- Oct 12, 2020
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Hello, I have received an unbelievable amount of support and encouragement from the people on this site as I come to terms with the status of my eternal life. I still struggle with sin but I have decided to submit to the Lord and follow him and accept his Son. But there is something that greatly troubles me. Am I working for my salvation by seeking the Lord? Is praying for God to save me and reading the scriptures a deceitful act of my heart to try and earn salvation, or is that what I'm supposed to do? I read the scriptures so that I can learn more about Jesus but a thought came to my mind while doing so. Am I actually seeking to believe in my heart or just looking for knowledge in my mind? I am filled with worry as I want to believe in my heart but I fear I may just be gathering general knowledge. Does anyone have any help for me?
And one more thing. I have been reading an NLT (New Living Translation) Bible and I thoroughly enjoy it. Its easy to understand and it conveys the message of the Gospel in a simple way I can understand. But I have recently found about a thing called KJV onlyism. Where some people believe and argue that Christians should only read the King James Version of the Bible and that all other Bibles are corrupt and purposefully leave out scriptures. These people say that anything other than the KJV is the work of Satan. Is this true? I have read a KJV Bible and seen that there are differences in the wording between the KJV and NLT but the message remains the same. The thought and intent behind the words are still the Gospel. Should I only read KJV? I worry because I fear I may fall into an idolatrous, works salvation mindset that pushes me to earn God's salvation by only reading a certain Bible.
But I am also worried and filled with doubt about other Bible translations because of what these KJV only people say about them.
Should I only read the KJV or would that be legalism? Should I read multiple translations? And if I do how can I know if I am not trying to earn God's salvation by reading the "right" translation.
And one more thing. I have been reading an NLT (New Living Translation) Bible and I thoroughly enjoy it. Its easy to understand and it conveys the message of the Gospel in a simple way I can understand. But I have recently found about a thing called KJV onlyism. Where some people believe and argue that Christians should only read the King James Version of the Bible and that all other Bibles are corrupt and purposefully leave out scriptures. These people say that anything other than the KJV is the work of Satan. Is this true? I have read a KJV Bible and seen that there are differences in the wording between the KJV and NLT but the message remains the same. The thought and intent behind the words are still the Gospel. Should I only read KJV? I worry because I fear I may fall into an idolatrous, works salvation mindset that pushes me to earn God's salvation by only reading a certain Bible.
But I am also worried and filled with doubt about other Bible translations because of what these KJV only people say about them.
Should I only read the KJV or would that be legalism? Should I read multiple translations? And if I do how can I know if I am not trying to earn God's salvation by reading the "right" translation.