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Google Books has put up a PCE KJB (Pitt)
Google Books has put up a PCE KJB (Pitt).
This style does not contain italics or marginal notes, but does contain The Translators to the Reader and the Apocrypha.
Slamming a James White supporter
If all translations “teach the same thing” then they are all equal; but if “some modern versions are better than others and he sympathizes with KJ only advocates concerning some of atrocious modern translations”, then they clearly do not teach the same thing. This is because the quality of a translation will be having an effect on content/concepts. Thus, all translations are not equal, they do not teach the same thing. James White is therefore wrong to say that they all teach the same thing (i.e. that they are in that way equal). The accusations against KJB are false anyway. “What he takes issue with [is] the belief that the KJB is the only viable or even inspired version of scripture.” I take issue with that too. And that’s not what KJBOs believe. Maybe a very few do, but to say that KJBO is wrong because of that is basically to malign and misrepresent KJBO.
Also, you say, “Its the fallacy of equivocation to speak of the KJB translation and the inspired text of scripture as the same thing.” What you are saying is that that the KJB is not Scripture, because the KJB was not made by inspiration. Whereas, we know that the KJB was not made by inspiration, but we know it is Scripture, and that Scripture itself is inspired by its very nature. Now, probably, you are making a difference between the process of inspiration (the making of the autographs) and the nature of inspiration (the words being spirit and life). The fact is that the inspired words of Scripture are to be found in Bibles of many kinds, whether Latin or whatever, because they are Scripture. Now, even though the KJB was not made by inspiration, the argument about transmission is that it has recovered the correct text by Providence, and likewise made an exact English translation. In this way, the KJB has today what exactly was written by Paul or whoever, only that the KJB is in English, and has all the Canon together. The problem is that modern infidelity / liberal modernism has invaded many Christians’ thinking. They think that we cannot have a perfect Bible today because Enlightenment philosophy disallows the possibility of such an occurrence/phenomenon.
To suggest that we must doubt the Scripture about God’s preservation of His words, and God’s ability, simply because of the carnal, rationalistic, sight-based exercises of modern scholarship is unspiritual absurdity. We are to rely on God’s provision, not on the revisionist, relativistic and rationalistic scholarship which denies Scripture promises about transmission. They say that we must look at the oldest extant MS copies, because that is what they are stuck with: the idea that error is prevailing, entropy is ruling and ignorance is reigning. Whereas, we begin from the Scripture itself, what it says about itself, and the promise that God has been able to supply it to us properly. This idea that the Church since the days of Constantine has not had the Bible properly, and that we must turn to near autograph copies for authority is putting your faith in that theory and in pieces of vellum/papyrus, not in the very power of the words themselves which have come to the ends of the earth.
Getting the house in order
It is sad how the attack on the national influence of the Bible is being led by some so called “evangelical” Christians.
For example, left-wing advocate, Jim Wallis (who pretends not to be left wing), is on side with enemies of the Christian faith (e.g. communists), protesting against war, exalting the humanistic “human rights”, rejecting free enterprise and so on.
The Scripture says, “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” (1 Peter 4:17).
Those who have exalted “social justice” above Biblical traditional conservative values are in danger of divine judgment.
That such rubbish is sold in Christian book catalogues and taught in churches surely deserves to be thrown out, spewed out (as Jesus warned of the Laodiceans), “For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up” (Psalm 69:9a).
Nick Sayers wants to replace the KJB
Nick Sayers, an Australian who runs a Textus Receptus website, wants to replace the King James Bible with his own modernised version of it, called the “Progressive King James Version”. This work is contrary to the tradition which we uphold.
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. (2 Thess. 3:6).
Mr Sayers has proposed all kinds of alterations in his “progressive” work. He would do well with staying with the KJB rather than moving away from it. But he has wrongly upheld the Beza 1598 (which really no one has or reads) over the English Bible (which everyone can have and read).
While there’s some other good information on Mr Sayers’ website, but it is a pity that he is putting his efforts into (and asking for funds for) changing the King James Bible.
Bible prophecies about Islam (with links)
The following links are to the book, Multiple Fulfilments of Bible Prophecy by Matthew Verschuur & Craig Savige.
(Some music to listen to while you read.)
Ishmael in Genesis: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UnAfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false
Mohammad in Daniel chapter eight: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UnAfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA230#v=onepage&q&f=false
Mohammad and Islam in Daniel chapter 11: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UnAfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA295#v=onepage&q&f=false
Islam in history in Daniel chapter 12: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UnAfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA357#v=onepage&q&f=false
The fifth trumpet of Revelation as the Saracens: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UnAfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA558#v=onepage&q&f=false
The sixth trumpet of Revelation as the Turks: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UnAfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA563#v=onepage&q&f=false
National prophecies and events in relation to Islam: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UnAfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1050#v=onepage&q&f=false
KJB words in monuments
The floor of the Parliament of Victoria has a King James Bible quote made out of tiles, “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.” (Prov. 11:14). (They used the Oxford Edition, spelt “counsellors”.)
Good to see the words of the King James Bible are still around.
The need for a conservative revolution
Australia needs a conservative revolution, but that cannot be won merely by politics (or other such means), but ultimately, in the first instance, with a revival of religion.
There are many sensible ideas put forward by Cory Bernardi in his book, “The Conservative Revolution”.