Alan Shelby
is pastor of Harvest Baptist Church, Blue Springs, Missouri

Updated September 28, 2016

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Why the King James Bible?
1. Connection -- Establishing a Spiritual Mindset
Thesis: The Bible is precious today because it is the only way we get direct, special revelation from God. Point 1: Samuel was a believer, but he did not know the Lord like he needed to because he did not know where to find the word of God like he needed it. Click here for written outline. Click here for more notes.
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2. Direction -- Examining God's Hand in History
Thesis: The Reformation led to the discovery of biblical preservation so that God's revelation could go through translation and give a new generation God's inspiration. Definition: Scripture is the written preservation of verbal communication from God by making it visible in writing; Scripture is what was written and then recognized as authoritative. There are two seeds: God's word & man's word. There are two Greek texts: Received & Eclectic. There are two lines of Bibles: Reformed & Revised. Click here for a written outline.
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Why the King James Bible?
3. Perfection -- Evidence and the Alternatives
Thesis: The trouble with the truth is... it just won't let you rest. Point: The deep things of God are only found when you have the true word of God. Insight: The great revolutions based on "new discoveries" in the 1800s ... Click here for a written outline.
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Why the King James Bible?
4. What is the Bible?
Statement of Need: If you do not know the word of God you don't know God, and when you do not know God you do not know how to live for God. Thesis: Everything we have rises and falls on our relationship to the Bible. Point 1: What is the Bible? Definition ... Point 2: How does the Bible look? Description ... Click here for a written outline.
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Why the King James Bible?
5. A "Codex Moment"
God's chain link from his revelation to your translation: Revelation; Inspiration (Prophesying); Inscripturation (Scripture); Transmission (Manuscripts); Preservation; Translation. Point 1: Materials of Transmission. Point 2: Process of Inspiration. Point 3: Method of Preservation. Conclusion: No modern language version of the Bible uses the Received Text. Click here for a written outline.
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Why the King James Bible?
6. Text to Translation
Thesis: It is consistent with the word of God to say that a translation of God's words can truly be the Scriptures of God in a second language. Click here for a written outline.
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Why the King James Bible?
7. The Ideology of Our Theology
How Apostasy Works: Three ways apostasy was working in Paul's day ... Click here for "The Conclusion of the Matter".
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