KJVO classification at AV1611.com

At the AV1611.com forum in a thread titled “What is King James Bible Only?” the BibleProtector (who is probably Matthew Verschuur) set forth the following spectrum “to broadly classify views of the King James Bible” which he emphasized as “a rough guideline only.” In creating this classification he considers the views on the following eleven elements:

• History
• Inspiration
• Preservation
• The KJB text
• The text in English
• The KJB translation
• The KJB language/style
• The perfection of the KJB
• Other versions
• Other languages
• The future of the KJB

I notice this here as part of my ongoing interest in classifying Bible version beliefs, and how others have made such classifications. The BibleProtector’s assessment leads him to the following four categories or classes of King James Only beliefs. Please follow the link “What is King James Bible Only?” to see the details.

• Class One: King James Bible Favoured/Preferred
• Class Two: King James Bible Defended (TR Only)
• Class Three: King James Bible Purist (English Preservationist)
• Class Four: King James Bible Extremist

In the thread, a guest using the moniker Truth4Today (post # 7) made the following observations:

I can say two main things. 1.) There does exist variation within the King James Only Camp; 2.) There does exist certain parameters that define one as King James Only.

The Variations

• A. TR is generally accurate, but could use some revision
• B. TR is absolutely perfect, and needs no revision
• C. The KJB is generally accurate, but could use some minor revising
• D. The KJB is absolutely perfect, and needs no revision

The parameters that define KJVO

• 1. All agree that God’s Authoritative Word exists today.
• 2. All emphasize the Bible doctrine of preservation
• 3. All reject the Westscott/Hort textual theory
• 4. All reject the Westscott/Hort Greek Text
• 5. All believe that the Modern English Versions are founded on bad and corrupt manuscripts
• 6. All believe that the King James Authorized Bible is the only link, in English, as to what God actually and originally said.