Does the KJV introduce confusion? | Rapp Report Daily 009 | Andrew Rappaport | SFE | Striving for Eternity

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The Apocrypha in the 1611 King James Version

As we've already seen in previous podcasts this week, that those who hold that the King James Version of 1611 was inspired have some serious problems. One of which being that because King James wanted one Bible for all of England, he brought together the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestants through an English translation that included the Apocrypha.

Therefore, if the Bible was inspired in 1611, then the Bible includes the Apocrypha and the argument that many Protestants have against the Roman Catholics, well, that would fall flat. Is the King James Version the only Bible we should have?

Why the KJV Should Not Be Seen as Inspired

Well, we've already seen there were other earlier English translations, but let me give you two reasons why I think the King James Version of the Bible should not be seen as inspired, other than the fact that it includes the Apocrypha.

Translation Choices That Create Confusion

And that is that I do not believe that God is a god of confusion. What do I mean? When we had the English translation, we had two words that were transliterated, not translated. What does that mean? Well, simply put, we had the word baptismo and deaconess.

We have two perfectly good English words for both of them. Baptismo means to dip or plunge. Deaconess means to be a waiter of tables. Why did we have to create new English words? Well, because if we translated the word baptismo into dip or plunge, we wouldn't be allowing the sprinkling that the Anglican Church did.

And if we use the word deaconess as a servant, well, then we can't use them as leaders like they were. This shows theological issues that cause confusion.

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