This podcast episode (and series) is presented with a very specific audience in mind: young preachers, teachers, and serious Bible students who will inevitably hear the renewed cry of the “revisionist movement.”
The goal here is not to rehash debates about translation philosophy, manuscript traditions, or textual criticism. I have written and recorded episodes elsewhere on those matters. Instead, this episode series focuses on a narrower—but vital—issue: the push for a revision of the King James Bible.
In recent years, respected men and familiar voices—some within Independent Baptist circles—have called for what they describe as a “simple updating” of the KJV. At first glance, this may sound harmless, even helpful. But history tells us a different story. Every generation since the 1820s has raised this same cry and the revisitionist movement now stands as a two century old argument. It’s the same words – wrapped in modern paper.
This episode series is not recorded to win arguments against critics. It is written to equip the next generation of preachers and church leaders with the nuts and bolts of history, so that when the shimmer of revisionist rhetoric flashes before them, they can see the actual undergirding of their cry. It’s a field guide – a quick survey – to understanding and evaluating the revisionist movement.
You will find here both historical case studies and modern parallels, woven together to show that the revisionist cry is not new, not different, and never satisfied. My prayer is that this work will strengthen your resolve to stand where faithful men have stood, and to feed your flock the Word of God that has endured revivals, persecutions, and centuries of scrutiny.
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