Yes, you need to realize that the scriptures are spirtual, not intellectual. You must first believe the scriptures before they effectually work in you as Tony said.
1 Thes 2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
1 Cor 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
You will never understand the scriptures through intellect or scholarship without first approaching them through faith.
The scoffers and the doubters want us to prove that the King James is the Word of God, then they say they will believe. I sincerely doubt that would make any difference at all.
Luke 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
These folks had the scriptures in the original languages and still did not believe. This debate over language is just an excuse in my opinion. The real issue is faith. These doubters are no different than those who asked the Lord to perform signs. They want proof before they will believe. But God says you must believe first.
God has promised in many verses to preserve his word to all generations. We simply believe that God has kept his promise, and that preserved word is the King James Bible.
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