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Almost KJV Only ?

Come on, you can admit it to yourself. No one is here reading this but you !

You’re almost there ! You can see from your own research that you are ending up

agreeing with the position that the King James Version is the best version, and

you can also agree that the modern versions are corrupt and translated from corrupted manuscripts.

You have studied the issues about the KJV-Preference position. You know that the objective information supports the conclusion, especially concerning English-language translation that, the King James Version is the most recent version which is translated from the Greek Texts and Manuscripts that have been used historically by the Church since the time of Jesus Christ and his Apostles & Disciples sitting down to write the Holy Word of God under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

You’ve had a chance to actually look and read the King James Version. You know that there are plenty of study tools for the King James Version. You know that there are many concordances, and bible dictionaries, and word studies, and commentaries written specifically for the King James Version. So a person can become very well spiritually equipped for life using a King James Bible.

You know that men of the True Christian Faith have used the King James Version for centuries. You know that many of them who held to this view paid for it with their lives, and that the King James Version represents the triumph of freedom over the forces of Institutional Repression.

Because you have studied the KJV for yourself - You know that the argument that the KJV is hard to understand is a “fake” argument. You know that it really is not that hard to buy a dictionary or go online or find a dictionary in the Library in order to look up the words used in the KJV. You also know that most of those who say it is hard to understand are - well, men. Women usually like poetry and the language of poetry, which the KJV reflects (the language of Shakespeare).

If men will agree to lead (in spiritual matters) and stop being lazy, then both men and women will have a much easier time, including in their own personal spiritual walk.

You also realize that no matter which version you use, you would have to be doing this in any case, through personal study and Bible studies - if you are a serious student of God’s Word. You have enough experience to know that real study does take work, that Bible Study is also one of the areas where “the more effort you put into something, the more you will get out of it.”

And you are coming to reject the arguments of the Professional Christian Lazy Class, that group of people who insist on being spoon-fed everything spiritual because they 1. Do not care enough about God to study His Word and 2. Do not really want to fall in love with the Lord Jesus Christ through the Bible.

You know that although others may not walk in your path, that these are conclusions you have come to, and the time is coming when you will not only have to make a choice about which version to use, but also about How to Defend your choice to use the KJV as the best and most Accurate English Text.

What is to be done ? What can you do to prepare yourself to better make the transition from other corrupt version(s) to the King James ?

7 Key Factors you should Consider

1. Make a commitment that within the next 3 months, you will try to take real time to learn how to defend your choice of Bible Versions and how to explain to others the basis (& documentation) for your choice

Also Make a commitment to set a timetable to establish whether or not your church desires to look into the issue of the reasons why the Modern Versions are corrupt. As long as they are willing to actively investigate and read and conduct research on this issue, consider working with them. You may play a great part in helping others to understand the issues in the KJV-Preference debate. You may be influencing your church and several other churches (through your pastor) about this. Pray to be aware of the Spiritual dangers and blind spots as you seek to walk uprightly and stand up for the truth. This may be new to you. But it is not new to the Lord. He desires your success and your wisdom in this issue and how it is handled, just as much as you do.

You may find that there are several leaders, elders and pastors who are sympathetic to your information about the KJV-Preference position, but they do know either what public positions to take, or how to go about communicating this to their friends or to their board of elders. Do not approach people and church leaders with the presumption that they are either against truth or against your position.

There is a need for much wisdom and much diplomacy about this issue. Also remember that many pastors have a very negative impression about KJV-Only people. This battle was raging 20 years ago, and they may not be aware of how much NEW information has surfaced in the past few years about a) the corruption of others versions and b) the accuracy of the KJV and its underlying Greek and Hebrew Texts.

2. Obtain or Borrow books about the various Bible Translations and learn what the strengths and the weaknesses of other translations are, compared to the King James Version. While not all of these sources or books listed below are perfect, we would still recommend that you purchase, obtain or borrow the following books:

Note: You can find a summary of many of these books on our Recommended

Books page at this website.

- The King James Version (and preferably one earlier than 1950 - some of the newer KJV Editions are being altered, even though they say they are not).

(If you are a Calvinist/Reformed/Protestant and/or standard Evangelical, consider a 1917 King James with Scoffield Notes). Beware of Bibles that say that they are using either a “revised Scoffield” notes or the “Scofield System”. Usually, these are clues that the Notes themselves are not the notes of Scoffield and that they have been changed and altered.

