Many people mistakenly believe that the King James Bible (KJV) was the first English version of the Bible. Other translations, however, played an important role before the KJV took the English-speaking world by storm.
Over the decades, the King James Version has been described as “majestic,” artistic,” a “literary masterpiece,” even “lyrical.” There is universal praise for its sound and rhythm, especially when read out loud, but are these worthwhile goals for a Bible translation?
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Puritans and the King James Bible
The king responded to the Millenary Petition by granting the Puritans a hearing at the Hampton Court Conference in 1604. He rejected all their requests except their suggestion for a new translation of the Bible.
So the story goes that a young British cobbler named William Carey (1761-1834), intent on seeing his church become more involved in missions work to unreached people, stood up i
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Charles Spurgeon: Prince of Preachers
Known as the Prince of Preachers, Spurgeon set a preaching pace few could match. By the time he was 20, he had preached over 600 sermons. Some estimate he preached to ten million people over the course of his ministry through over 3600 sermons.
A century and a half, however, before Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Church door, sparking the Protestant Reformation, a Catholic theologian and professor in Oxford voiced his dissent against several tenets of Catholicism.
The Bible often directly addresses fathers as the spiritual heads of their households. As we celebrate Father’s Day this month, let’s see what Scripture says to fathers.
