Other Christian Denominations and King James Only

[Yeshua1]

I have asked Mormon missionaries at each occasion of their visits why the Book of Mormon was translated from the 'Golden Tablets' was 'translated' using Elizabethan language which no person in the century in which Joseph Smith translated these tablets spoke. The answer I usually get is 'well, it is such a beautiful style that it is natural that God would want it done so.'

Very strange that ancient Egyptian was perfect KJV English!

 

[Salty]

interesting point

 

[Yeshua1]

interesting point

Guess when they say good enough for Moses good enough for me to use is true!

 

[rlvaughn]

I do not think I mentioned Independent Bible Churches previously.

Grace Bible Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan

It is the view of the saints at Grace Life Bible Church that the King James Version and its underlying Greek text the Textus Receptus is the correct and uncorrupted location of the Word of God. We hold firmly to the doctrines of the Verbal Plenary Inspiration of the Scriptures (II Timothy 3:16-17), and the preservation of every word of the Inspired Scripture (Psalm 12:6-7). As a result, we are pleased to offer the following online resources to help you understand the issues surrounding our conclusion, that the King James Bible is the accurate and preserved Word of God for the English speaking people.

Berean Bible Ministries, San Juan Capistrano , California

We trust this information will help our readers to understand this issue more clearly. Compare the verses for yourself and you will see that we do have a reliable, dependable copy of the Word of God in our own language. God has preserved His Word and made it available to us in our own language in an absolutely dependable form, the King James Bible.

Christian Bible Church, North Greece, New York

8. We believe that the providential preservation of the New Testament concentrated itself on the Greek text within the sphere of the Greek church through Antioch of Syria and that the text of the majority of manuscripts from this area is the providentially preserved and AUTHORIZED text -- the text of the majority is the standard text. 9. This text is the Textus Receptus of the Syrian (Byzantine) extraction coming to the English speaking people through the reformation of the Balkans and Germany. The final and outstanding representation of this text is the Authorized King James 1611, which represents a purified neutral text.

Faith Bible Church, Rochester, New York

By the Holy Bible we mean that collection of sixty-six books, from Genesis to Revelation, which as originally written does not only contain and convey the Word of God, but IS the very Word of God. We believe the Holy Bible, as it appears in the English language, is the Authorized 1611 King James Bible. We believe this Bible is the product of God's watchful hand of preservation, is perfect, and should not be criticized or corrected…The King James Version of the Bible shall be the official and only translation used by the church.

 

[Salty]

I do not think I mentioned Independent Bible Churches previously. ...

So before joining a church - may not be a bad ideal to read the Doctrine statement!

 

[Ziggy]

What do these churches that appeal to the "underlying Greek text" of the KJV do when (as Scrivener notes in his own edition of such) the KJV departs in around 160 places? Or is ignorance simply bliss, given that the TBS Greek NT conveniently omits all of Scrivener's appendix notes?

 

[Yeshua1]

What do these churches that appeal to the "underlying Greek text" of the KJV do when (as Scrivener notes in his own edition of such) the KJV departs in around 160 places? Or is ignorance simply bliss, given that the TBS Greek NT conveniently omits all of Scrivener's appendix notes?

or that there are NO Tr and Kjv that fully and completely agree with each other?

 

[rlvaughn]

So before joining a church - may not be a bad ideal to read the Doctrine statement!

Maybe many people do not care, but we should always know what a church believes before joining it. If we are already well familiar with the church, it might not be necessary to read the doctrinal statement. If we are moving somewhere to a new church heretofore unfamiliar to us, certainly we should take pains to know as much as about it as we can.

What do these churches that appeal to the "underlying Greek text" of the KJV do when (as Scrivener notes in his own edition of such) the KJV departs in around 160 places? Or is ignorance simply bliss, given that the TBS Greek NT conveniently omits all of Scrivener's appendix notes?

I suppose you would have to ask them. I have not untaken in the purpose of this thread to try to know the details of the denominational beliefs, but rather to focus on whether they may or may not be KJVO. If one wants to consult a Greek TR with Scrivener's appendix notes, it is available online HERE.

 

[Jerome]

Boston Evening Journal, June 12, 1886, "Religious Intelligence":

"At the meeting of the Reformed Church Synod at New Brunswick, N.J., on the 5th inst., the question of the public use of the revised version of the Scriptures came up. A resolution introduced by the President of Hope College, forbidding ministers to use any other than the King James version, occasioned spirited discussion, and was tabled."

 

[rlvaughn]

Boston Evening Journal, June 12, 1886, "Religious Intelligence":

"At the meeting of the Reformed Church Synod at New Brunswick, N.J., on the 5th inst., the question of the public use of the revised version of the Scriptures came up. A resolution introduced by the President of Hope College, forbidding ministers to use any other than the King James version, occasioned spirited discussion, and was tabled."

That is very interesting. Too bad it did not give more of his reasoning behind the resolution.

 

[rlvaughn]

Found this, that does give more detail regarding the new revision.


The New York Times, Sunday, June 6, 1886, p. 10