when I was in school. The English of those days is hardly recognizable to people today.

Even the English of Wycliffe (1395) is much different thatn the English of today.

Here's John 3:16 as it appeared In Wycliffe's Bible...

 

And the translation is kept true in the 1611 AV. Many MV's butcher this verse.

 

It really is great to feel the love.

 

Happy Birthday!:love2:

 

Actually some of the newer versions like the HCSB get this verse more correctly than the standardized form which we recognize from the KJV line.

Here it is from the NJB :

"For this is how God loved the world:he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him may not perish
but may have eternal life."

The NJB gets it right in several ways.It eliminates the baggage of the word "begotten" which sends wrong signals about Christ being generated from the Father.

It gets rid of the thinking that "God loved the world sooo much..." Instead God loved the world in this manner i.e. "in this way".

It abandons the "whosoever" business which has been so prevalent in Evangelical/Fundamental circles for so long.It's a matter of those who believe in Him -- those believing ones.

 

Palatka51, which modern translations would you say "butcher" John 3:16?

 

It will last until Christ's return.

 

Yep that is what I call butchered.