- The Battle for the Bible by Harold Lindsell

Eager to represent our position, we must ensure that we do notattempt to substitute

eagerness or zeal for accuracy, detail, and factual learning.

The Battle for the Bible is one of the books which is crucial to understanding why the Battle for the KJV is so significant, and what the implications are, for Christianity and the future of Seminaries (and therefore Pastoral Training and Churches). Seminaries will almost never recommend this scholarly well written book about Fuller Seminary (and others), but it remains indispensable to the wider picture of why the KJV remains the only text for those who do not compromise truth.

This book is also important to help today’s pastors understand how many

Evangelical Leaders Knowingly departed from the Truth, and chose to

pursue credentials at the expense of the Bible, Theology, Historic Christianity, and most Christians.

This is one of the books that Fuller Seminary probably wishes never had been written.

- The Revision Revised by John William Burgon (Dean Burgon)

This is probably the second book that Fuller Theological Seminary wishes

had never been written. Often calumniated, but never refuted, this work

remains the pre-eminent explanation of just how and by what methods

Westcott and Hort deliberately emasculated the Bible both in their Greek

and in their English Bible versions.

- Which Version by Munro

Facts about the RSV.

- The Jesus Papyrus (best selling recent paperback - explains what some

of the methods used by the UBS (United Bible Societies) are inconsistent

with modern science and papyrology.

- The Textus Receptus of 1551 by Stephens

- The Textus Receptus of Elzevier of 1624/1633

- The Massoretic Text of the Old Testament (email for more info)

- What does the NIV have against Jesus ? by Salisby

Most people do not understand the “big deal” about the differences between the NIV and the KJV until they see the 2 versions side by side. This book is very useful in pointing out the angles of what exactly was omitted from each specific Bible verse. Hundreds of Specific Examples.

- Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow by Constance Cumbey

If you do not read Hidden Dangers, don’t expect to understand what the

Bible Versions controversies are about. If you do take a few moments

And read this book, you will be much more effectively prepared for

the debate and any of the implications.

- The Gospel Under Siege by Zane Hodges @ 1981

- Please note: Do NOT obtain the Greek New Testament according to the Majority Text by Zane Hodges & Arthur Fartsad.

This text is supposed to be the Greek Majority Text, but it turns out it may only be The sub-standard work of Von Soden, who only collated around 440 manuscripts Leaving out many other substantive manuscripts. We are still investigating this. We will provide you with more answers as soon as we have anything to report.

- New Age Bible Versions by Gail Riplinger

(If you object to our citation of this book, email us for the reasons why we cite this book).

- The King James Version Defended by Edward F. Hills

(Don’t hate him just because he was a Rhodes Scholar)

- The Beautiful Side of Evil by Joanna Michaelson

- The NIV Reconsidered: A Fresh Look at a Popular Translation

by Zane Hodges & Earl Radmacher

- Between Christ and Satan by Kurt Koch

The works of Kurt Koch are usually very good in helping us to understand

some of the dynamics involved in real spiritual warfare and how

- The Adversary & Overcoming the Adversary by M. Bubek

(moody press ?) - Great books on the Mechanics of Bible-based

non-sensational Spiritual Warfare.

- Samuel Rutherford and his Friends by Faith Cook - @ 1992

Books from /or on the Other Side of the Debate

We further recommend that you obtain books from or about the opposition or which document their work.

[Even our enemies & opponents will admit we are training you well, by helping to make you aware of the manuscripts and Greek Texts which they attempt to defend.]

- The Greek Nestle Aland UBS Red Cover New Testament

(Which is what almost all Protestant Pastors are indoctrinated with, even though this is a Catholic Text). [available at any place of Heresy, including

your local seminary]

- The Greek Text of Westcott & Hort

This is the Greek Text which Westcott & Hort officially published in 1881. It has been republished several times. It closely agrees with the Nestle-Aland Text, because this is one of the two main manuscripts on which the Nestle-Aland UBS [corrupt] Greek New Testament text is based on.

- The Critical 8^th Edition Greek New Testament of Constantin Von Tischendorf

This is harder to obtain though several versions have briefly appeared over the years. The Greek Text is the same whether this is the Edition Major or Edition Minor of this work. (Only the Major Text has the footnotes). This is the other main manuscript on which the Nestle Aland UBS [corrupt] Greek New Testament Text is based .

