Things I have learned from this board...

Hello, this will be my first post on Baptist board other than my "hello" post. I was saved last year and due to the KJVO stance I was exposed to immediately after my conversion I became KJVO myself and pushed this belief on everybody I came into contact with. This was done, of course, due to the fact that I really believed that the "1611 King James Bible" was the only "real" Bible in English and all other versions were the work of Satan. I continued to educate myself by reading virtually every piece of KJVO literature I could get my hands on. It wasn't long before I would find myself in Christian bookstores and becoming enraged when I would see someone purchase any bible other than the KJV. I also became angry when I would hear preachers on the radio preach out of MV's and no matter how good the message was, I would turn the station. This also became a standard for what books I would buy because I would not buy one without checking to make sure ALL scripture quotes were from the KJV. In recent months I began to question the stance I was taking and I started to see the division it was producing in the body of Christ. So I decided to take another look... I went out and bought a NKJV, an NIV, and an NASB and I also began to look into the history of the Bible and it's underlying texts. I decided to ask some questions on a KJVO discussion board and my posts were deleted because I was challenging what they believe. If the KJVO position was legit, I would have expected some simple explanations but my posts went not only unanswered but they were censored. I recently found this message board and I have read nearly every post on this BV board and I have done a ton of research on many of the claims I found. The conclusion I have reached is that while the KJV is a valuable, trustworthy and beautiful translation it is indeed error to condemn other bible versions. I do believe that some are better than others but I no longer think that every version produced since the KJV is the work of the devil and should be burned. I now think back to the preachers I ridiculed, the books I shunned and the arguments I engaged in with other Christians and it saddens me. I have some apologizing to do and will certainly not stop until I have taken back every ignorant word I have spoken to some dear friends and co-workers. My point is this; I appreciate this board and I hope it stays up. Yes, there has been some unnecessary attacks and it can get heated at times, but I believe that the issue should not be ignored. I for one, learned a great deal from this board and it has changed me, I believe, into a better, more loving, better learned Christian. God Bless.

[ May 26, 2006, 12:41 AM: Message edited by: Shane ]

 

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