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Does that include the 1611AV Aprocrypha?There must be one Bible that is perfect. Which one, well, by faith I'll choose the av1611 King James Bible.
I don't use the 1611AV because it contains the Apocrypha which is NOT the Word of God.If you disagree with the Bible that I chose, then you or me are wrong.
In all fairness, the translators included the Apocrypha between the OT and the NT was fully aware that it was not Scripture. Its value was that it shed some light on the life and thoughts of pre-Christian Judaism.Originally posted by HankD:
I don't use the 1611AV because it contains the Apocrypha which is NOT the Word of God.
Who then is wrong?
You ignore a big problem: the Rheims Bible came BEFORE the KJV. So using your logic, the KJV is the corrupt Bible passed off to look like the real thing, the Rheims Bible. Seems your arguments are backfiring on you. Why can you not look at objective facts and draw conclusions from them, rather than being willingly ignorant? Lies and invalid logical arguments promulgated by the radical KJVOs do great harm to the name of Christ and His written Word.Please! I know you could come up with somthing more original Every body knows that in order to pass off a corrupt bible,it has to look like the real thing
Check out these examples of differences between the 1611 KJV and today's KJV's. All of them involve changes in words and meaning.Originally posted by HomeBound:
As far as the revisions you are talking about, the only thing that I know is of the spelling and grammatical mistakes. I don't believe that a word meaning was or has been changed since 1611.
In all fairness, the translators included the Apocrypha between the OT and the NT was fully aware that it was not Scripture. Its value was that it shed some light on the life and thoughts of pre-Christian Judaism. </font>[/QUOTE]This is true; however, the Apocrypha must have had some sort of authoritative status as Scripture within the 17th C. Church of England. Otherwise, why would the lectionary apparatus printed at the front of the 1611 KJV include lessons from the Apocrypha to be read in public worship? For that matter, why would the Church of England even bother with the time, effort, and expense of translating and printing the Apocrypha in the first place?Originally posted by Pastor Bob 63:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by HankD:
I don't use the 1611AV because it contains the Apocrypha which is NOT the Word of God.
Who then is wrong?
KJV Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:If there is no perfect Bible, how can you know that you have perfect salvation?
I have to disagree with this notion that only one Bible version can be "perfect." Part of the problem might stem from the definition of "perfect." The word "perfect" has two meanings: (1) "flawless, incapable of being improved;" and (2) "completely suited for its particular purpose." No English Bible translation is "perfect" in the first sense, but many different English Bible translations are "perfect" in the second sense.Originally posted by HomeBound:
...there must be a perfect Word of God today. This is not hard to see. I don't believe that they exist in 5, 10, 20 or more versions that are out there. One reason for that is, none of them say the same thing. There must be one Bible that is perfect. Which one, well, by faith I'll choose the av1611 King James Bible.
I have to disagree with this notion that only one Bible version can be "perfect." Part of the problem might stem from the definition of "perfect." The word "perfect" has two meanings: (1) "flawless, incapable of being improved;" and (2) "completely suited for its particular purpose." No English Bible translation is "perfect" in the first sense, but many different English Bible translations are "perfect" in the second sense. </font>[/QUOTE]Well said.... in fact, "perfectly" said.Originally posted by Archangel7:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by HomeBound:
...there must be a perfect Word of God today. This is not hard to see. I don't believe that they exist in 5, 10, 20 or more versions that are out there. One reason for that is, none of them say the same thing. There must be one Bible that is perfect. Which one, well, by faith I'll choose the av1611 King James Bible.
If you read the 39 articles of faith of the Chruch of England, you will see why:Originally posted by Archangel7:
...however, the Apocrypha must have had some sort of authoritative status as Scripture within the 17th C. Church of England. Otherwise, why would the lectionary apparatus printed at the front of the 1611 KJV include lessons from the Apocrypha to be read in public worship? For that matter, why would the Church of England even bother with the time, effort, and expense of translating and printing the Apocrypha in the first place?
Besdies, why does the fact that the first printing of the AV included the appocrypha prove the wording of the cannonical books is in error? It really does not follow, you know...From atricle VI:
And the other books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for example of life and instruction of manners; but yet doth it not apply them to establish any doctrine. Such are these following:
The Third Book of Esdras.
The Fourth Book of Esdras.
The Book of Tobias.
The Book of Judith.
The rest of the Book of Esther.
The Book of Wisdom.
Jesus the Son of Sirach.
Baruch the Prophet.
The Song of the Three Children.
The Story of Susanna.
Of Bel and the Dragon.
The Prayer of Manasses.
The First Book of Maccabees.
The Second Book of Maccabees.
Which proves nothing, because I could say the same thing about the works of Francis Schaeffer. But what would the KJV-onlyists think if I published a KJV edition with The God Who Is There between the testaments, and started reading a chapter from it every Sunday?. . . And the other books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for example of life and instruction of manners; but yet doth it not apply them to establish any doctrine. . . .
I could,and will ask a similar qiuestion;why are poly-versionist defending(or ignoring) the fact of the Apocrypha was in the Alexandrian family of manuscripts as inspired(by the Pope)holy scripture?Why are the KJV-onlyists trying to defend the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible instead of condemn it?
Because they are not Scripture and, unlike the KJV, never were in the modern translations. The Alexandrian texts are only a contributor to the textual process; they are not the sole factor in that process. Furthermore, the textual process is concerned with the NT text, not the OT or intertestamental text.Originally posted by JYD:
why are poly-versionist defending(or ignoring) the fact of the Apocrypha was in the Alexandrian family of manuscripts as inspired(by the Pope)holy scripture?
Because the MVs only only translations of Scripture not of anything else.Why wasn't these books included in the "better" bibles from 1881 on??