Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Why I turned to the KJ translation...


BUT here is a simple reason this student of God's word chooses the KJ translation...
Here is the one reason that led me back to the KJ translation. This one reason is more than enough for a village bumpkin like me.

Romans 3:22
KJT - Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

NKJV - even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;

NIV - This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,

NAS - even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;

RSV - the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:

ESV - the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:

Compare also these passages:

Galatians 2:16, 2:20, 3:22; Philippian 3:9
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The righteousness of God's provision for your justification before Him:
- is it through your faith in Christ, or
- is it by the faith of Christ?

The righteousness of God's own provision for your salvation,
- is it through your believing act in Christ, or
- is it by Christ's faithfulness in His work of redemption?

Is it through some acts of yours, or is it by the fidelity and faithfulness OF Christ?
See this link for the meaning of faith - https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm

The former is just a fable, a fiction;
The latter is the gospel truth.

May our Lord open your eyes to the same. Amen

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p/s 
[I have used all the above translations, in addition to the GNB (Good News Bible, a poor paraphrase but in simple English, the first Bible given to me at an evangelistic meeting in my secondary school in the early 70s.), except the ESV. I was wise enough not to waste scarce resources on that. By early 2000, I was becoming increasingly aware of the great differences in the various translations.) 

Seeing the STARK difference between "through man's faith in Christ," and "by Christ's faithfulness" in justification and salvation was the watershed. The very essence of the gospel is involved. 

I was deterred from using the KJ translation for a while through the popular LIE that the tortuous old English of the KJ translation is a monumental hurdle for a non-English reader like me. It is a complete lie of the devils and his minions. 

 p/ss

On Feb 7,  2020, a man inquired whether I'm a kjv-only man.

My brief reply:
I really appreciate your frankness.
Though the church uses the KJV, we are far from being KJV-only.
We are not only not qualified to take such a position, but it is also needless to take that position. You would smile if you know the reason why we ended up using the KJV. It is explained in this short article here - https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2015/12/why-i-turned-to-kjb.html 

When I do raise the issue of translations, it is to observe how each translation is conveying different meanings.

I'm a simple and down-to-earth man. No, KJV is never a condition for friendship or fellowship. I often remind people, some KJV-only folks are thorough Arminians.

May the Lord bless us unto mutual edification.
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