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What is the KJV Only movement?
Is the King James Version the only Bible we
should use?
,
A translation is only an attempt to take what
is said in one language and communicate it in another - the modern translations
are superb in taking the meaning of the original languages and communicating it
in a way that we can understand in English. By comparing and contrasting
several different translations, it is often easier to get a good grasp on what
the verse is saying than by only using one translation. Our loyalty should not
be to any one English translation, but to the inspired, inerrant Word of God
that is communicated by the Holy Spirit through the translations
Got
Questions Ministries
Many people have strong and serious objections to the translation methods and textual basis for the new translations and therefore take a strong stance in favor of the King James Version.
Others are
equally convinced that the newer translations are an improvement over the KJV
in their textual basis and translation methodology.
GotQuestions.org
does not want to limit its ministry to those of the "KJV Only"
persuasion.
Nor do we want
to limit ourselves to those who prefer the NIV, NAS, NKJV, etc.
Rather, the
focus of this article is to contend with the idea that the King James Version
is the only Bible English speakers should use.
The KJV Only
movement claims its loyalty to be to the Textus Receptus, a Greek New Testament
manuscript compilation completed in the 1500s.
To varying
degrees, KJV Only advocates argue that God guided Erasmus (the compiler of the
Textus Receptus) to come up with a Greek text that is perfectly identical to
what was originally written by the biblical authors.
However, upon
further examination, it can be seen that KJV Only advocates are not loyal to
the Textus Receptus, but rather only to the KJV itself.
The New
Testament of the New King James Version is based on the Textus Receptus, just
as the KJV is.
Yet, KJV Only
advocates label the NKJV just as heretical as they do the NIV, NAS, etc.
Beyond the
NKJV, other attempts (such as the KJ21 and MEV) have been made to make minimal updates to the KJV, only
"modernizing" the archaic language, while using the exact same Greek
and Hebrew manuscripts.
These attempts
are rejected nearly as strongly as the NKJV and the other newer Bible
translations.
This proves
that KJV Only advocates are loyal to the King James Version itself, not to the
Textus Receptus.
KJV Only
advocates have no desire or plan to update the KJV in any way.
The KJV
certainly contains English that is outdated, archaic, and sometimes confusing
to modern English speakers and readers.
It would be
fairly simple to publish an updated KJV with the archaic words and phrases
updated into modern 21st century English.
However, any
attempt to edit the KJV in any way results in accusations from KJV Only
advocates of heresy and perversion of the Word of God.
When the Bible
is translated for the first time into a new language today, it is translated
into the language that culture speaks and writes today, not the way they spoke
and wrote 400 years ago.
The same
should be true in English.
The Bible was
written in the common, ordinary language of the people at that time.
Bible
translations today should be the same. That is why Bible translations must be
updated and revised as languages develop and change.
The KJV Only
movement is very English-focused in its thinking.
Why should
people who read English be forced to read the Bible in outdated/archaic
English, while people of all other languages can read the Bible in
modern/current forms of their languages?
Our loyalties
are to the original manuscripts of the Old and New Testaments, written in
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
Only the
original languages are the Word of God as He inspired it.
A translation
is only an attempt to take what is said in one language and communicate it in
another.
The modern
translations are superb in taking the meaning of the original languages and
communicating it in a way that we can understand in English.
However, none
of the modern translations are perfect. Every one contains verses that are at
least somewhat mistranslated.
By comparing
and contrasting several different translations, it is often easier to get a
good grasp on what the verse is saying than by only using one translation.
Our loyalty
should not be to any one English translation, but to the inspired, inerrant
Word of God that is communicated by the Holy Spirit through the translations (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Got
Questions Ministries
seeks to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by providing biblical, applicable, and
timely answers to spiritually related questions through an internet
presence."
GotQuestions.org is a ministry of dedicated and trained servants who have a desire to assist others in their understanding of God, Scripture, salvation, and other spiritual topics. We are Christian, Protestant, evangelical, theologically conservative, and non-denominational. We view ourselves as a para-church ministry, coming alongside the church to help people find answers to their spiritually related questions.
We will do our best to prayerfully and thoroughly research your question and answer it in a biblically based manner. It is not our purpose to make you agree with us, but rather to point you to what the Bible says concerning your question. You can be assured that your question will be answered by a trained and dedicated Christian who loves the Lord and desires to assist you in your walk with Him. Our writing staff includes pastors, youth pastors, missionaries, biblical counselors, Bible/Christian college students, seminary students, and lay students of God’s Word.
GotQuestions.org is a ministry of dedicated and trained servants who have a desire to assist others in their understanding of God, Scripture, salvation, and other spiritual topics. We are Christian, Protestant, evangelical, theologically conservative, and non-denominational. We view ourselves as a para-church ministry, coming alongside the church to help people find answers to their spiritually related questions.
We will do our best to prayerfully and thoroughly research your question and answer it in a biblically based manner. It is not our purpose to make you agree with us, but rather to point you to what the Bible says concerning your question. You can be assured that your question will be answered by a trained and dedicated Christian who loves the Lord and desires to assist you in your walk with Him. Our writing staff includes pastors, youth pastors, missionaries, biblical counselors, Bible/Christian college students, seminary students, and lay students of God’s Word.
https://www.gotquestions.org/KJV-only.html
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