should christians use versions other than the kjv when there are hundreds of mistakes and changes in them?
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I tell people that if the King James Bible could not make holy people after 400 years then the other version will not either.  Jesus said in Luke 16:17 "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, then one title of the law to fail."  Well what is a title?  Smaller then lice, even smaller.  Jesus also said in Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth shall pas away, but my words shall not pass away."  Why are we looking for a new bible that is missing over 4,000 words and scriptures twisted?  The simple reason is because Christianity today and from the time the apostles left have been seduced, and bewitched by these soph called bible scholars.  People in the churches are sick and gettting sicker with no truth no bible just socials, holidays and funny teachings and funny bibles outside of the truth the King James. \n\nThe bible says in Galatians 1:6-9 "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; butt there be some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ. (The King James Bible) But though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you then that which we have preached unto you let him be accursed.  As we said before, so I say now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you then that which ye have received let him be accursed."  Today we are stuck with the same serpent that deceived Eve in the garden the same slick subtile teachings in all denominations, TV, Radio, Internet ministries.  And God and Father of Jesus gave them strong delusions to believe a lie because they refuse the love of the truth 2nd Thessalonians 2:10 "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.  And for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the love of the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."  This is what the churches today have pleasure in unrighteousness.  Jesus said in Luke 8:14 when he talked about the parable of the seed and the sower of the different ground that it would end up on. "And that which fell among thorns are they which, when they have heard, go forth and are chocked with cares and riches and pleasure of this life and bring no fruit to perfection."  The problem with Christianity today is that they don't bring forth fruit unto perfect but unto death.  These new bibles that are out are worse.  Things that the church never endorse 25-30 years ago when the King James was around and a little truth of still around, (Not the whole as man still perverted the bible back then as well) the churches are endorsing all types of sin and iniquity.  Why? 2nd Cor. 11:14-15 "And no marvel for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."  Christians are so seduced by the devil who transformed himself as an angel of light bewitching the people the Greek was wrong or the Hebrew or the whatever was wrong, so he has bible scholars to seduce people not to believe the bible.  The devil's workers will always go opposite of the bible, as a matter of fact they don't read the bible any more and they tell people a lie not to worry about the bible and give them a sermon like Eve had in the garden of Eden.  Yes the devil know his bible but he doesn't want you to know your bible because he got kicked out of heaven.  \n\nRevelation 22:18-19 "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:  And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of th
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In an odd way, sweet_shy is right.  Sure, there are translation errors and parts of it may have been added or deleted, but it's still God's work.  It was divinely inspired; the only part that really matters is the message, and do you really think that he would let his message be corrupted?  The rest is just fluff to make it readable.  Now having read the New Testament, I find that what I read is entirely in line with my knowledge of God.  I think the message comes through just fine and there are no errors in it despite whatever stages the actual text has gone through.
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Good point. So what should we do? We should check the facts or information given in the newspaper before we decide whether to believe the contents of the newspaper.\n\nThe same with the present Bible, we should check the facts or information given in the Bible before we decide whether to believe or not the contents of the Bibles.\n\nAs we know there is no dispute that there are many versions of the Bible. There is the New King James version. There is the Catholic Authorized Version. And many more.
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How long do you think it will be before a person or group successfully reassembles the bible to include recently discovered religious texts that they feel better suit modern times?\n\nNever.  For all practical purposes, the Bible as now been “set in stone.”\n\nWhat do you think about this?\n\nI believe that those who tend to be the loudest on this topic have either done the least amount of study or have very extensive time invested in their current belief.  Most claim as articles of fact pieces of information which are not true.  Less than one in one billion (if any) could give me that actual names of the men who met to determine which books and works were included in either Testament.  Yet they propose that these men were inspired by G-d to make these choices for all time.  They are seem to ignore that most works which were not included were systematically searched for and burned as heretical.  The mere fact that any remain after 2000 years is a miracle.\n\nWhat will the cultural/spiritual ramifications of this be?\n\nA continuation of our current position.  As beautiful as the KJV is to read, it is flawed.  This fact has been shown over and over again by scholars who do know the languages involved.  Yet look at the number of supporters that it has.  The sad part of this is that many who claim to understand the meaning of the KJV of the Bible (which is a very serious and metaphysical work) do not understand and cannot follow a simple Shakespearean play (which is light entertainment) that was written at about the same time.  What does this yell you about the ignorance of humans?  And ignorance is bliss.\n\nIf God is really solely responsible for the bible's contents why does he have hundreds of millions of Christians using different versions?  And how would a new version be any worse?\n\nThose humans who claim to be privileged to the plans or purposes of Divinity are deluded.  No human has that capability.  Only Divinity is perfect.  Humanity is arrogant, not understanding that the message is important, not the delivery of the message.  Those that must quote scripture for every answer (especially those claiming that it is the Word of G-d) are probably idolaters.  They have worshipped the written word instead of Divinity.  Each believing that they are right and all others wrong.  They are the cause of the fragmentation of the Church and people like them are usually too stubborn to see their own sins.\n\nA new version of the Bible is not needed.  These recently discovered and translated works should be made available to the widest reading audience for study and debate.  At least by those who are capable of understanding that Humanity did not have the message right then and still is lacking in understanding.  This is human nature.  Divinity is the only proper judge; and Divine Judgment, unlike human opinion and understanding, IS perfect.