Basically Tischendorf went away on several trips, and came back and made up his own New Testament. Just compare his 8^th Edition with the Textus Receptus of Stephens or Elzevier. The 8^th Edition of the Greek Text of von Tischendorf differs in more than 3500 places from his 7^th Edition of his own Greek New Testament, which was still mostly based on the Textus Receptus.

- The Occult Establishment by James Webb

You will probably not see the point until after you read the two books which we Recommend here, but there is no point in talking about the occult background of several of the translators of the Modern Bible Versions (including Westcott & Hort) if you are not familiar with the background in which they existed, conducted their lives, formed their friendships, and pursued darkness. Most of the people mentioned in this book had careers which have had great impact on American

Society and American Culture (T.S. Elliot, Ezra Pound, Darwin, Marx, Aveling, William James, Pierce, Dewey, etc). If you do not learn and know the facts, you will certainly not be able to present them to others. The other anti-KJV side will not inform you about the Occult or Demonic connections and studies of Westcott and Hort, because they want to pretend that these connections do not exist.

- The Occult Underground by James Webb

The points made about Webb’s other book are also valid about this one. You will probably not see the point of the research on Westcott, Hort and others until after you read the two books of Professor James Webb

If you do not learn and know the facts, you cannot present them to others. This book presents different information not available in the

Occult Establishment, Webb’s other book on this topic.

- The Aquarian Conspiracy by Marylin Ferguson

IN the 1980s, Attorney Constance Cumbey wrote a book about the New Age Movement. 20 Years later, read the Aquarian Conspiracy which is written by New Agers for New Agers. Find out for yourself what they say about conspiracy, what they say about organizing, and how they planned to subvert Christianity. Why not read the facts from the horse’s mouth ? Get the work of Marylin Ferguson and find the conclusions and the documentation to substantiate it.

3. Know the objections of Institutional Christianity to what you are doing

Remember that there are many forces and personal interests at work in the battle for Bible Versions. We are referring here to personal motives about WHY it would be in someone’s interests to continue to “suggest” to you, that you not use a King James Version.

Understand that many people have jobs at stake in this conflict. Not only do many pastors have a personal stake in this conflict, but many pastors also have ties to their Seminaries. They do not want to believe that their Seminaries could have been mistaken, so they do not want to agree with you (because of what the implications of this agreement could mean to them). [By the way, you may want to ask your pastor/youth pastor just where they went to College/Bible College/ Seminary just to make sure that you know, so that this can help you to learn maybe a bit more about what their bias might be].

Most Pastors and Leaders cannot find fault with the KJV, and they will not criticize you openly for using it. What they will have a much bigger problem with

is the suggestion that the OTHER version that they use is a Wrong or Inaccurate version. This is a big problem for pastors, especially those who do not want to learn the facts about the KJV/Other Versions debate.

Many Pastors teach at seminaries that are against the KJV-only position. Many Pastors have contracts to write as authors, with publishing houses that have an anti KJV-Only position.

Seminaries have a very strong vested interest in making sure that the KJV-only side of the Bible Versions debate does not triumph. Just think how many jobs could be lost if the Seminaries had to admit that they were wrong, or fire certain professors for mistakenly convincing others to believe that certain corrupt Greek Manuscripts were the rights one to follow and depend on.

More than any other institution, Seminaries and Seminary Professors hate to admit that they are wrong, even if the face of overwhelming documentation that they are. Princeton Seminary fired Greshem Machen in 1929 not because he was wrong, but because he was right ! (Since then, they have gone downhill much farther).

Seminaries depend on their Alumni and on Foundations for Grants and Funds to keep their projects going and to pay the salaries of the Professors. The funds that students pay to attend are only a portion of what actually funds a seminary. Imagine the anger and frustration of the Alumni to be told “Oh, by the way, yes you came here to learn more about the Word of God, but we were teaching you from the wrong manuscripts, those that were historically rejected by the Christian Church”. That is an almost impossible admission to make for a seminary. And the desire that Seminary Professors have to keep their stratified ranking orders about which professor deserves more tenure or money than other professors - only serves to re-enforce the idea that Seminaries do not want their house-of-cards to fall.

[By the way, XOFC is NOT anti-Seminary. We just think that it is time to recognize some of the real factors in explaining to laymen why Many Seminaries no longer have a real interest in teaching Real Christian History or True & Historic Protestant Doctrines or in using Greek Manuscripts used by the Historic Christian Church. We want the facts to be exposed for the public to be able to understand WHY younger Pastors are often no longer preaching the truth, because their Seminaries are teaching them that they can never even find the Truth, let alone teach it].

