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Jesus said, "if any man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with Him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me." (John 14: 23, 24)
Despite His teachings, the words of Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Father along with other words of the inspired Bible text, have been frequently omitted from translation, and instead, humanly paraphrased to reflect the beliefs of the modern authors in the New International Version, the New American Standard Bible and other recent versions.
We, the First Missionary Baptist Church, believe that, in fulfillment of the words of our Saviour, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away" (Matt. 24:35), God has preserved for nearly two thousand years His Holy Word, and that this same Word has been most recently preserved in the translation of the Kings James Version. It remains with wide acceptance and respect in matters of morals and judgement, which is not true of other versions of the Bible. The King James Version attempts the most accurate word for word translation, while others are greatly paraphrased, robbing from them the original meaning of God's Word. The wordings of these modern versions question doctrines that are precious to our church, including such as the parentage of Jesus, the virgin birth, and, thus, the deity of Christ.
Therefore, we recognize only the King James Version as the best English translation, and recommend its exclusive use by all churches, pastors, and individuals. We solely use the King James Version in devotions, sermons, lessons, and in our joint meetings with other New Testament Churches. We also make it the primary source of doctrine in home studies. We praise its continued use through centuries past, and also for centuries to come. We exhort other pastors and leaders to refrain from using versions that remove verses from the Holy Bible, and add words of their own without concern for the dangers to the Faith. We remind all people reading this article of the verse containing the warning of Almighty God: "If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book" (Revelation 22:18, 19)
This was taken from a resolution submitted to a national associational meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. Unfortunately, this resolution was tabled. How much judgement shall befall those pastors and leaders who continue to allow these false versions to prevail despite their knowledge of the truth? God help our backsliding churches.
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