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Any book that denies or trys to change or add to the written Word of God is a danger to read.  Stick with the orininal Bible It worked in peoples lives for 1000's of years so why try to change it. Is it becuase people in the 21st century think that they know more than God?
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the bible has been changed
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I use KJV translated in the 1500's. Its the most accurate version to this day. you can find different translate dates at the link below.
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I have more than one translation...and using the concordance is always a good idea.\n\nThanks for pointing that out. \n\n:o)
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They change with the different bibles and the different translations and the different languages.  You would have to go back a half dozen languages and about 3000 years ti find "the" ten commandments.
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I don't think you're going to hell because you can't read the KJV of the bible.  There are so many versions out there...who can say which is really 'right'?  I think it's all a matter of finding your own path to spirituality.  Tomayto...tomahto.\n\nI do think it's sad how many people can't appreciate older versions of the English language...when I hear good actors perform Shakespeare or I read a classic novel like Wuthering Heights, I realize how LAZY and TRITE modern English is.
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Of course.  All of the bible has been translated and re-translated hundreds of times, and all subject to the political and social morals of the monks keeping the records through the centuries. Don't kid yourself about it being "God's Word" and thus unchangeable and infallible.
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I've studied both Hebrew and Greek (the original languages of the Bible), and I've seen that most translations are correct. Yes, there are "different" Bibles, but most say basically the same thing. Minor differences in word style occur any time you translate a document. \n\nThis doesn't include translations that are done with a particular slant, like the New World Translation, for example. But the King James, New King James, New International Version, New American Standard, Revised Standard Version, English Standard Version, etc are all good.
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That's because parts of it seem contradictory or counter-intuitive if you take them literally, or out of historical or literal context.  After all, the Bible is a set of books written by different people in different languages thousands of years ago.  It is only reasonable that there would be something lost in the translation, especially given the ambiguity of the English language.  It may also require a great deal of research to resolve the issues you confront them with, and they satisfied themselves of what they believe and do not remember how to explain it to you.  Ignorance and laziness are also sometimes reasons, but there are some people who are able to explain those issues to you.  If you really want good answers to your questions, you should try a few apologetics websites.
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The KJV is just that---a human's version of the original manuscripts. The translators of the KJV left out God's name in thousands of places. \nHow do you think Jehovah (PSALMS 83:18) feels about that? The NWT respectively put it where it belongs and we show honor to his name and sanctify it just as Jesus said to do in the model prayer he gave in the book of Matthew. There are many new translations that have been put into our modern English language. Do you have a problem with those too? \nWhich translation do you think Jehovah God approves of---one that treats his holy name as a substitute for a mere title, like God or LORD--or the NWT that shows love and respect for his most holy name.?\nJOEL 2:32--"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered."\nWe also use whatever translation a person prefers when we conduct free home Bible studies with them. We can teach the truth about Jehovah and his Kingdom using any version or translation.
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The content of the Bible has remained constant for many centuries.  It has been translated many times, into different languages.  It has also been "revised" to make the language more accessible to the masses.  For example, the King James Version (my personal favorite) is written in Shakespeare-like language.  The Revised Standard and the New Revised Standard update the language so people can understand it, but when you line up the 3 Bibles and read all 3 versions, the meaning is the same.  It is like reading "Taming of the Shrew" by Shakespeare, and then reading a modern version of the story written by the New York Daily News.  Same story, different words.
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who said better?\nyou mis-interpret scripture....\nnot "better" .....just different.
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The kjv is reguarded as the most accurate and most study resources like the strongs concordance and Mathew henry commentary is based off the kjv. I do most of my study from kjv but teach out of the new international version because it is easier for most people to understand. The most important thing is to read from a version you are comfortable with. The holy spirit is our teacher and will reveal things to you reguardless which version you read from.