Democracy might be coming to another country. It certainly has hit most areas of society. In many ways, Hierarchy does not exist or exists far less than it used to. Many medical doctors are now having to deal with these dilemmas, now that Patients can find out for themselves all the things that Doctors used to keep to themselves [this point however, does not apply to your medical records that Doctors continue to give not only to you, but to all sorts of other information-selling companies as well]. The point here is that democracy has not arrived yet on most Seminary campuses. They say that it has, they pretend it does. But unlike secular professors in Liberal Arts colleges, most Seminary professors are not interested in real debates. They are much more interested in creating the perception that they are all-seeing and all-knowing, and that they are above questioning, above reproach.

Frankly this seems to be a rather Idolatrous position. It is one thing to insist that students have some level of information before allowing for debate. It is another matter to continue to attempt to repress certain aspects of debate (such as Bible Debates/Manuscript issues) merely because Professors hope that the students will be as ignorant as they were - when they first attended Seminary.

While mouthing and professing Faith in God, it is very hard for professors to acknowledge that their points of view may be mistaken, especially if this occurs because students can get their hands on manuscripts that the Professors never used to be able to, when they first were young Seminary students. After all, they had to take the word of the professor at face value. Why should the students of today not ALSO be compelled to do this ?

The answer is that if both the professor and the students are seeking truth, the result common to both is that the Professors are willing to share their sources and their documentation for the assertions and claims that they make - because this would help the students become better academic students (and better students of the Bible). But most Seminary Professors are not secure enough for this, and most of them are afraid of actively doing this. (So pray for them, at least before confronting them).

Does bad company corrupt good morals ? Do bad professors corrupt good theology ?

The question is: are the professors willing to let go of the pre-supposition that they are the standard by which Biblical evidence is evaluated, and let the evidence speak for itself ? Remember that for decades, many seminary professors never even looked at the KJV-Preference Textual Evidence. They simply pretended that there was none, and continued to ignore it.

Essentially many Seminary professors take the same position and approach on the KJV, that secular professors take to those who Dare to say that Evolution might not be a correct theory, and that the facts of science might agree more with creation. Seminary professors often treat KJV-Preference students the same way that Evolutionist professors treat creationists. This is simply a distancing tactic to avoid having the debate about whose claims to truth and accuracy are superior (and historically accurate), and what the conclusions should be on the basis of objective evidence.

Eventually, professors will claim to have looked at the evidence, and “based on the evidence”, the Textus Receptus should be rejected. Wait !...Are we saying that professors at seminaries would lie or distort the truth, even intentionally ? Let us be sure that we are understood: YES, we are absolutely saying that ! (Oh Wait, there goes that Idolatry of Professorship attitude again ...). There is plenty of evidence to show that professors routinely cover-up, avoid and oppress points of view that they disagree with (not the least manner in which this is done is by threatening bad grades). But professors who take this weak approach in dealing with Truth are finding that their students are less and less deceived merely by the claim of the professors to have studied the issues.

Most of them simply have not. This becomes obvious when you ask them about the lives or biases of the original Textual Critics (Bengel, Semler, Wettstein, Griesbach, etc ), and most of them are entirely unfamiliar either with the lives of these men, their pre-suppositions or their work. {how would they be familiar ? most Professors do not know how to do biographical research, and most of them also know Greek or Hebrew, but not the German, French or Latin that most of the European Textual Critics which assaulted the Bible wrote in}.

How then can the Seminary Professors claim to know about the manuscripts without understanding the theological point of view of those who collated it ?

Ask an Old Testament or professor of Hebrew (in a Seminary) to tell you where the Old Testament text used by modern versions comes from. Most have NO idea. But if they do, ask them about the lives and biases of Kittel...again most of them have NO idea.

This is a growing problem, that professors who claim to lead the students to truth and to the study of the Word of God, have No idea about how (by which manuscripts) the Word of God which they profess to revere and love - came to them.

4. Realize the objections of your Pastor or Youth Pastor in your church or sphere of influence that do not Want you to make this change

As we said earlier, most Pastors and Leaders cannot find fault with the KJV, and they will not criticize you openly for using it. What they will have a much bigger problem with is the suggestion that the OTHER version that they use is a Wrong or Innacurate version. This is a big problem for pastors, especially those who do not want to learn the facts about the KJV/NIV/Other Versions debate.

