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I have spent a great deal of time and word count (222,197 words to be exact) on this blog explaining the methods and theology of the Modern Textual Critics and advocates. I have pointed out, using the words of the textual scholars, that there is no Modern Critical Text, there is no end in sight to the current effort, and adopting the Modern Critical Text means also to reject providential preservation. In all these words, I have yet to describe the approach of the Modern Textual Critic and advocate.
Let me define the approach of the modern translation advocate: communicate the words of the Bible to those who want to hear. Give water to the thirsty; clean, clear water, untainted by archaic language systems and obscure vocabulary.
People attack banks because there is something of value within them.
It’s the same with the Word of God.
For I did not just randomly select the King James Bible as being the Word of God. It is the most attacked Bible. It is attacked by Modern Bibles, and real human beings.
The King James Bible is one of many translations which were "attacked," as you say. This is actually a poor choice of words. Rather, the words of the Bible are being refined, like the silver purified seven times, in order to be pure to our ears, because even precious metals garner a sheen which obscures their brightness when exposed to air and time--the same is true of the old translations. The Bible can only ever be as pure as refined silver, but God's Word is beyond human comparison.
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