Meanwhile, the KJB is STILL in the hands of the masses young and old, rich and poor, educated and ignorant in all countries and cultures of the world. It's STILL being mightily used of God as it has been for generations behind pulpits and on mission fields. STILL considered a literary masterpiece by even its harshest critics. The modern versions? They keep on coming and going, coming and going, over and over and over and over.....

It appears to me that some of you have been trying to kill a fly with a shotgun. I prefer a fly swatter. In other words - simplify. There's just as much truth in fewer words.

In the wilderness our Lord faced Satan and won the victory with the Word. In Matthew 4:4 He said that we should live by "every word" of God. Now, you shouldn't have to use a dictionary to understand these two words (I hope). In order for this statement to be true we MUST have "every word" or the Lord made a mistake. Personally, I believe what He said. That means God's Word MUST be preserved right down to the very words (as He promised to do). Personally, I think God is quite capable of doing that. I don't believe He is limited. Now, it isn't going to do me a bit of good to have His Word in anything other than English. That's all I speak. So, that's the ONLY way I can live by His "every word". Can you not see the absolute simplicity in all of this? Why complicate what our Lord has made so clear and plain?

It appears to me that some of you have been trying to kill a fly with a shotgun. I prefer a fly swatter. In other words - simplify. There's just as much truth in fewer words.

In the wilderness our Lord faced Satan and won the victory with the Word. In Matthew 4:4 He said that we should live by "every word" of God. Now, you shouldn't have to use a dictionary to understand these two words (I hope). In order for this statement to be true we MUST have "every word" or the Lord made a mistake. Personally, I believe what He said. That means God's Word MUST be preserved right down to the very words (as He promised to do). Personally, I think God is quite capable of doing that. I don't believe He is limited. Now, it isn't going to do me a bit of good to have His Word in anything other than English. That's all I speak. So, that's the ONLY way I can live by His "every word". Can you not see the absolute simplicity in all of this? Why complicate what our Lord has made so clear and plain?

The KJB translators were such masters of the English language when it was at its most eloquent and expressive in history. Have you ever noticed how the word "charity" is used rather than "love" in 1 Corinthians 13? Now, "love" could have been used as it is in other places in the Bible. So, why "charity" instead? Here, I think, is why. Charity is love made visible. Charity is love expressed. Charity is love seen. Anyone can say "I love you". Charity PROVES it! The KJB translators could have used either word. They chose to use the one that was the most meaningful for this great chapter of God's Word. The modern versions, although correct in using "love", miss the deeper meaning that the KJB translators wisely provided. This careful choosing of words was done throughout the KJB translation.

Evidently, Jim, you have ignored (on purpose?) my previous comments on Erasmus. It is good to get the whole truth, not just 1/2 or 3/4 of it on a subject.

And what's all this about Shakespeare and the classics??? The almost total absence of such wonderfully brilliant literature from our society is one reason that the minds of so many people are filled with nonsensical rubbish.