This remains a huge problem for Pastors. They make the claim (by virtue of their profession) that they seek truth. Yet to point out to them that maybe the version that they are using is the wrong version - might be understood (by some pastors) to suggest that they have not been truth-seeking enough. Humble Pastors who love God will welcome the enthusiasm of someone who truly loves the Lord and wants to learn about Him, from accurate Bible versions which can instruct us in the Real Words of the Lord and in those manuscripts that have been used by the Church for all of its existence. Humble and truth-seeking Pastors will rejoice that they finally have found someone who loves the truth (you), and has come to them to suggest a Bible study to determine which texts are the Word of God and how we can find this out, and stand on Solid Ground instead of sinking sand.

But speaking Frankly, there does not seem to be an abundance of Humble Pastors. Pastors who have genuine humility are usually willing to admit that they were mistaken [in areas where they really were]. Many Protestant Pastors today say that they believe that their congregations are equal to them (formally known as the Doctrine of the Priesthood of all Believers {a doctrine that the Catholic Hierarchy prays that no Catholic will ever find out about} ), but when members of the congregations actually ask them to explain their doctrines, pastors often grow impatient with being put on the spot, and being forced to doctrines which they should have already learned and known, but they did not realize it.

We would encourage all of you who deal with Pastors about these issues to first attempt to speak with them privately first, if only because this is the Biblical and wise thing to do. Pastors often need time to reflect on many of these issues. And they are not simple issues. There are many implications of agreeing to a KJV-Preference position that Pastors have to think through. (But do try to get the Pastor to set a concrete date on which to meet him, or by which he will have considered these issues). Even if they were to agree with both a) all of the information and b) all of the conclusions that you may present, they still will probably have to deal with their Church Board(s) or Board of Elders. It is usually the Board of Elders that set the functional policies on Bible Versions within each Church.

For this reason, it may be wise to approach individually those who are on the Board of Elders and expect to talk with them first about this issue. It would be wise to pray about how to best approach this.

Also expect your copies of books and documentation to disappear. We are not making this up. Many well meaning people forget to return books or documents that are necessary to a well developed presentation of the evidence on this subject. Plan ahead by having extra copies and making photocopies of your most significant documents. Release photocopies, but do not release original documentation. IF you can financially afford it, consider Giving several copies of books away. People are often more inclined to look at what is theirs to keep, because those people can underline their own copies and make notes. This also helps people feel less pressure to return items (which might have been accidentally misplaced).

If, however you feel led by the Lord to release original copies, then by all means, do so.

5. Realize the objections of personal friends or other people in your church or sphere of influence that do not Want you to make this change

This is often the crux of the matter. Adults often do not have a lot of friends. They work hard to find a place to attend Church, and a place to fit in, and if they are lucky, a place even to enjoy. This idea of Truth-seeking is often very controversial

to those who have taken “friendship” “community” or “sharing” as their highest value. “Can’t you just shut up about the truth, and then we can all get along ?” is the response you might get.

You can expect some of your most ardent and strongest critics and criticisms to come from your friends (or your family). But you have to remember that the Lord and his disciples were criticized also. It is those who do not stand for something that will fall for anything. There should be no question that if you love or seek truth, you will pay a price. That is part of the legitimate cost and investment of believing in Jesus Christ.

This might be new to you. But it is not new to the True Christian Faith. Christians who take a stand should expect to be opposed by those whose interests do not line up with the Bible and the pursuit of Truth. Those who disagree with you or your position and who also love the Lord, should and will be willing to sit down and lovingly discuss the objections that they have. If you are properly prepared and humble, you will have the opportunity that the Lord opens to you, to explain the reasons for your faith and the Hope that is within you, and the difference that it makes for a person who relies on fake or counterfeit manuscripts.

Those who both love the Lord and love Truth should be willing to sit down and take a look at the evidence, and we should also be willing to look at their evidence, as long as they are patient in listening to you as well. Progress is made usually far more on the basis of a dialogue than on the basis of a monologue.

If you find others who agree with you and say that they have “always” agreed with you, you may want to ask them why they did not share this with you earlier. It is important to develop an attitude of helping others to take a stand in the areas where taking a stand can be most difficult (with or around their friends). Read the work of Dean Burgon (who is John William Burgon), Joanna Michaelson or Kurt Koch or Samuel Rutherford. Learn about Spiritual opposition, and how to victoriously prepare and overcome it.

