Here is one example why the NIV holds value that the King james doesn't offer. NOTE, this is not a universal claim, sometimes Jim did better, like CHARITY being used for Agapao, instead of Love every time. DO you know why that changed??? Because there was a time in AMerica, after the "New Deal" that "charity" was a bad word, and derogatory, so they felt it wasn't capturing the essence in people's minds that was being conveyed in the Greek author's mind at writing.
NIV uses "Sinful nature". That prevents people from confusing the Human body as the focus when Paul writes about the "flesh". If the flesh as in the muscles and skin of the human body, then Paul was an animated skeleton in Romans 7:5-6. Him and others were no longer in the flesh.
So, as language changes, you have a choice. Use an archaic english that doesn't accurately express the meaning of the greek words when it was written, or take advantage of new language discoveries, newer which are older texts, with less chance to be corrupted, and use TODAY'S language so the casual reader will get the whole picture.
You decide.
