Blammo said:
The reason you will not see many of us posting our views is we do not feel as strongly about defending what we believe as the other side does about attacking it. I am gladly KJVO and I don't enjoy people attacking my Bible while defending the MVs. That is what you will find; If you question the MVs you are attacking the word of God, if you question the KJB you are attacking the "KJVO Myth".
Justin, welcome to the Baptist Board. Above is one of the standard misrepresentations thrown around by many of those who support the KJVO myth. It is alright for them to blaspheme the word of God by calling other Bible versions "perversions" yet those who stand against the KJVO myth are falsely accused of attacking the KJV. There is nothing further from the truth. I have stood firmly against the KJVO myth for many years, yet the KJV is one of the Bibles I use most frequently.
Justin, you are young and I pray it isn't too late to educate you to the errors that make up the KJVO myth. The only valid reasons for being KJVO are (1) that you prefer the KJV to the point that you do not use other Bible versions or (2) that you believe the various manuscripts from which the KJV was translated are the best manuscripts and that the KJV is the best English translation of those manuscripts.
Justin, here are some valid and valuable facts that you should take into account.
The KJV is not perfect as many who support the KJVO myth falsey claim. There
are mistakes in the KJV just as there are mistakes in other English Bible versions.
There is not a shred of scriptural backing for the KJVO myth. Neither the KJV nor any other Bible version teach one-versionism.
The KJV, just like all the English Bible versions before it and after it, are mere
translations of the word of God. Translations are not inspired - only the original writings (the autographs, as they are called) were inspired writings.
Many of the "truths" of the KJVO myth are nothing but misrepresentations of the truth and plain old falsehoods. Many who support the KJVO myth will go so far as to call others names and to try to refocus the direction of the conversation rather than answer questions they cannot answer. Many like Peter Ruckman and others practice a form of KJVOism that can only be described as "suspect." These folks are extremely confrontational, yet they cannot truthfully answer many of the questions thrown at them because there is no way to answer some of these questions without contradicting the KJVO myth.
Many followers of the KJVO myth contradict themselves and one another in their zeal to "defend" a Bible version which is not under attack.
Justin, I am praying that the Holy Spirit will work in your life and in your ministry. I also pray that the Holy Spirit will show you the truth about the KJVO myth before it is too late for you. You are young and you can learn much - but I pray that your "learning" does not come from people like Ripplinger and Ruckman who promote myth over truth.