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Looks like you came to a decision. Sorry I couldn't make a thread for the KJV (King James Version) suggestion on these Community Discussion Forums. I was trying to build the Romans Road to Salvation at the time, and I probably couldn't have done both at the same time.

For future reference, I did show a lot of the things that were oddly removed from the NIV (New International Version) in my (4800) Post on the King James Version and Romans Road Thread.

One thing I probably should have mentioned on that other thread is the context of Matthew 24:24 For KJV, it says
 * 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

And for NIV, it says
 * 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

The change in subtext between "if it were possible" and "if possible" is more subtle than removing "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:" from Revelation 1:11 or removing "Christ" from "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." in Phillipians 4:13, but I probably should have mentioned it anyway.

I think you said once that people cling to the KJV and not to the original manuscripts it was based on, and there's a bit of truth to that, at least for me. I know the KJV is accurate, but I can't read Hebrew or anything. If someone made a "NKJV2015" Bible, I wouldn't know if I could trust it. I would basically have to read both versions side by side, little by little, to see if it stacks up with KJV and that simply isn't feasible. It makes it SOOO much harder to use. It would be 2x harder to read and research, if not more. I think you were trying to say I should trust the new version, but I disagree.

And no, I'm not going to use the "Tyndale Bible". I know it was sarcasm, but Bible Gateway doesn't have it, and I don't think Google would like me throwing Olde English at it.

Oh and for the "Romans Road to Salvation", I didn't have time to add Titus 3:5-7 without making it look sloppy. I assumed there would be more time to polish it.

I guess this post here isn't just about KJV. It's more of a Status Report/Defense for the things I've been doing here for the last few days.

I like information to be accessible. No need to jump through hoops. And I couldn't, in good conscience, try to make the Holy Bible's deepest, darkest, juiciest secrets easily accessible when there wasn't a page for Salvation. I figured that would be the corner stone. I hope a Page for "Armor of God" isn't out of the question if someone else wants to make that.

One of the disciples in the early New Testament (Paul?) sounded so excited. He said things that were secret in the past were beginning to be revealed. Probably an exciting time for Christianity.

I still have a lot to learn about this Wiki. It's probably best I stick to small edits if I can.

I'll be praying for you guys. And the Wiki.