AnaBaptist's and The KJV?

[AnaBaptistPat]

Do they use it? or no? :scratch:

[vespasia]

At work * I use which ever bible will help a person begin to grasp concepts of God be that the Lion Graphic Bible or The message, The Street or The amplified or NKJV or whatever version I can lay my hands on fast that can begin to meet anothers needs.

For myself I am currrently using the amplified and NKJV in parity simply because I prefer the words used.

[MrJim]

I use a Scofield KJV...it was a gift given to me a few weeks after my conversion. I've had it now for nearly 20 years and though I'm not a premil/pretrib sort of guy, it's got all my notes and I can find things in there faster than another bible. I'm actually a huge NKJV fan, bought a New Geneva Study Bible (NKJV) in my Calvinist days, and bought a Thompson's Chain Reference (NKJV) but always ended up back with my old KJV.

My wife loves her Amplified.

I was reading about the Third Millenium (http://www.tmbible.com/) bible over in the Orthodox forum, anyone heard anything about it?

[WayneinMaine]

Some fundamentalist influenced Mennonites and Brethren are big KJV fans, but even among them generally personal study is done with several translations.

On interesting point about the KJV and Anabaptists: the KJV is base on a Stephanus' revision of Erasmus' third edition of the his Greek New Testament. Luther's translation commonly used by German speaking Anabaptists is based on Erasmus' first edition -so there are variations in the two bibles used by bilingual Anabaptists! This is a confusing situation for those who advocate for the inspired nature of the "Textus Receptus".

[AnaBaptistPat]

awesome replies here. :thumbsup:

I too, Am a OLD Scofield, KJV reader. :)

It's good to be in good company. :amen:

-ABP

[Behe's Boy]

I'm actually a huge NKJV fan, bought a New Geneva Study Bible (NKJV) in my Calvinist days....

Just curious, Meno - do you still hold to any Calvinist beliefs?

Dave

[MrJim]

Just curious, Meno - do you still hold to any Calvinist beliefs?

Dave

No, these days you'd probably have a tough time finding someone as anticalvinist as I am. It's the #1 reason I'm glad the baptist/anabaptist split. Given a choice I would become Roman Catholic before returning to Reformed Theology/Reformed Baptist Theology...

That being said, one thing I learned from the reformed is the teaching of the Holiness of God.

Sometimes I wonder as to the "fairness" of eternal punishment for the relative few years of living as an unbeliever. It has to do with the holiness of God and the wickedness of sin.

Sometimes I wonder as to the "big deal" of the crucifixion of Christ...consider, He knew He was God, and a while suffering on a Cross is relatively little considered to His eternity upon a heavenly throne. It has to do with the holiness of God and the wickedness of sin.

[CelticRose]

I use an RSV. :blush: I know it's not the most accurate translation but the language is beautiful without being to archaic & that makes memorization easy for me. If I look hard enough there's one of just about every major bible translation ever printed in my house. My Dh has a NIV, & my oldest girl a John MacArthur for serious study purposes & I like the Message if I just want to read. We also have a series of concordances on hand. However I'm not anabaptist.

[GorrionGris]

I use e-sword.net :) So I use lots of versions.

The funny thing is that I have no special problems with the KJV, being a spaniard an all.

[RenewedbyFaith]

I grew up Mennonite with Amish parents, and we never used the KJV. We used the NKJV mostly.

Amish use their own German Bible, but an older form of German that no one who speaks/reads modern German can understand. My parents never saw a KJV until after they left the Amish church.

[Behe's Boy]

Sometimes I wonder as to the "fairness" of eternal punishment for the relative few years of living as an unbeliever. It has to do with the holiness of God and the wickedness of sin.

Sometimes I wonder as to the "big deal" of the crucifixion of Christ...consider, He knew He was God, and a while suffering on a Cross is relatively little considered to His eternity upon a heavenly throne. It has to do with the holiness of God and the wickedness of sin.

I'm not sure I'm following you on this. Does this mean you do not believe in eternal punishment for the unsaved?

Is that the Anabaptist position as well?

Just curious...

[MrJim]

I'm not sure I'm following you on this. Does this mean you do not believe in eternal punishment for the unsaved?

Is that the Anabaptist position as well?

Just curious...

No I do believe. What I was getting at was that there are times that I wonder as to the "fairness" of eternal punishment. Ya live 20 or 40 or 100 years as an unbeliever, and then are punished for ETERNITY...seems a little out of balance for the "crime" if ya look at it that way.

What I learned from the reformed was the sense of holiness...that holiness is such that any sort of sin is a huge black mark, and that is why the punishment is so severe. It is why the crucifixion is so awful...not so much that it is a severe way to die (there are worse-I'd rather be crucified than burned at the stake or be flayed or...well you get the point) but that it was HOLINESS that was crucified...HOLINESS that suffered the penalty of sin.

Hope I communicated that ok.

[Behe's Boy]

Thanks Meno - I understand perfectly now...

God Bless...

[JimfromOhio]

I left Baptist denomination to join the Anabapist denomination (Grace Brethren) because they do not endorse translations. Their main focus is to have the Holy Spirit work in their hearts as they read the Bible. Not the translation. AMEN !!! :) :thumbsup:

Currently I go to a Reformed Church but still have the heart of Anabaptist. Still listen to the pastor's messages on radio/website and still in touch with them. (Church is too big for me).

[tulc]

I read KJV every day. ;)
tulc(just because I like it) :)

[JimfromOhio]

I read KJV every day. ;)
tulc(just because I like it) :)

KJV and NKJV are my primary sources of my bible study. I don't have a problem with KJV but those who worship KJV. ;)

[Joykins]

I grew up Grace Brethren and while we generally used KJV as pew bibles and in sermons, other translations were also used. IIRC the NIV was popular.

[ADRose]

I used to always read the KJV & I still love it. I guess I would agree with vespassia though - because I use simpler English versions for evangelistic purposes. People need to hear the good news and it's important that as Christians, though we love the good old King James Version, some people aren't used to our "biblish" and just need to hear the message of Christ in plain language.