How to talk to a KJV-only Christian?

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So I know some Christians are KJV-only readers of the Bible. I know Catholics reject the KJV, but how can I explain some errors of the KJV to a KJV-only Christian?
 
The King James Version was produced in 1611. The version they hold in their hands is surely not the original, since it was written in a stage of modern English nearly unintelligible to contemporary speakers.

In any case, the whole thing falls apart right away. We know there was scripture before 1611. We know it wasn’t in English. Why on earth would that be the inspired word of God? What is the rest of the world that doesn’t speak English supposed to do? Will they just not be able to read the Bible?

Look to the first pages of the KJV where it is acknowledged to be a translation. You can’t have a translation ex nihilo. There must be a source text which is translated.

Short answer: engage them with common sense.

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how can I explain some errors of the KJV to a KJV-only Christian?
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I’ve met some of these folks myself. It’s impossible to sway them from their position. But it’s not something to get worked up about. At least they are reading scripture.
 
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Make sure you use words like thee and hast and sitteth.
 
What is this, “Catholics reject the KJV”? Is this because of the 7 missing OT books?
 
The books actually weren’t missing originally, as the 1611 version still contains them. Eventually they were dropped. The reason Catholics don’t use the KJV has more to do with its Protestant origins.
 
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how can I explain some errors of the KJV to a KJV-only Christian?
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I’ve met some of these folks myself. It’s impossible to sway them from their position. But it’s not something to get worked up about. At least they are reading scripture.
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Exactly. A position that never involved reason in the first place cannot be reputed by reason. At least it’s not some New Agey claptrap.
 
Jack Chick told me that y’all sent Jesuit spies to corrupt the KJV but God and the crown protected it from error.

WHO DO I BELIEVE, PADRE?
 
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What is this, “Catholics reject the KJV”?
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As a Catholic, I strongly admire the KJV. It often is memorized because the wording is, indeed, memorable. Modern translators had a better grasp of ancient languages, but KJV translators had a better grasp of English.
It is reasonable to acknowledge this reality. They have good taste, at least.
Then you can offer your arguments that other versions of the Bible are also inspired.

There are different levels of KJV Only ism. You have to see what level they are at, and respond thusly. Praying is your first step.
 
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Jack Chick told me that y’all sent Jesuit spies to corrupt the KJV but God and the crown protected it from error.

WHO DO I BELIEVE, PADRE?
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What if I told you that the American Revolution was a Catholic conspiracy to rip another country out of the hands of true vanguards of Christianity into the grimy murky depths of no-KJV-Catholicism? After all, if there is no English King ruling the colonies, then… 😛

I hope you guys realize I’m joking.
 
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Why would any Catholic be confined to the KJV? Tell the Protestant that all Christians used the Catholic Bible before the 1500s. Without the Catholic Church there would be no KJV.
 
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They say that God guided the Authorized translation and the KJV is actually an improvement over the original manuscripts.

It’s an absolutely silly position not based at all in reason.
 
and this is why most of the time it is a waste of time talking to Protestants.
Disclaimer: just my experience, if you have a different experience, then great keep doing what you’re doing.
 
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They say that God guided the Authorized translation and the KJV is actually an improvement over the original manuscripts.

It’s an absolutely silly position not based at all in reason.
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Some would go farther, say the KJV is the original. It existed in the mind of God long before the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts, which are themselves translations from KJV.

This thinking is a remnant from the old British Israelitism, which taught that the British (Americans) are the successors of the 10 lost tribes.
 
Not in the Southeastern US, unfortunately. They’re almost mainstream here where I live.
 
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