Hi pbiwolski and Forrest,
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It's not a matter of who says what -who cares where a claim comes from. It's a matter of a perfect book that has the power and authority of God all over it.
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Who cares where a claim comes from? Well, I do for one. So should you. Doctrine should not come from just anywhere, it needs to come from something with authority, otherwise it is just man's fallible opinion. Since the KJV does not claim perfection for the KJV, that doctrine comes from somewhere outside of the KJV, something/somewhere without authority.
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As to proof. Proof is proof - it's undeniable.
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People deny proof all the time, on all sorts of subjects. So again I ask, what would be an example of proof for you that the KJV is not perfect?
Forrest said:
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I know because Jesus Christ, and the indwelling Holy Spirit, bears witness with my renewed spirit that the King James Bible is the preserved written word of God. Sorry, that’s my shallow, uneducated proof and authority.
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The Holy Spirit does indeed bear witness to us and guides us. But is that really "authority"? As I just replied to Steve, two KJV-only supporters each feel the Holy Spirit is bearing witness to them about the truthfulness of the doctrine of the Trinity, but come to opposite conclusions. Are both conflicting doctrines therefore authoritative? Or does authority have to come from somewhere outside of ourselves?
God bless,
Brian