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KJV: No honour in error
Over the last several weeks I've published three posts celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version. KJV: Shape of my life KJV: Literary masterpiece KJV: Still translating These posts express my genuine respect for this monumental translation. I have experienced great joy in writing them. I could have written many more and may still do so at some point. But it is with great soberness that I compose this fourth
Pink in Sydney
A.W. Pink is probably best known for writing The Sovereignty of God. Written in 1918, it was a controversial but strong argument for God's supremacy. Virtually unknown in his lifetime, he speaks through his writings today. Biographer Iain Murray claims he was "one of the most influential evangelical authors in the second half of the twentieth century." After some ministry in the US and England, Pink spent three years in Sydney as a preacher and
KJV: Still translating
When it comes to the translation of Scripture, the King James Version set an ideal that every literal translation since has sought to emulate. Still, in order to have an accurate understanding of history, the KJV must be viewed within the broader context of English translation of Scripture. The translators of the KJV say it best: "Zeale to promote the common good, whether it be by deuising any thing our selues, or reuising that which
Well that’s just your opinion
Last week I was at the airport waiting for my flight when I received a phone call. The call was from the airport gate informing me that I was about to miss my plane. I was relaxing at the time and my first response was incredulity. “No I am not about to miss my plane!” Then it was followed by logic: “How can I miss my plane when I am booked on the 7:35AM flight?”