{"id":42768,"date":"2014-05-28T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T02:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=42768"},"modified":"2022-02-01T21:51:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T03:51:13","slug":"you-helped-me-understand-that-the-kjv-is-a-translation-and-not-the-inspired-word-of-god-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/you-helped-me-understand-that-the-kjv-is-a-translation-and-not-the-inspired-word-of-god-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"You helped me understand that the KJV is a translation and not the inspired word of God itself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Dear Minister,<\/p>\n<p>A conversation with my father-in-law drove me to do some research concerning the King James Version of the Bible and other translations of God&#8217;s inspired word. I was guided to your web site. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-origin-of-the-king-james-version\/\">Your article<\/a> on the subject was very informative and enlightening, and I really appreciate it. It caused me to change some of my thinking and beliefs about this issue, especially about the KJV merely containing the inspired word of God and not being written by men that were inspired by God to write it. I understand now totally that the KJV of what we call the Bible and others are just merely translations of the inspired words of God. Thanks so much for helping me to understand.<\/p>\n<p>After reading that article, I went to your home page that tells who you are and as I began to read the page my eyes began to water. I try to refrain from saying that the church has turned to apostasy because that is simply not what I want to believe. I wish that you were located in my area. The church that you described on the page is the church that I truly miss.<\/p>\n<p>I was thinking this morning about how I had lost my influence and thus the reason why the church is not as influential as it once was. That message was very refreshing, timely, thought-provoking and brought my heart back to fond memories of what it is like to be fishers of men and adhered totally to the patterns of the teaching of the New Testament church.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the encouragement received through your website. It has helped me this day to further keep my mind stayed on the study of God&#8217;s, prayer, and taking back my joy in Christ from Satan.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the truth in love.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad this site proved useful to your studies. There are congregations like this one all around the world. See:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/resources\/congregations-of-the-churches-of-christ\/\">Congregations of the Churches of Christ<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Dear Minister, A conversation with my father-in-law drove me to do some research concerning the King James Version of the Bible and other translations of God&#8217;s inspired word. I was guided to your web site. Your article on the subject was very informative and enlightening, and I really appreciate it. It caused me to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[127,313,311],"class_list":["post-42768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site","tag-king-james-version","tag-translations"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34454,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/thanks-for-the-article-on-the-origin-of-the-king-james-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":42768,"position":0},"title":"Thanks for the article on the Origin of the King James Version","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, I read the article about\u00a0the controversy of musical instruments. The article mentioned the Richmond Hills Church of Christ and I decided to google that church. My search led me to a nonsensical conspiracy site about how the new world order plans to take over the church via liberal\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15377,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-origin-of-the-king-james-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":42768,"position":1},"title":"The Origin of the King James Version","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by\u00a0Ethan R. Longhenry In my personal reading, I have just completed two books that discuss the origins of the King James Version: In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture, by Alister McGrath, and\u00a0God's Secretaries: The Making\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Genesis_Chapter_One_from_a_1620-21_King_James_Bible.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Genesis_Chapter_One_from_a_1620-21_King_James_Bible.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Genesis_Chapter_One_from_a_1620-21_King_James_Bible.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Genesis_Chapter_One_from_a_1620-21_King_James_Bible.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Genesis_Chapter_One_from_a_1620-21_King_James_Bible.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Genesis_Chapter_One_from_a_1620-21_King_James_Bible.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50437,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-the-kjv-the-only-true-bible-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":42768,"position":2},"title":"Is the KJV the Only True Bible Version?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ethan R. Longhenry via\u00a0De Vibro Vitae There has been some discussion in the world today, even in the church, that there is one Bible version which is the only true version, the Authorized or King James Version. Is this so? How can we determine which Bible version is better,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68231,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-king-james-translators-thoughts-on-bible-translations\/","url_meta":{"origin":42768,"position":3},"title":"The King James Translators&#8217; Thoughts on Bible Translations","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer I recommend reading the translators' preface to the King James Version of 1611. It's easily found online, and some older King James Bibles may contain it. It helps provide some context when trying to see the value in various translations. People today make claims about KJV that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21920,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-there-a-great-difference-between-the-nasb-and-the-kjv-can-the-nasb-be-trusted\/","url_meta":{"origin":42768,"position":4},"title":"Is there a great difference between the NASB and the KJV? Can the NASB be trusted?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 7, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Your web site is very informative. I attend a church that only recognizes KJV and no other. I read between NASB and KJV. Is there a great difference between the two? Can the NASB translation be trusted? Thank you for help in this matter. Answer: Both the King James\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":56485,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/god-forbid\/","url_meta":{"origin":42768,"position":5},"title":"God Forbid!","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 1, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"by Benjamin M. Shropshire via Lifeline, 7\/15\/00 My use of the New King James Version in my preaching and teaching was criticized a few years ago on the basis that the phrase \"Certainly not!\" is used in place of \"God Forbid!\" in the old King James Version (see Romans 3:4,6,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}