Is the KJV easy for you to read?

[Vickilynn]

AVB put out a song awhile back. It's called "Growin' Up With King James". I think I remember all the words. (I couldn't, so I found the lyrics!)

I grew up with King James

I read it in my youth

I read it in my Sunday school

It's how I learned the truth

Learning to decipher

Elizabethan voice

Newer versions came along

And now I have a choice!

Chorus:

Growin' up with King James

Learning "thees" and "thous"

Learning the unwritten rules

That the church allows

Growin' up with King James

Hard to understand

What the language means to me

Say who is this man?

King James

King James

Back when it brand new

The lingo it was prime

It's safe to say that century

Was way before my time

When it comes to versions

Which is the one for me?

I can honestly declare

It's not the KJV! (Hey!)

Repeat Chorus

No, we are not sayin' (can't say it's bad)

The KJV is bad (it's bad, it's bad, it's bad)

Countless souls came to the Lord

The only choice they had (only choice they had)

If you're tryin' to tell me (The only one)

That's it's the only one (The only one)

That would mean Jehovah God would be an Englishman

Repeat Chorus

Say who art thou man?

King James (Who is this man?)

King James

James

King James

One of my Greek professors once told me that the NASB was the best to use for study purposes, because it's a "word for word" translation (like King James), but it doesn't change a word for flowing of English, like the KJV does. But like FA said, Jesus is there no matter what Bible you use. And my God is big enough to use any translation to bring one to His truth!

Peace.

Shalom,

I LOVE this post! And I love the song! Thank you!!

[kittylover0991]

I own (and use) the New Century Version, New Internation Version, and the New Living Translation. I also have an Amplified Bible on order from Crossings that should be in any day now.

So which one is the REAL WORD of God? They can not all be the WORD of God can they?

Yes!

The Word is JESUS! He is on every page, no matter what version you use.

Good for you, Floatingaxe! Good for you.

AVB put out a song awhile back. It's called "Growin' Up With King James". I think I remember all the words. (I couldn't, so I found the lyrics!)

I grew up with King James

I read it in my youth

I read it in my Sunday school

It's how I learned the truth

Learning to decipher

Elizabethan voice

Newer versions came along

And now I have a choice!

Chorus:

Growin' up with King James

Learning "thees" and "thous"

Learning the unwritten rules

That the church allows

Growin' up with King James

Hard to understand

What the language means to me

Say who is this man?

King James

King James

Back when it brand new

The lingo it was prime

It's safe to say that century

Was way before my time

When it comes to versions

Which is the one for me?

I can honestly declare

It's not the KJV! (Hey!)

Repeat Chorus

No, we are not sayin' (can't say it's bad)

The KJV is bad (it's bad, it's bad, it's bad)

Countless souls came to the Lord

The only choice they had (only choice they had)

If you're tryin' to tell me (The only one)

That's it's the only one (The only one)

That would mean Jehovah God would be an Englishman

Repeat Chorus

Say who art thou man?

King James (Who is this man?)

King James

James

King James

I"m backing out of this thread.. that makes me really really sad....

I love threads about KJV and the other versions of the bible... and though I may have disagreed with many opinions, at least I can back what I say up with .... some form of .... information.... Not to reduce to the level of this song.... I'm so very sorry....

[kittylover0991]

But when man corrupts his word.. are we still to call it God's Holy Word? .... It makes me sad to think that so many pp don't know the difference, but it makes me even sadder when someone puts down my God's WOrd, makes a joke of it... I expect that from those at my school who don't care about God.. but I guess I expect too much from a Christian site sometimes...

Crystal

[Floatingaxe]

I'm sad, too, Crystal. I'm sad that people can't trust God to reveal His Word in any form He chooses. I'm sad that people can't take His gift for what it is--His love letter to us--without arguing about what translation is "true." I believe God is saying, "My Spirit is more powerful than any human mistakes. My Word will not return to me void--in any translation. I am in control." Putting one translation of the Bible above another, I believe, is saying that man is in control of God's Word, not God. And yes, Crystal, that should make us all sad.

[Scarletprayers]

kitty, I appreciate the fact that your passionate about God, thats a good and wonderful thing. But there are many scholars that have worked hard, given their blood, sweat and tears to translate the Bible, and to say their translation is false is just wrong. I love the KJ and when I just need to hear the beauty and flow of the words, thats what I read, because thats what I was brought up reading and hearing. But to study I use several different translation, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with them. Men translated the KJ also, just men and I believe that God guided them, as He did others in their translations.

[apothanein kerdos]

What Bible passages states that the Textus Receptus is the revealed Word and the Inspired Word? It wasn't compiled until well after the 6th Century...so did Christians lack the Revealed Word before then? To take this even further, if memory serves me correctly, the KJV OT is based on the Septuagint and not on the Hebrew Translations...which allows for multiple errors.

The KJV was good for its time but is inadequate today. There are translation errors in it, and at the best inadequacies. No matter what translation you look at, outside of Greek and Hebrew, there will always be errors and inadequacies.

[RGR]

King Jimmy

[KeilanS]

I'm not entirely sure where this discussion is going, but here is some food for thought.

Would you rather an unbeliever read the NIV or no bible at all? I think the new translations have a much better chance of getting people to not say "This stuff is confusing, I quit". I would MUCH prefer that unbelievers read a bit of the NIV and understand it than a bit of confusing KJV. Of course, if he so chooses God can speak to the unbeliever through the KJV, but I figure we might as well make it a bit easier.

Once they are a devout Christian, then I recommend everyone at least takes a look at the KJV. As someone in no danger of "quitting" my reading of the bible, I doubt I will ever use another translation now that I have a KJV. However I certainly wouldn't condemn the use of other translations.

[HAZARD]

Is the King James Version of the Bible easy for you to read in the year 2007?

Will it continue to be used? Is it fading out of the English language or is it basically already gone? The local Church I go to still uses KJV cited hymns (sp) but not Bibles. Most use the NIV.

Thoughts?

I purchased and own every version of the Bible as I could afford over the years.

The KJV is the "one."

The Old Thompson Chain Reference Bible is a bit hard to get to grips with for some people, even the fourth improved edition, but the KJV its as it is, the inspired Word of God.

My personal 2 cents worth.

Haz.

[Guest schmuck]

I guess it's just what works for you...i don't find it helpful because i can't understand half the stuff thats in it so i use translations like the CEV, NIV and The Message. I also think that Christianity is meant to be relevant so for the unchurched who speak normal everyday english i would seriously steer away from the KJV because i think it can be inaccessible, bu thats just my opinion.