4. Most Christians do not hold to your position, it is not the historic fundamentalist position.
Wouldn’t the attitude of Jesus Christ and the apostles concerning the word of God be the historic example we should follow? Where did they EVER cast doubt on the word of God? Did they not believe the scriptures they had access to was the perfect word of God? They didn’t have the originals! Church history proves NOTHING as far as doctrine is concerned. Apostasy began before Paul even died. I am a Bible believer, not just a fundamentalist. A fundamentalist holds to a few fundamental doctrines but I believe all the words of God. Genuine Bible believers have never been in the majority among professing Christians, especially in the last days! There are about 8 billion people on the planet. How many do you think are really saved? Among those that are, how many really believe the word of God? Among those that do, how many rightly divide it? Scary isn’t it! In Noah’s day there were only 8 believers in the world! It is wrong to judge a position based on how many people hold to it. Judge everything in light of the word of God. Somebody has got to break wrong traditions! The fundamentalists think the Bible was only inspired in original autographs, preserved in the original languages, and accurately translated in English. But according to the scriptures inspiration is not limited to the original writings and preservation is not limited to original languages.
5. The KJB is hard to understand, it has many archaic words.
First of all, perhaps the real problem is you are either unsaved or very carnal (1 Cor. 2:14). I have a book in my office that proves most of the so-called archaic words are still un use today (Archaic Words and the Authorized Version by Laurence Vance). Besides, the KJB has a built-in dictionary so that we can learn and understand its words. According to a computer program the KJB is actually written on a 5th grade reading level. The average word has 5 letters! As for "thee", "thou", and "ye", those words are very helpful ("ye" and "you" always plural, "thee" and "thou" always singular). Also the "eth" endings puts words in the durative and continual tense. The language of the KJB is the pinnacle of the English language. Nobody wants to update Shakespeare! People pay big money to go to school and learn terms they need to know to be successful in certain fields of work. You are willing to learn what is important to you. Quit complaining about the words and study them. All the modern versions have words that are harder to understand than words in the KJB.
6. You don’t use the 1611! There have been revisions to the KJB.
There were about 4 editions NOT revisions issued since 1611. The minor differences are due to things like spelling and printers errors. The Answer Book by Dr. Sam Gipp quotes an article about this question written by the late Dr. David Reagan that I recommend. See this link: http://samgipp.com/answerbook/
7. You are a Ruckmanite!
I have read Dr. Ruckman’s material but I believed the KJB before I even heard of him. Guilt by association is a classic tactic of those who can't argue with the substance we present on this issue. Dr. Ruckman did not originate the Bible-believing position on the KJB. I disagree with him on a number of issues and he is certainly not the authority for Bible-believers. The KJB is our final authority!
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