Featured Origin of the TERM King James Only

The KJVO myth is fairly-prevalent among SDAs, as their guru, Ellen White, used the KJV. Some pentecostal branches seem pretty KJVO while others aren't. Several local Southern Baptist churches in my area are, with one even having "King James Bible" on its shingle. And more than one nondenom congregation is, as are many "holiness" churches.

Still beyond me how anyone with more common sense than God gave a grape can't see how false the whole KJVO myth is !

 

My copy of Robert Sumner's booklet Bible Translations stated that it was reprinted from the Biblical Evangelist, January, 1979.
The article was also published in the Sword of the Lord since my copy includes a reprint of a March 6, 1979, letter from E. C. Haskell that was thanking Dr. John R. Rice for publishing it in the last issue. Perhaps it was published in The Sword in February.

On the first page, Robert Sumner asked the question "Is the King James Version the Only Trustworthy Translation", but I have not noticed the term KJV-only or King James only is his booklet.

 

AP newspaper photo of Hux (a 'Sovereign Grace' independent Baptist by the way) holding match to page torn from Isaiah of Revised Standard Version, here:

Pastor burns leaf from new RSV Bible - Newspapers.com



an Ohio preacher went further, actually took a blowtorch to an RSV Bible:

"The Rev. Bill Denton announced today he will burn a copy of the revised standard version of the Bible next Sunday at his Furnace St. Mission grounds. The minister, backed by some 30 other Protestant clergymen who criticized the RVS Bible in a written statement Wednesday, said it destroys the miraculous act of God as regards the virgin birth. 'I shall burn it,' he said, 'to show we still have Christians who will not stand for such modernistic translations of God's word.' For the burning, said the Rev. Denton, he will use a blowtorch."

photo of event here:

Burning of RSV Bible, Akron, Ohio, 1953

 

Evidently, neither of those gents checked the HEBREW for Isaiah 14:12, nor did they know what an almah is. If an almah is single, her virginity is a gimme.

 

Just looks like any type of new translation brings concerns for somebody!

 

Seems that most of the issues has arised though among IFB?

 

Still confused on this, is there a 1611 KJVO, and other KJV editions KJVO?

 

You are right that many into Charismatic Chaos do tend to use KJV only!

 

Not that I know of.

 

I have a copy of a tract entitled "The King James Only?" by Homer A. Kent, Jr. that was printed by Grace Theological Seminary. It is not dated. The same article was printed in the Fall, 1983, issue of Spire, a publication of Grace Theological Seminary. The tract may come from the article so that it may have been written in the early 1980's. I do not notice that he defined the term used in his title.

Homer Kent Jr. wrote: "There have recently appeared tracts, pamphlets, and even a few books vigorously defending the King James Version and practically anathematizing all others as liberal plots to undermine the Word of God" (p. 3)

 

(pdf) Bob Jones University Bulletin, January 1953 "Bob Jones University's Position on New Bible Translation"

"Bob Jones University has taken a very clear and strong position against the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, which was issued by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in America recently. Dr. Jones, Sr. has repeatedly warned the public that any translation that tries to 'play down' Jesus Christ as the divine Son of God is plainly an instrument of Satan, and anyone who defends this translation is either ignorant of the facts or is liberal in his theology."

 

WoW. they are starting to really branch out!