KJV Onlyism is Ridiculous
I have come to the conclusion that being King James Only is a ridiculous position. I have been told this in past by several anti King James people and this position is asserted by those who don't have a stiff enough spine to actually say it. But after much thinking and careful consideration (which included searching the scriptures), I have no doubt in my mind that I (and you if you are KJVO) hold a position that at the very least can rightly be called ridiculous.
I mean think about it: we believe that the King James is perfect, infallible, and THE final authority. Some of us even believe that the AV is more authoritative than the Greek & Hebrew; which is even more ridiculous. I have even heard it said by some KJV only people that the AV is the new Received Text; is that not ridiculous? But then I started thinking (which is a dangerous thing sometimes):
- I believe that a virgin gave birth to a baby
- I believe that God spoke the heavens into existence
- I believe that the Red Sea literally parted and a bunch of Jews walked through on dry ground
- I believe that an ass spoke to a prophet
- I believe that Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh
- I believe that one day I'm going to walk on streets of gold
- I believe that one day Jesus Christ is coming back to the earth and will reign from a throne in Jerusalem (according to the USA now, this belief may even make you a terrorist)
- I believe that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose again bodily on the third day
The funny thing is, most of the anti-kjvo people (if they are actually saved) believe all these same ridiculous things. Is it more ridiculous to believe in the virgin birth or that a Book could actually be perfect? I'd say believing a virgin had a baby and that baby was God in the flesh is much more ridiculous. And to believe that it isn't would be, well...ridiculous
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