Why do Churches and so called Christians attack God's word The King James Version so much?

Question

I am King James born,King James fed and when I die I will be King James dead..God bless.

Anything written that tries to shed doubt on God's word is coinsidered an attack.God bless.

If you don't believe it..Read your fate:Luke 16:19-31.

tweenthelines..I don't put my faith in King James..I put my faith in King Jesus..The one who inspired King James..If you don't believe it..Read your fate:Luke 16:19-31.

To oh your bad..Yes it is.

Answer 1

1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils

These are the latter times Brother
hold tight the the true word

Answer 2

King James is not the only version out there. There are plenty of others that are easier to understand. I use the King James, but I also use others. People don't talk in old English anymore.

By the way, just because I am not gung ho on the King James Version doesn't mean I am a so called Christian. Your attitude is very judgmental, something that believers are not supposed to be. You aren't any better than any other beleiver that doesn't read the King James. Your words show your immaturity since you attacked other believers on what version they read.

What is more important that what version you read, is if your actions match your words. God speaks through His word. It is alive. It can speak through more than just the king james.

I reccomend you read Paul's epistles. They speak a lot against legalism. Or you can go to a third world country and take a look at their Bibles. I guarantee they aren't King James, but I guarantee there are true beleivers there that face persecution on a day to day basis. They don't have time to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Answer 3

King James took 18 scholars and sat them down at a table, where they were directed to change and re-arrange the original word of god, which was in Hebrew and Greek (Hebrew being the only truly 3 dimensional langage on the face of the earth) into poetic, shakespearean form. It was a great thought, but the problem lies in the interpretation. Hebrew is very, very hard to interpret into English, even Olde English. For instance, the word Moses, to us, is a man's name, but in Hebrew it meant "taken out" and "drawn forth", which meant he was a child, taken out of his family, and drawn forth from the river. Every single, solitary name of a person, place and thing in the bible has a 3 dimensional meaning, in the old testament.

The King James version, original, is very hard to interpret and to understand. The New King James Version is a wonderful adaptation into our English translation, from the original King James Version...but not from original text.

If our scholars sat down again today, as they did for King James, the interpretations would be much different.

You have to keep in mind, back then, the bible times were so different from now that their slang was also not evident in our teachings and interpretations.

It says, in the bible, that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to get to heaven.

Let's take that text and decypher it.

The Eye Of The Needle was in existence in their day. It was not, literally, the eye of a needle, but a cave-like corridor through wich people and wayfarers could pass during the late hours of the night, when the giant gates of the city were closed.

Remember, back then, cities were often enclosed within walls. Tall walls to keep intruders out. Those walls protected by gates, locked at night for the town's folk's safety.

Now, there was a small passage aside each door, located someplace along the wall, that was monitored. That passage (the eye of the needle), could only fit a man, carrying packs, and it stood some 4' tall by 3' wide. That seems very thin, doesn't it? Well, it is.

A camel could get through, if it crept on its knees and was led slowly, ever-so-gently, into the city after dark.

So what that text means is that it is possible for rich men to make heaven, but it's not an easy journey, because it is a narrow path to follow...ie: the love of money and corruption of power that often accompnay rich men's lives must be avoided.

Do you get the idea? There is a major difference in the original meaning of the Hebrew, 3 dimensional, language, in comparison to our own language.

There is absolutely not one single bible available that decyphers it properly, however, there is a software freely available in almost all languages, with almost ALL the bibles and interpretations, concordances, maps, etc. online at http://e-sword.net and you can click the "downloads" link to get all the bibles and other things you can add to the software. This will help interpret the bible properly, because it has comparitive bibles and original hebrew/greek text as well.

I really hope that this helps.

PS- Real Christians don't put each other down. We envelope each other, as one family in God and we try to teach and educate those who are un-informed, rather than to tear away their beliefs or to run them down. If someone puts your bible down, they are wrong. It's a good bible. Especially if you are reading and understanding it.

Answer 4

Goodness! You really seem to be placing all your faith in this King James fellow rather than the God who inspired him to translate His original Hebrew and Greek texts into English for you. I quote from your post: "I am King James born, King James fed and when I die I will be King James dead. God bless." Wow! You really said that. That sounds like you are placing King James in a little higher place than he should be in your life.

What about those in other countries that have only recently received translations in their own languages? Those translations are from the original Hebrew and Greek texts, and have nothing to do with the King James version which you now speak.

Are these people, who are only now in 2006, receiving the written word of God, going to hell?

I appreciate your passion for your bible that you were raised on, but seriously STOP LIMITING GOD IN HEAVEN TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING AND LOGIC. God is much bigger than you are making him out to be.

PS: Where is Abraham and all his decendants that believed and were saved? None of them had the King James version of the Holy Bible when they died. Are you suggesting they are all in Hell now?

Answer 5

The original King James Bible was just a very poor translation. The translators King James appointed to the task were simply not sufficiently expert in the biblical languages, and they made a great many translational errors, at least 3,500. The Revised KJV is significantly better, many of the original errors having been corrected. But a number of obvious errors still remain - such as the references to "unicorns", which was their translation of the Hebrew word meaning "horned beasts". Every other translation renders this correctly, as "cattle".

Answer 6

I don't know what kind of church you are talking about or the so called Christians,maybe that's the problem,they are SO- CALLED,most Christians I know us the Kings James version. But to get understanding of any thing you read you should have commentaries,and books that will help you get the true meaning.but Ive never heard any christian I know complain about the King James,where are you from

Answer 7

Most people just want a version of the Bible that they can actually read. Plus, the KJV really does have a questionable history, which any honest Bible scholar will admit. And, I'd rather read a version that retained the Apocrypha, anyhow, instead of some Protestant version.

Answer 8

Later versions have greater manuscript evidence to work from. I don't attack the KJV, but I don't think it is any closer to the original. And besides, many of us can read Greek. Are you saying the KJV is better than my Greek New Testament?

If you really think the KJV is better than my Greek New Testament, you have not the first clue of how the Bible is composed, its languages, it transmission, or its translation. You are simply ignorant. I don't mean that as an attack, but you are simply unaware of basic facts about the Bible and how we got it.

Answer 9

I'm a christian, and I don't "attack" God's word.

But, I still say that we need to know some history concerning where the King James Bible came from.

Answer 10

Because King James had the word of GOD changed for his own personal gain. the Biggest mortal sin of all.