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To: blue-duncan; P-Marlowe; Full Court; BibChr; xzins; Corin Stormhands; Revelation 911
"What is the bible for the Germans? What is the Bible for the French? What is the Bible for the Spanish? King James did not authorize translations for them.

"Though often referred to as the King James Version, the only active part King James took in the translation was lifting the criminal (death) penalty attached to its translation and setting very reasonable guidelines for the translation process (such as prohibiting partisan scholarship and footnotes)."(wikipedia)

306 posted on 05/25/2006 6:38:18 PM PDT by Full Court ("Lord, open the eyes of the King of England")
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To: Full Court

I've read that King James supported homosexuals. Is that true?


309 posted on 05/25/2006 6:41:08 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It. Supporting our Troops Means Praying for them to Win!)
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To: Full Court; blue-duncan; BibChr; xzins; Corin Stormhands; Revelation 911
wikipedia

Wow, how do you argue with a source like that?

The KJV is still a TRANSLATION. It is not a perfect TRANSLATION. It is a good TRANSLATION. In many passages it is an INFERIOR TRANSLATION. It is also an ARCHAIC TRANSLATION. In other words, in order to understand the KJV, you often have to do your own translation. You have to attempt to explain the meaning of the English to an English speaking audience.

Frankly if you were honest, you would have to admit that if the KJV and the KJV only is the work of God and that any attempt to improve on it or explain it is a sin against God's word, then you would not be able to do any explaining of your doctrinal positions here on Free Republic. You should be limited to posting verses out of the KJV without comment.

The fact that you need to explain your doctrinal positions in your own words after you post your KJV verses means that the KJV needs to be (gasp) "paraphrased" in order to be understood.

So get off your high horse. Everyone translates their Bibles from whatever is on the page to whatever goes in their hearts and minds. The Holy Spirit does not teach us all things only when we use the authorized translation. The Holy Spirit is prefectly capable of transmitting his teachings even through such miserable translations as "Good News for Modern Man". I've seen people get saved after hearing preachers preach with that awful translation. I've also seen people fall into horrific heresy using the KJV only.

314 posted on 05/25/2006 6:48:57 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (((172 * 3.141592653589793238462) / 180) * 10 = 30.0196631)
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