Part 3
Having established some background as to how I got into the Bible version issue, and the importance of having a "Final Authority", in this final post I will explain why I believe the King James Bible alone meets this requirement. (If you missed the first two posts, you can see them here - Part 1 and here - Part 2). As this post could quickly get very long, I will only give an overview of the main points, rather than attempting to go into details over each one. |
| "Bible Mountain" by Peter S. Ruckman |
This question can be answered by addressing another question - “Which Bible would/does the Lord God Himself endorse?” If God inspired the Book in the first place, and then preserved it throughout all history (HIS-story), then surely there must be some evidence of which version He has blessed. With this in mind, let us examine some of the clues given.
Authorization -
Ecclesiastes 8:4 states that “Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?” The King James Bible is the only Bible today that was authorized by a king. Hence, it is commonly referred to as the AV 1611 (Authorized Version 1611). Personally, I view this as God's official stamp of approval.
Authorship -
The KJV has never been copyrighted. All subsequent “Bible” versions have. Unlike the KJV, you have to pay or get permission to quote or copy more than a set amount from new versions. Much financial profit is being made of them because of this (1 Timothy 6:10). These copyrights also imply human, not Divine author/ownership. If God truly is the Author, is it not a slander and injustice against Him to claim authorship and then collect the profits?