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| | *'''Received Text Only''': Adherents believe the Hebrew Masoretic and Greek Textus Receptus are the supernaturally inspired texts (over others), and refuse to accept any translation not based on those texts. A notable adherent is [[David Cloud]], head of Way of Life (an Independent Baptist publishing house based in Canada).<ref>https://www.wayoflife.org/about/statement.html</ref><ref>https://www.wayoflife.org/database/king_james_only.html</ref> | | *'''Received Text Only''': Adherents believe the Hebrew Masoretic and Greek Textus Receptus are the supernaturally inspired texts (over others), and refuse to accept any translation not based on those texts. A notable adherent is [[David Cloud]], head of Way of Life (an Independent Baptist publishing house based in Canada).<ref>https://www.wayoflife.org/about/statement.html</ref><ref>https://www.wayoflife.org/database/king_james_only.html</ref> |
| | *'''The Inspired KJV Group''': Adherents believe in "double inspiration" (i.e. both the Hebrew Masoretic/Greek Textus Receptus and the KJV are supernaturally inspired). Their view can be summarized as "The KJV Alone = The Word of God Alone". The [[Independent Baptist]] publication ''[[The Sword of the Lord]]'' officially holds to this position.<ref>http://www.swordofthelord.com/beliefs.php</ref> | | *'''The Inspired KJV Group''': Adherents believe in "double inspiration" (i.e. both the Hebrew Masoretic/Greek Textus Receptus and the KJV are supernaturally inspired). Their view can be summarized as "The KJV Alone = The Word of God Alone". The [[Independent Baptist]] publication ''[[The Sword of the Lord]]'' officially holds to this position.<ref>http://www.swordofthelord.com/beliefs.php</ref> |
| − | *'''The KJV as New Revelation''': Adherents believe that where the KJV differs from the Greek/Hebrew, the differences are "advanced revelation". This view is commonly referred to (sometimes pejoratively) as "Ruckmanism" after its founder, the late [[Peter Ruckman]]. This group is highly vocal of their viewpoint, often dominating KJV discussion groups on social media. | + | *'''The KJV as New Revelation''': Adherents believe that where the KJV differs from the Greek/Hebrew, the differences are "advanced revelation". This view is commonly referred to (sometimes pejoratively) as "Ruckmanism" after its founder, the late [[Peter Ruckman]]. |
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| − | Adherents in the first three groups generally would not oppose a modern translation from the underlying texts of the KJV (though surprisingly they refuse to accept NKJV as such a translation in some instances), while those in the latter two groups are adamant that no modern translation is needed. | + | Adherents in the first three groups generally would not oppose a modern translation from the underlying texts of the KJV (though surprisingly they refuse to accept NKJV as such a translation in some instances), while those in the latter two groups are adamant that no modern translation is needed. Those in the latter two camps are highly vocal of their position on social media platforms and elsewhere; they will not hesitate to attack anyone who opposes even a small portion of their viewpoint.<ref>As an example, KJV Only advocate David Cloud, in reviewing Gail Riplinger's ''New Age Bible Versions'', pointed out numerous issues with the book, though he generally agreed with much of it; he was accused of "character assassination", "sowing discord among brethren", and being "[s]omeone who can’t see the numerous Catholic slants in the new versions ... couldn’t see a bowling ball in a bathtub at high noon on a sunny day". See https://www.wayoflife.org/database/newagebibleversions.html</ref> |
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| | As a consequence, some KJV Only advocates publicly go so far as to state that if any other translation besides the KJV was used in the soul winning process, then the potential convert was not genuinely saved.<ref>https://www.christianforums.com/threads/incorruptible-seed-or-no-salvation-without-kjv.4519056/</ref> However, others in the KJV Only movement would consider someone led to Christ using a different translation to be genuinely saved.<ref>http://samgipp.com/answerbook/?page=18.htm</ref> | | As a consequence, some KJV Only advocates publicly go so far as to state that if any other translation besides the KJV was used in the soul winning process, then the potential convert was not genuinely saved.<ref>https://www.christianforums.com/threads/incorruptible-seed-or-no-salvation-without-kjv.4519056/</ref> However, others in the KJV Only movement would consider someone led to Christ using a different translation to be genuinely saved.<ref>http://samgipp.com/answerbook/?page=18.htm</ref> |