Why King James Only

Ecclesiastes 8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: 

This article is going to focus on the history of the King James Version of the Bible and why it is my go-to version of choice. I believe it is preserved and inerrant, the best we have in the English language and all that we really need. God ordained King James, who ordained other authors?

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

The King James Authorised Version of the Holy Bible (KJV) began translation in 1604 by 47 top scholars, under the commission of King James I of England, and completed seven years later in 1611.

It was the first full translation from original sources rather than the Latin Vulgate, a vast improvement from previous English translations the Great Bible and Bishops' Bible.

Jeremiah 30:2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

We can see the KJV has more good fruit than all other versions combined. It passed the test of time, saving souls for 400+ years, blessed to become the most widely printed and best selling book in history. Opening the gospel to all men, not only Latin speakers nor filtered through clergy.

Deuteronomy 27:8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.


With the masses able to read the Bible they were able to see the un-biblical practices and traditions in the established churches of the era and this led to a rapid rise of changes, Protestantism and many denominations branched off. It sowed the seeds for the Western Christian culture which was spread by the British Empire and took root in North America, Australia, and places all over the world.

Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Until the 19th Century, people were by-and-large content with the KJV. The linguistics were polished (for example writing U in place of V) but the content kept the same. There were alternative versions, even before the KJV was written, the Geneva Bible contained many Puritan annotations rather than letting scripture interpret scripture. This is one of the issues that sets the KJV apart from other versions: the authors were not attempting to impart any of their views onto God's word.

Psalm 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

From the 19th and especially 20th Century, a flurry of new versions began to emerge. Many of these were written by individuals with strong ideological views that they wished to impart in their version. Words were changed and diverged more and more from the source material, the word of God was becoming diluted and other things were starting to creep in under the guise of better accuracy and readability. Why fix what isn't broken? Even mainstream versions have dangerous doctrinal changes that grow by the year, as is thoroughly detailed in G. Riplinger's New Age Bible Versions.

Deuteronomy 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

We have now reached a point where outright perversions of the Bible are being written, the intention to re-write parts that the author dislikes, regardless of if it corresponds with the true translation. One of the best example of this is the New World Translation which few (if any) serious scholars will accept. Among other things they added the name Jehovah to the New Testament to support Jehovah's Witness doctrine, but if you search the sources, the name Jehovah is never to be found.

Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

We have now reached a point where dozens of new Bibles are being pumped out yearly to make money and spread falsehood rather than spread the gospel and truth, the Queen James Bible twists verses that the author dislikes regarding sodomy, and then we have really reached a low:

Genesis 1:1 (Word on the Street) First off, nothing. No light, no time, no substance, no matter. Second off, God starts it all up and WHAP! Stuff everywhere!

Genesis 1:1 (LolCat) Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.

If we are still around in 400 years, the KJV will still be with us, but these not so much.. but I dread to think what the new versions will look like by that time! We have a choice of meats and the KJV has thoroughly matured. It is a big and juicy steak that will fill you and everyone you share it with: friends, family, even strangers. Do not chance it: please stick with the original and best.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Further Reading:

• Exposing Modern Bible Versions Is A Worthy Fight
• New World Order Bible Versions
• Who Testifies in Your Bible?

Prayer for Richness

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for everything you have given us, physical and spiritual. You have been so generous giving us the generous gift of life and of salvation by your grace. Please continue to be our provider, equipping us with everything we need and reminding us not to trust in money or riches, which are fleeting and a pattern of this world, used by the enemy for so much evil. We would rather love you and hate money, serve you and despise wealth.

Please help us to be content with what you consider necessary for our spiritual prosperity. It may not be as much as we would always like, but we know everything you do works for the good of those who believe and having much wealth can be a trap. It means you want us to take a greater responsibility to care for the less fortunate and to give more. Help encourage us to share our increase with the poor cheerfully in your service and for us to use all we have to your glory.

Please give us your spiritual riches and blessings of knowledge, understanding and wisdom, as well as faith, and all the gifts of the Holy Spirit. All praise and glory to your precious name Lord Jesus.

Amen.

The Love of Money

James 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. 3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. 4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. 5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

Today I will share with you some Biblical doctrines regarding money. I have been reading J. Bakker's Prosperity and the Coming Apocalypse and I would like to share his warning, supported by scripture, regarding worldly attachments and wealth. The Bible is rich with passages on riches, so I will include a lot in this article.

Psalm 73:12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

These are incredibly strong statements, and true. How many murders have been committed for money, how many lies told for gain, how many drugs dealt, how much fornication, there are no limits some will go to for fortune. Judas, the treasurer of the disciples, betrayed Jesus for silver.

Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth...and covetousness, which is idolatry

I myself have fallen into this snare of the devil, as I am sure many of you also have. I have pierced myself through with oh, so many sorrows for the desire of money. Deceits such as how much easier things would be if I had a little more, how much more good I could do, how much happier I and others could be. What an idol we can make of money! Surely it is a god of this world.

Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Proverbs 28:11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

The problem with money is putting your reliance and faith into this instead of putting the faith into God, who is able to provide us with an abundance of things we need and enjoy, without a penny. With abundant money we rely on this, rather than depend on God- thinking we are sufficient.

James 1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

As Christians we need to be looking above this temporary fleshly kingdom to God's kingdom of heaven which lasts forever. The fruits God wants us to reap here are spiritual, not material gain. Even if we do attain the coveted riches they are still a source of great sorrow and loss in themselves.

1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

If you do have wealth, please know that I am not saying this to condemn you, but I want to warn you and those who likewise seek after material wealth the many pitfalls and sorrows that follow this.

Matthew 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

In God's eyes, a person is rich because he has not given enough to the poor. He is disobeying God in storing up the excess for himself rather than giving it to those who really need it, depriving them.

Proverbs 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

Luke 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Please do not fall for a so-called prosperity gospel, the prosperity we should be seeking is solely spiritual and comes from forsaking the material gains of this world, being content and not coveting.

Proverbs 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Proverbs 1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Mark 4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Finally, let us talk about the riches we should be seeking: spiritual richness. Faith, wisdom, knowledge, honour, righteousness, and the greatest richness that we can receive is the grace of God.

Proverbs 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Ephesians 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Brethren, seek not a crown of gold and jewels: but Christ's precious crown of thorns, a crown of life.

Further Reading:

• 5 Errors of the Prosperity Gospel
• Is it God's Will for All Christians to be Wealthy?

Prayer for Faith, Meekness and Temperance

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for showing us your wonderful fruits of the Holy Spirit through your perfect example of all of them and helping to bring them to us. Please help us to grow in all of them and more.

Please God, we believe so help our unbelief! Help to grow our faith into mustard seeds and far beyond into mighty trees yielding fruits that move mountains. Please dispel doubt and replace it with concrete faith in you and your word, so that we are capable of doing all things to your glory.

Please help us to be meek, modest and humble. Let us be presentable to you as repentant sinners who have been saved and born again by your grace. Help us not to get puffed up and to serve with humility in our hearts and minds. Give us the strength to continue in meekness, out of the vanities of this world.

Please help us to be well tempered, moderate and not taken to extremes. Let us know when enough is enough in all things, and also when is not enough. Keep us sober-minded, vigilant and alert against sin. Protect us from being drunken in body but also in mind, guarded from anger, lust, greed and more.

Please encourage us when we are weak. All praise and glory to your perfect name Lord Jesus.

Amen.