[Conservative til I die]

It is indeed amazing to watch the bitter reaction to the King James Bible.

It's not bitterness towards the Bible or any version of it; it's a reaction towards a silly man-made elitist, exclusivist doctrine, whose proponents are basically saying "Unless you you love, read, and bow down before our translation, the KJV, you aren't a Christian."

I've seen this "bitter" reaction towards cultists like the Jehovah's Witnesses, who say "I cannot believe the bitterness of these people who will not believe the truth that Jesus is Michael the Archangel."

[drstevej]

well said

[fortheDeclaration]

It is indeed amazing to watch the bitter reaction to the King James Bible. It's not bitterness towards the Bible or any version of it; it's a reaction towards a silly man-made elitist, exclusivist doctrine, whose proponents are basically saying "Unless you you love, read, and bow down before our translation, the KJV, you aren't a Christian."

And who ever said that?

You can be saved and not read the King James.

You will be saved by the pure word of God engrafted into your souls (1Pet.1:23) and it is the King James text that is the pure word of God.

So, where a reading follows that text, as in Jn.3:36 in the NIV/NASB you can be saved by it.

I've seen this "bitter" reaction towards cultists like the Jehovah's Witnesses, who say "I cannot believe the bitterness of these people who will not believe the truth that Jesus is Michael the Archangel."

The King James was the only Bible for some 200 years (not counting the RCC bible).

It is the Modern versions, using a Roman Catholic text that have divided the churches on this issue, not the King James defenders.