The King Named James
The King Named James.A man calling himself head of the church sponsors a Bible and it is named after him. His government dictates some of the terms.The original printing contains two prefatory texts; the first…
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The King James, the Church of England, and the Apocrypha
"The King James Version (KJV)... is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England."So says Wikipedia. I'm wondering. Would any of our KJV-only people have felt comfortable in the Church of…
It Is Not Enough
Many of the problems that face Believers are not because of Biblical ignorance, but a failure to act on the Word. Knowing the Word and showing the Word are two different concepts. Knowing the address…
Only God Can Change Our Vile Natures
The apostle Paul from the beginning was a proclaimer of predestination. He was "separated from his mother's womb" (1:15), by an act of God. He had nothing to do with it. This was not an…
How Extreme Is the “King James Only” Movement?
The so-called "King James Only" movement has some extremes which range from dangerous to blasphemous.One KJV extremist has taken it upon himself and his committee to translate the KJV into Russian, without referring to the…
Did Jesus Inherit Our Nature?
For some, believing that Jesus was a true man is nearly unthinkable.They reason, for Jesus to be fully human, He would have had to inherit our human nature. Our nature is sinful. Therefore Jesus did…
The “King James Version [KJV]” ONLY Movement
There are a substantial number of fundamentalist Christians who believe the King James Version of the Bible is the only version Christians should use.Dr. James White - a great reference, by the way, for those…
Tempted or Tested?
Christians, remember the old song, "tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder, why it should be thus all the day long... "Tempted and tried? Tempted or tried? Which is it? Is temptation the same…
The Heresy Known As “Docetism”
There have been many attempts throughout the church's history to understand the nature of our Savior. Who can fathom a God become man, after all? Nevertheless, definitions based on Scripture have surfaced and stayed with…
Why We Revise the Bible
The King James translators speak of "oft amending" the Scriptures, and offer a reason why. The fact they bring up is verified by the plethora of English Bibles over the centuries. Consider this list of…