The Letter Killeth...

Few years ago, I stumbled upon one of the pages of the KJV-Only movement. I was naive, a sincere seeker, and in my infinite ignorance, I believed what they said, that KJV is the "perfect" Bible translation. I remember forwarding the KJV-Only links to my friends and family.

Since I tend to look past the negatives, I dismissed the consistent (red flag) venom that emitted from the KJV-Only crowd, when it came to defending this particular version. Fortunately, I did not stop seeking. And I soon found out that I was merely being a puppet of an organized agenda, which was not rooted in love.

Upon further seeking, I found out that "inerrancy" is nothing but a myth. Among other sources, the book - 'King James Only Controversy, The: Can You Trust Modern Translations?', by James R. White - helped me pop the KJV-only bubble.

The letter killeth, it's the Spirit that gives life, no matter what book we read. God cannot be contained in the Bible or a particular translation. He speaks to us in a myriad of ways, daily.

Clarity

I like clarity. Instead of blindly accepting the commonly accepted interpretations, it is nice to see what the written texts actually mean. I have several versions of the Bible, and each I time I purchased a version, it was to get a better clarity on the written text. But unless I am well versed in Hebrew and Greek (which I am not), my understanding would be limited.  The other day, I "stumbled upon" the Strong's Concordance. There was a time when I used to think Strong's Concordance was for the "theologian" types. But a quick thumb through showed me that it is an invaluable tool. I repeat, a tool. The revelation comes from the Holy Spirit; not from a book, a particular version or a language.

Here is the link to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance online. I have also added the link under 'Scripture Resources' on the right column of this blog.

The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Red-Letter Edition) [Hardcover] can be purchased from this link (Amazon Affiliate*). 

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