Ask yourself – Why so many ENGLISH “bibles”? Why is this phenomenon (multitudinous “bibles”) only present in ENGLISH? There is no other language on earth that has had even 10% of the number of “versions” as there are in ENGLISH (check it out). Ask yourself WHY is that? Could it be that Satan (the author of confusion), unable to destroy God’s Holy word, has set out to confuse Christians with so many “versions” of the Scriptures that God’s people will in the end have no idea, which – if any – are true, holy, inspired, and infallible? Or which one to trust and rely on as their "Final Authority" in all matters of faith and practice?

George is absolutely right that Satan is the one confusing us about our Bible. However, it only plays into his hand to insist that we struggle over the old English and not seek prayerfully to have the Bible updated into the language we all now speak. It is ludicrous to insist that modern English-speakers learn Elizabethan English to the extent that seems to be required here. I'm sure THAT makes the devil very happy, that by dumping a ton of doubt on God's word through a spewing of dozens of bogus Bibles he's also got the KJB-only people insisting superstitiously on holding onto an archaic form of our language.

If you have a problem with the “archaic” words get a good dictionary. In addition never trust any dictionary or "Strong's" Concordance to give you the correct definition of any words that are of any spiritual significance. Study the Scriptures – comparing Scripture with Scripture when it comes to words that affect doctrine.

Yes, that is exactly what the devil has driven us to doing, George. Since the new versions were introduced we're all required to use dictionaries and other aids in order to understand ANY Bible, including the KJB which, if it had been updated regularly by God-appointed authorities, would have been accessible to all without such aids.

Originally Posted by Connie

Yes, that is exactly what the devil has driven us to doing, George. Since the new versions were introduced we're all required to use dictionaries and other aids in order to understand ANY Bible, including the KJB which, if it had been updated regularly by God-appointed authorities, would have been accessible to all without such aids.

Even if the KJB were to be "updated," study aids would still be indispensible for studying the scriptures. Weak argument.

Actually I agree with you, MDOC, about the need for study aids in any case. I suppose I went overboard trying to agree with George about how the new versions have imposed an unnecessary burden on Christians and got us relying on secondary sources that sometimes are more harm than help. However, I'm also thinking of a time when Christians had only the Bible, if that, and nothing else, which I think was the case for the majority of Christians at least since the Reformation. Of course illiteracy was also a problem for a lot of that time. They did have preachers, and if preachers were more reliable than they are today, that was their study aid.

Originally Posted by Connie

Actually I agree with you, MDOC, about the need for study aids in any case. I suppose I went overboard trying to agree with George about how the new versions have imposed an unnecessary burden on Christians and got us relying on secondary sources that sometimes are more harm than help. However, I'm also thinking of a time when Christians had only the Bible, if that, and nothing else, which I think was the case for the majority of Christians at least since the Reformation. Of course illiteracy was also a problem for a lot of that time. They did have preachers, and if preachers were more reliable than they are today, that was their study aid.

There was a time when the Patriarchs had nothing to study. They had only the relationship with God. But the study aids do help... and we do have the Word here. Makes you think: what are we missing here? Yeah, study aids might help, but it ain't to be equated with the scriptures as far as inspired. Good point.