Taking a stand does not have to be difficult, but it is important to determine and make a mental decision not to let Fear stand in the way or as an obstacle. Saying that we do not fear the opinion of men is one thing. Proving it by our actions is quite another. This is the process of learning how to be spiritually stronger and how to use that strength.

6. Understand how other people perceive the “KJV-Only” people (and work to change that by educating them)

You may be new to the KJV-Preference Debate. (Some of us at XOFC are). But some of these debates were fought 20 or more years ago. Some of the "KJV-only" advocates did not handle these debates well - back then. They were not familiar with their own subjects, and they did not have ready documentation. Much more documentation has come to light in the past 10 years, and KJV-Preference individuals and organizations continue to research and learn. More progress is made each month by KJV-preference people - helped largely by the other side, by heretics who continue to produce Bible versions far worse than merely their original transgressions.

However, Pastors, Elders and Professors remember the days of 20 years ago, but they do not know that the documentation and the evidence has shifted much more to the side of the KJV, and that science, history and archeology have also substantively shifted to the KJV-preference side (through forensic areas such as

Paleography, Computerized Handwriting analysis, Spectroscopic analysis of manuscripts, etc).

Many of them do not know or understand that the modern Bible versions disagree with 95% of the Bible Manuscripts that have been found so far, including those found in the 20^th century. Look down at the second half of this page. This comes from the Book Which Version by Mauro

We hope that you did not miss that "point # 1" under the Summary above.

You may have to re-educate many of these leaders and pastors to help them understand that the KJV-preference view of today is not based on the evidence from 20 years ago. So expect opposition, and continue to remain calm, professional and refer to the documentation. Again, the documentation largely speaks for itself. If the modern version advocates will make decisions on the basis of evidence (and not emotionalism), substantial progress will continue to be made. We see more and more evidence of this each month.

One of the ways to overcome this is to suggest a Bible study in order to study the evidence for and against the KJV-Preference position. This would allow you to have a forum in which to explain, and it would allow others to have a forum for their questions, and to take a look at the documentation.

7. Respond to the “Borrowed Credibility”of others and insist on Personal Research

Many Pastors don’t even realize why they do what they do, but many of them have concluded that KJV-Only people are poorly educated ignorant people, because someone else informed that Pastor of what his conclusion “aught” to be.

Most pastors have not studied for themselves whether or not the KJV is the only Bible in English that supports the ancient Bible Manuscripts. Most pastors have not studied for themselves exactly which of the Greek or Hebrew manuscripts are the Good ones and which are the Corrupt ones. No, most of the pastors never thought that they could have enough information about this to arrive - at their own conclusion.

So, many of them did what most of us do: They asked a friend. If the friend told them that Gail Riplinger’s book was bad, then that is the position they took. If another friend told them that the work of James White was the best, then this is what they agreed to believe.

This is what is known as “borrowed credibility”. It means that a source of authority (such as a pastor) borrows the credibility of someone that he trusts in, in order to arrive at a conclusion, which is not his personal conclusion arrived at,

on the basis of his own personal research.

Most pastors do not think that they can sort out the issues around Textual Criticism or Manuscripts. Do you Remember that this is what their Seminary Professors told them ??? They accepted that false belief a long time ago, and now that false belief serves to keep them subject to the “Presumed Credibility” of their old professor.

This is another way of saying that they were tricked (perhaps inadvertently) into relying on the opinions of others, because they agreed with others that their own opinion would not be credible enough.

Times have changed. The People today are much better informed. The experts are no longer nearly so “expert” as they once tried to tell us they were. And nowhere is this more true than in Seminary (despite the best efforts of certain professors to prevent this).

We call on Pastors, Elders, Deacons, Parachurch and other Church Leaders to begin the process of serious, strong and sustained questioning of all of the professors in Seminary, to establish the truth and veracity of their claims to greater authority or basis for the conclusions that they have fed their well meaning and naive students.

As a new researcher, as a truth-seeker, and as a fellow believer, it is our job to help others understand the basis upon which they have arrived at the conclusions they claim to hold. When we are involved in discussions with others about the KJV and/or the KJV-Only position, we must learn to ask (concerning their objections), “did you do the research on this yourself” ?

If they state that Westcott & Hort were not occultists, the question should be: