Anonymous
7/22/2025, 12:01:29 AM
No.17861610
>>17861574
>what's the honest justification behind KJV onlyism?
I'll give you three:
1. The Holy Ghost tells saved Christians that the King James is the word of God, and that the other CORRUPTED Bible versions like the ESV, HIV, etc are frauds. That's the main reason.
2. Process of elimination. Every English version since the publication of the King James uses manuscripts which weren't known until the 19th century. This is a problem, because Jesus said that his word would always be with us. That leaves only the King James and its predecessors, and the Douai-Rheims. The Douai-Rheims, of course, is tainted with popery. As for the English predecessors of the King James, many of them were done by a single version and none have endured with God's people nor even claim to be perfect renditions. They were more like rough drafts for the King James.
3. There is also the question of the method of translation, of which the King James has the highest pedigree. It was wrought by dozens of scholars who spoke several languages, many devout Christians. Lancelot Andrewes knew over 20 languages alone. They checked each other's work and diligently worked on the project for 7 years, with a specific goal to get it right for the enlightenment of the English people and for their King who tasked them with such a noble undertaking.
>what's the honest justification behind KJV onlyism?
I'll give you three:
1. The Holy Ghost tells saved Christians that the King James is the word of God, and that the other CORRUPTED Bible versions like the ESV, HIV, etc are frauds. That's the main reason.
2. Process of elimination. Every English version since the publication of the King James uses manuscripts which weren't known until the 19th century. This is a problem, because Jesus said that his word would always be with us. That leaves only the King James and its predecessors, and the Douai-Rheims. The Douai-Rheims, of course, is tainted with popery. As for the English predecessors of the King James, many of them were done by a single version and none have endured with God's people nor even claim to be perfect renditions. They were more like rough drafts for the King James.
3. There is also the question of the method of translation, of which the King James has the highest pedigree. It was wrought by dozens of scholars who spoke several languages, many devout Christians. Lancelot Andrewes knew over 20 languages alone. They checked each other's work and diligently worked on the project for 7 years, with a specific goal to get it right for the enlightenment of the English people and for their King who tasked them with such a noble undertaking.