People, study your Bible. The KJV is a GREAT place to start, but always compare it with multiple translations. This will enable you to dive deeper into the Scriptures, gaining MUCH greater understanding. Use the plethora of online tools that can help you understand the ORIGINAL languages, which are RICH in meaning that you simply can NOT get from the English - not even the KJV (John 21:15-17 is a perfect example of what I am saying). You do NOT have to be a Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek scholar. All you need is the ability to read. Here are some great resources: bible.cc biblegateway blueletterbible.org And PLEASE (I cannot stress this enough) BEWARE of the KJV Only crowd! You will notice a common set of attributes among such people: 1. They tend to be hyper-dogmatic - to the point of exhibiting cult-like behavior. 2. They love to attack anyone who does not believe as they do. 3. They love to use the word "heretic" (and other words of similar meaning) when referring to those who disagree with them (which only reinforces numbers 1 and 2). 4. They generally lack the most basic of reading/listening comprehension and logic skills. 5. They like to twist what you say into things you did not say, then set up strawman arguments to crucify you with. 6. They will associate your disbelief in the inerrancy of the KJV with a disbelief in the Bible itself and thus accuse you of not believing in Scripture (and/or God). 7. They like to broadcast their list of "heretics" to the world and tell people to stay away from them because they are "false teachers" and other such non-sense. 8. They tend to vehemently defend paganism - such as the practice of celebrating Easter in place of the Hebrew Passover and the celebration of Christmas as the birth of Christ on December 25th. 9. Though they will almost never admit it, they also tend to be quite antisemitic, shunning anything that has to do with our roots, which happen to trace back to the Hebrew people/culture/Scriptures. 10. They also tend be afraid of tools like a concordance, which can reveal all of the errors they love to defend. Watch and see what I mean...
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 18:35:05 +0000
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