The Error of KJV-Onlyism
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I'm just saying it because you seem to have a problem with the word 'prostitute' but harlot is ok. So how do you witness to say..the woman who had five husbands, and living with the one that is not her husband?
How would you witness to someone who's just come out of a brothel? Would having the pure word of God help. Would you tell her the story of Gomer, that she'd be able to identify with someone who had many lovers but didn't love the one who truly loved her, ie. her husband.
I'm just saying it because you seem to have a problem with the word 'prostitute' but harlot is ok. So how do you witness to say..the woman who had five husbands, and living with the one that is not her husband?
How would you witness to someone who's just come out of a brothel? Would having the pure word of God help. Would you tell her the story of Gomer, that she'd be able to identify with someone who had many lovers but didn't love the one who truly loved her, ie. her husband.
If you can find the same thing in other bible translations, then whats the deal with saying Gomer was a prostitute or that Hosea married her. God told him to marry her when she was involved with whoredom!
It says right in the KJV. It does not say to for Hosea to marry Gomer because she was an idolator. If you want to make a point of nobody in the OT ever doing anything immoral, well good luck finding anyone totally perfect, save Enoch.
Besides, Jacob married Rachel who kept idols in her cupboard. She wasn't a whore in that she stayed true to Jacob, but she was an idolator.
It says right in the KJV. It does not say to for Hosea to marry Gomer because she was an idolator. If you want to make a point of nobody in the OT ever doing anything immoral, well good luck finding anyone totally perfect, save Enoch.
Besides, Jacob married Rachel who kept idols in her cupboard. She wasn't a whore in that she stayed true to Jacob, but she was an idolator.
I can't argue with this, I believe this is true as well. The thing is that in this conversation we are having, and the context that you said that in, it seems like you were saying that we'd be held accountable by God for not only using the KJV. This response jumps into a "general" category of thinking and approaching things, but what's being discussed here is the error of "KJV onlyism".
Do I take this as you don't believe we will be held accountable by God for using other versions of the Bible other than the KJV? Sorry I wasn't sure what your answer was.
Do I take this as you don't believe we will be held accountable by God for using other versions of the Bible other than the KJV? Sorry I wasn't sure what your answer was.
And in the final analysis, THE BEST BIBLE TRANSLATION will always be the one you'll actually READ. All the major translations say the same thing so no big deal. I learned to read in the KJV about 74 years ago, and familiarity with the language make using a concordance to find thing easy. I've learned the "Work arounds" for the areas where the KJV translation is BAD.
None of the major Bibles teach error - THAT"S the job of Denominational Theologians, who create all sorts of confusion.
And I rely on Jesus' promise that THE HOLY SPIRIT is here and stands ready to lead us into TRUTH, so an "imperfect translation" isn't even important.
None of the major Bibles teach error - THAT"S the job of Denominational Theologians, who create all sorts of confusion.
And I rely on Jesus' promise that THE HOLY SPIRIT is here and stands ready to lead us into TRUTH, so an "imperfect translation" isn't even important.
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I had a coworker and friend years back that got saved and later baptized after reading an NIV translation. There was another coworker, a nice fellow, but he told my friend that the NIV was corrupted, like many on here have said, and that he could not be saved because of that.
This KJ only fellow who said this, was a very work’s oriented fellow and did a lot of preaching and community work. His attitude caused a lot of unnecessary division, kind of like on this thread.
This KJ only fellow who said this, was a very work’s oriented fellow and did a lot of preaching and community work. His attitude caused a lot of unnecessary division, kind of like on this thread.
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I think stories like what you have shared are more prevalent than many know. And those who hold to form over relationship miss out on seeing God at work. People simply don't care what you know until they know that you care.
I don't want to sound holier than thou. I was a Pharisee of the Pharisees myself. Perhaps we need to start a new group...Pharisees Anonymous. I'll start. Hi, I'm Cameron, and I'm a Pharisee. I've been unhypocritical for the better part of 10 minutes.
I don't want to sound holier than thou. I was a Pharisee of the Pharisees myself. Perhaps we need to start a new group...Pharisees Anonymous. I'll start. Hi, I'm Cameron, and I'm a Pharisee. I've been unhypocritical for the better part of 10 minutes.
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The whole point of translating the Bible into any language is to make it available in the then-current language. This is as true for the KJV in 1604 as it is for a translation into a previously-unserved language today. This is not "adjusting the Bible".
Neither is it "adjusting the Bible" to make it available in a current version of the language that is actually used by the majority of that language's speakers.
Neither is it "adjusting the Bible" to make it available in a current version of the language that is actually used by the majority of that language's speakers.
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"Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom
of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to Me In That Day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in
Thy Name? and in Thy Name have cast out devils? and in Thy Name
done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity. "
(Matthew 7:21-23 AV)
To clarify, unbelievers in this life "cannot say that Jesus Is The Lord" nothaving The Indwelling Holy Spirit, but:
In That Judgment Day, they will do so, before Final Sentencing:
"For It Is Written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow
to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God." (Romans 14:11 AV)
+"That at The Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things
in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth"
(Philippians 2:10 AV)
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