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GUEST
ARTICLE
THE KJV ONLY CULT
Part 2
The KJV Only (KJVO)
cult is comprised of highly divisive people who make extreme
and ludicrous declarations about the KJV in their efforts
to exalt it as being the only word of God. This
belief is the very foundation of KJVO, but it is also
proof that such people have given little or no serious
thought to their own position, for to say such is also
to imply there was no word of God before 1611. To
be aware of this implication discredits the whole KJV Only
foundation, for obviously the word of God was available
for over 1500 years without the KJV.
A Salvation Issue!
It gets much worse,
though. Before I proceed, please know that we readily acknowledge
that there definitely are some
fine Christians who use the KJV. There is a big difference,
however, between them and those in this cult. If you think I’m being too harsh on these KJVO people to say they are
in a cult, please ponder this fact—they
have exalted the use of the KJV to a salvation issue. Some will openly teach it is, but others do it indirectly and in a way
that is not clear to everyone. Nonetheless, they still
think the use of the KJV is a salvation issue.
Here’s How
Here is how they
do it. Oftentimes, the KJVO people will cite the following
reference to warn non-KJV Bible users about these
other [per]versions (as they call them) that have left
out words:
For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any
man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him
the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man
shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,
God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and
out of the holy city, and from the things which
are written in this book (Rev. 22:18,19, KJV).
Apparently, the
KJVO people think Rev. 22:18,19 had no relevancy for
about 1,500 years until 1611 when the KJV was first translated.
Also, please know that passage is referring to nothing
less than salvation itself. How can we be sure? If one has his part (name) taken out of the book
of life, then he will be thrown into the lake of
fire (Rev. 20:15). Other translations say the tree
of life instead of the book of life, but either
way it is still referring to salvation. We know
this because the tree of life is in the paradise of
God (Rev. 2:7) and if you don’t enter the Holy City
(New Jerusalem), or the paradise of God where the tree
of life is (Rev. 22:2), then you will be thrown into
the lake of fire. There is no third choice. Also, ponder
this:
Blessed are those who wash their
robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life
and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are
the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral,
the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and
practices falsehood (Rev. 22:14,15).
To be outside, as
verse 15 says, is to be outside the city of New
Jerusalem. The ones who will be there are also cited and
described in that same verse. By comparing Rev. 21:8 with
Rev. 22:15 their destiny is revealed to be in the
lake of fire.
Again, the KJVO
people cite Rev. 22:18,19 to counter Christians who use
some other translation, but that passage is referring
to salvation itself. Hence, the people who apply
that Scripture in this manner are saying that using the
KJV is a salvation issue, which makes that message
both a false gospel and cultic (because it has a wrong
plan of salvation).
[By the way,
many of these KJV Onlyites also believe in the heresy
of eternal security. They apparently have
completely missed the meaning and context of Rev. 22:18,19.
When John wrote that warning it was written to Christians,
as is the rest of Revelation. He gave them a type
of warning about losing salvation that would be impossible
if eternal security was true. Hence, John’s theology
could not have included eternal security. It is
impossible.]
Dan Corner
Evangelical Outreach
PO Box 265, Washington, PA 15301
http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/kjvonly2.htm
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