This is another good example of why there are divisions. This needlessly creates divisions based on fallacious reasoning, which makes it all the worse. The KJV is a good version--also a "mere" interpretation by humans--but there are better ones out there, such as the ESV.
How many of our Christian Brothers and Sisters died to protect the ESV?
How many of our Christian Brothers and Sisters died to protect the KJV?
Did satan try to destroy the ESV from off the face of the Earth?
Did satan try to destroy the KJV from off the face of the Earth?
Can you legally copy any verse out of the ESV? NO, because it is copyrighted. Without permission, your breaking the law.
Can you legally copy any verse out of the KJV? Yes, it is free to all, no copyright.
When the KJV came into existence, the world tried to stop it, satan tried to destroy it by outlawing it.
What was the first book printed on a press? The KJV BIBLE.
God wanted every person in the entire World to be able to read His Word. God made sure that when it was being translated into English, that it would be EXACTLY as He wanted it to read. All other languages were translated from the KJV, God planned this as well. my point is this God made sure when the KJV was being created, that it was indeed HIS WORD, knowing that it would remain till He returns to the Earth.
So the first ACCEPTED English Word of God was indeed the KJV Bible. And God was there to make sure that it was not corrupted or something put in that He did not want in it. God made sure that the English Bible the KJV was PERFECT, because His NAME is on it.
Now All other ENGLISH versions that has come about, are for what reason? Did God not make the KJV PERFECT and exactly as He desired it to be for all English speaking people? Yes He did, what need would there be then to come up with yet another English Version? There would be no reason. However, humans, who took thought the the KJV Bible was out of date, decided upon themselves to REDO it. God was NOT in that thing. As if God could not make a version that would last for all eternity. The KJV, even after all these OTHER versions came into existence DURING the Last days generation, tried to get rid of the KJV Bible. And they too FAILED, the KJV Bible will remain until the Lord comes back, even as God intended, when God created the KJV Bible for all English speaking people.
Now i have got many HATE correspondences from those who are of the KJV ONLY group. Who teach all others versions are evil and wrong. This is NOT True. As God said to me, Any version that can bring a person to the Lord Jesus is not a bad version.
God is not the Author of confusion. There is ONLY ONE Word of God and that is the KJV Bible. ALL OTHER versions are NOT the Word of God, but are indeed the interpretations of the group who created that version.
There are over 60 different English versions? Are they all the Word of God, and speak for God? Surely you don't believe that thing. Therefore who determines which of the 60 are inspired by God or which ones are created by humans? Is it not common knowledge that each person loves their own version that they read all the time? Is it not logical then to ASSUME that each of those people reading those 60 different versions of the English Bible, think they are reading the Word of God? Tell me, How is this not CONFUSION? Confusion is not of God, but is of satan.
satan could not destroy the KJV Bible, he tried, and God would not allow him to succeed. So then think this out logically, if he could not get rid of the KJV Bible, then what would be his next BEST tactic to get people to STOP reading the Word of God, the KJV Bible? Well, of a Truth, it would be to create 60 other versions of the Bible, would it not? It's a Brilliant tactic. To keep people OUT of the Word of God (KJV) create hundreds of other versions that people will call the Word of God, It also effectively causes people to no longer participate in a Bible study, because argument inevitably break out because of the different translations of each person in the Bible study, saying their version is the Word of God. AS i said, if satan couldn't get rid of the PERFECT WORD OF GOD (KJV) the next best thing for him to do, is to create many OTHER versions to keep them out of the Word of God.
Tell me, do you believe we are living in the last days?
2Ti 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2Ti 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2Ti 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
2Ti 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
This is the last days generation that keeps on producing new versions of the Bible. There is NOTHING wrong with the King James Version of the Bible, it was only people in the last days generation, that felt like it needed to be replaced, updated, corrected. And now we have over 60 versions and counting.
Please don't think i am saying your version is wrong, i am not saying that. What i do teach however is that all versions should be compared to the KJV for accuracy. If there is any dispute between a verse in _______ version compared to the KJV, the KJV is TRUTH, and the Other is NOT.