Ye shall know the truth

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YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH

“Which KJV is inspired, since it was revised four times, the last being in 1769?”

This is a very subtle question, laced with misinformation, designed to trick the new Christian into not believing God’s provided pure Word in English.

First of all, no true King James Bible only believer is saying that the King James Bible was actually made by inspiration from 1604 to 1611. A lot of misinformation exists, and there are plenty of accusations around, so that eventually some King James Bible people have thought that this was actually a King James Bible only doctrine. But it isn’t. The translators were guided by God providentially, but this is not the same as being infallible.

Did the translators of the King James Bible make mistakes? They were men after all; but collectively, they did not make any textual or translation error in the King James Bible. They were very wise men who knew very well how to translate rare Hebrew words or Greek tenses and so forth, the kind of thing which today’s modernist learning can barely grasp.

You see, our view today is to accept the King James Bible as though God has handed it out of history to us. All we have to do is receive it by faith as the Word of God. “Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.” (2 Thessalonians 2:15). “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” (Jude verse 3). This means that we don’t have to learn Hebrew or Greek to know God’s Word. We don’t have to know the names of various manuscripts to be able to have the evidence that we have God’s Word.

Ye shall know the truth!

What we, as true believers in God’s Word, are doing is believing that God’s Word is inspired, and that God’s Word has been preserved through history, and that God’s Word is here today, and we can certainly know it. Surely that is the truth! God would not be so weak as to inspire the Scripture perfectly, only to give it to us today with 99% accuracy in English. If one Bible version cannot be 100% pure to the jot and tittle then God is not almighty. But the Word says He is, and we believe it!

So when someone asks, “Which KJV is inspired...” they are deceiving or being deceived. Since the King James Bible was not made by inspiration in 1604-1611, the English Bible was not inspired at any time. What we can say is that it is most faithful and exact in presenting God’s originally inspired Word to the present time in English. We certainly cannot say that about modern versions, all of which disagree as to what exactly was inspired and to what degree. But with the King James Bible, we find that historically and presently there are believers who are certain about it.

This question, “Which KJV is inspired, since it was revised four times, the last being in 1769?” is a trap that cannot take sober and prudent believers.

“The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.” (Psalm 119:110).

Now, let’s go a little further. Was the King James Bible really revised? Well, truthfully, it was revised by the King’s Printers already in 1611. The first edition had “he” at Ruth 3:15, but they realised they made a mistake, and corrected it to “she”. A whole list of changes occurred in or by the 1613 Edition. Furthermore, at Cambridge University Press in 1629 and again in 1638, there was a concerted effort at bringing in corrections and standardising the language in the King James Bible. Yes, these editorial works, which resulted in improved editions, must be called “revisions”. The text was revised. It does not mean it was changed to a different underlying text or different translation or anything like that. It just means that printing mistakes were fixed up, and spelling changed, more italics added, and little things like that.

The King James Bible has not been revised a mere four times. In the lineage of the authoritative text, it has undergone many slight revisions and changes. In fact, the King James Bible overall has passed through six main revisions since the first appearance, making seven in total.

Now, when we hear, “Which KJV is inspired, since it was revised four times, the last being in 1769?” we find another error. The last main purification revision of the King James Bible took place after 1769. It is the Cambridge edition which appeared around 1900 which was edited by Henry Redpath. This resulted in the Pure Cambridge Edition which is the correct presentation of the King James Bible now.

Let us all be assured and certain that once the Cambridge Bible was made right, as can now be understood (see [link=http://www.bibleprotector.com/index.htm newwindow]www.bibleprotector.com[/link]), we have come to the end of any need of revising. The King James Bible does not need any more changes today or tomorrow. No word, nor letter nor punctuation mark should now be changed or altered in the Pure Cambridge Edition.

There are people who think that the English language is changing, or is going to change so that the King James Bible is going to become unintelligible. This is very strong propaganda, but untrue. Yes, words are added to the English language every year, but meanings of words are not lost. It is not hard for someone to learn King James Bible words. There is an attack on the language of the King James Bible by the enemy, but God is much more powerful. He invented language, and He has history under His control. God has said that all nations must hear the true Gospel. If He said that, then He is not going to let the King James Bible fail in its task.

God is almighty, and the Holy Spirit is able to give understanding, even to a new Christian. God is able to give them the comprehension and mind that is able to grasp the concepts and language of the King James Bible. Too often people are thinking the opposite way, but that opposite way is the way of unbelief.

Today, if you have not made a decision to believe that God's Word is very pure, and present, just like He said, then I urge you to believe those Scriptures (see Psalm 119:140 and Proverbs 30:5), and see that God has fulfilled His promises. Believing the King James Bible is a very sure thing, and will clear up many things in the heart.

Also, if you are finding the King James Bible hard, I invite you to submit yourself to the Lord, get out any pride thinking, and pray according to this verse: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." (James 1:5).