Monday, April 02, 2007

KJV Only Issue

love KJV and NKJV. I prefer to know Hebrew and Greek.

I don't use KJV when working with the deaf or those who have learning disabilities. They go huh? They learn faster with another translation they are comfortable with. Now that's spiritual growth. Encourage believers from the heart to learn God's Word and his love from His letters. The Holy Spirit will teach them from the heart what God means to them. It so is sad to hear people looking down at Christians who don't read KJV. I have been in ministries to those who don't have good education (these are english speaking people who are born in the USA). I once was KJV only but I have HUMBLED and learned that I have to be patience to those who cannot. Even if they have the heart to TRY their best. This is where Christians are in the dark in the Great Commission, who are willing to be "blinded" by personal preference of a particular translation. There is no compassion. There is lack of understanding what is going on in the Christian world. Those who place KJV as the true translation will often ignored the Great Commission. I have learned how "self-righteous" type of believers or some called them "legalism" that they really expect certain people should be able to read KJV regardless their english level. KJV is personal preference rather than divine preference.

All translations (i.e. KJV, RSV, NIV and etc) themselves are not inspired. Only the originals are inspired. However, the Holy Spirit have been with the translators while they were translating. Remember, God is control and keep in mind, its good to see 66 books agree with one another. About KJV, I love KJV and I use it when I seriously study. My problem is CHRISTIANS who dictates other Christians ot use KJVOnly will have problems reaching out the lost who do not understand KJV. The Churches who spread the gospel using only KJV in my opinion are not doing what Jesus Christ expected them to do as He commanded the "Great Commission". In order to have evangelism ministries, we need to use the language people can understand. Those KJV-only do not apply grace to their ministries simply because they are expecting (in legalism term) that every english speaking sinner and born again believers to READ KJV. The purpose to spread the gospel is to spread the Word of God in person's own language level, not the Church tradition's language level. Grace means to help the lost to KNOW Christ and have them understand salvation in their own level of english skills.

A true Christian praises God's glory: Psalm 18:1-3
A true Christian trusts in God's power: Psalm 31:23
A true Christian seeks communion with God: Ps. 63:1-3; Ps. 84:2-4
A true Christian enjoys God's peace: Psalm 119:165
A true Christian is sensitive to God: Ps. 69:9
A true Christian loves what God loves: Ps. 138:2; Psalm. 119
A true Christian loves whom God loves: First John 5:1-2
A true Christian hates what God hates: Matt. 26:75; 1 John 2:15
A true Christian longs for Christ's return: Second Timothy 4:8
A true Christian obeys God's commands: John 14:21; Rom. 7:22

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