I love the KJV Bible

Last warning. I will not let this degenerate into a crticism of the KJV or its adherents.

 

I love the KJV!! I love the magesty of it. I grew up with it and it is the most familiar to me, since I have memorized large portions of the Bible in KJV.

Also, what would Christmas be without reading the Christmas story in the KJV? Couldn't have Christmas without it!

 

The KJV is groovy

 

I too have a deep affection for the KJV, and many of the passages I've memorized are from it, although it is no longer my daily study Bible. In fact, I know of no Christian who doesn't at least have a healthy respect for the KJV. Its pervasive influence, not only on the lives of believers but also on the English language itself, cannot be disregarded.

 

I absolutely love the KJV (that is why I defend it so staunchly against KJVOism). The KJV is one of those translations that has withstood the test of time rather well, despite its dubious origins. I don't pretent to claim it's perfect, 100% accurate, or the sole holder of divine providence (for me to do so would not be scripturally supportable), but to deny its faithfulness and effectiveness as a translation is plain silly.

 

First and foremost, I love the King James Bible because it reveals Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, inerrantly and infallibly to me, an English speaking person.

Second, I love the King James Bible because it is the first English Bible I ever read, at the age of eight when my grandmother gave me a copy of the New Testament. With it's majestic words on those pages, I knew it was the Word of God.

Third, I love the King James Bible because it is the book that was preached the day I got saved back in 1996.

Fourth, I love the King James Bible because God called me to the ministry through reading Ephesians 3:7 from it's pages.

Fifth, I love the King James Bible because God called me to the Republic of Benin, West Africa through my devotions in 2 Corinthians from it's pages.

Sixth, I love the King James Bible because God showed me who my future wife would be, through my devotions in Genesis 24 from it's pages. God fulfilled this in December of 2004 and we are expecting our first child this year.

Seventh, I love the King James Bible because there is no other English translation which I can truly say is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

 

Nice testimony, PD, but I wanted to clarify that the verse "thy word is a lampp unto my feet..." is not referring to the issue of translations. Therefore, I don't think we should use it in such a reference, regardless of which translation is at issue.

 

JohnV,
Do you think you can still post your articles?
Let the people judge you because you are telling other people not to trust KJV because it is the addition to the Bible, saying jack Chick is a liar. (You can be sued by Jack!)

Let's compare your words:
JohnV:

You said here:
I absolutely love the KJV (the 1769 edition). It's one of the first bibles I ever studied in depth. My love for the KJV is why I defend it so staunchly from the single-translation-onlyists who besmudge it by making it the center of their manmade doctrine .


Now you said at the other thread:
http://www.baptistboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/28/3682/5.html#000062

If it is your belief that any "additions" must be avoided, then you must stay awy from the KJV . Why? Because the source texts of the KJV are more recent than the source texts of man of the so-called "modern versions". Therefore, following your logic, the KJV source texts added the verses in question .


John [attack snipped]

[ March 01, 2006, 11:30 PM: Message edited by: Dr. Bob ]

 

Dr. Bob,
If you carefully check the posts, I have never mentioned "Lie" or "Liar" but the other person said Jack Chick is a Liar, which may cause a problem if that person cannot prove it. Then I mentioned the same may return to that person unless he can prove it.

I proved the contradiction between 2 statements on 2 different threads. You can see the 2 different statements above.

 

This is the start of saying Lie or Liar.

http://www.baptistboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/28/3682/5.html#000062

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Originally posted by Johnv:
I never said he was a liar because he is hated. He is a liar because he lies.
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The same may apply to you, JohnV.
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The other thread is the same as this thread.

Also, calling others outside as a liar need a caution too, unless anyone has a sound proof for the lies.

 

Jack Chick doesn't stand a chance in suing someone for calling him a liar on this board. Several legal reasons come to mind. The first, he would have to prove that he is "not" a liar. Have you ever seen anyone do that?

The second is that he would have to prove malicious intent on the part of the person who wrote that he was a liar. This is quite difficult since an informative statement does not imply malicious intent whatsoever.

Third, he is a fairly well-known individual, which makes it harder to fight libel suits against individuals who are only known on a bulletin board and say their opinion about him. He would have a much better chance if he were not well known.

Jack Chick sue and make money from someone calling him a liar on this board? Not a chance.

(Of course you can ALWAYS sue for anything, but the judge would throw you right out the door--and possibly with sanctions.)

 

I think the reason why Jack Chick doesn't sue anyone is not because they cannot win or they cannot do, but because they don't want to waste much time with such legal matters. But one should not abuse such situation as God knows everyone's heart and everyone will be judged at His Judgment Seat. I know so many people are bold to ignore such truth while they claim they serve God.

When someone claims that the other person is a liar, Onus Probandi lies on such person first.
If any one is known to be a believer in Jesus, then apparently the Onus Probandi lies in the claimer. Otherwise, if someone condemns you as a liar, then do you have to prove that you are not a liar? I never think so.
Anyway the word, Lie or Liar should be refrained from on this board, and that is why I challenged the person. We must remember that any words posted here will be judged by God on the Day of Judgment.

 

It is sad to be forced to close a thread in praise of a Bible translation due to it going so off track it cannot be repaired .