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Defining KJV-Only and What Sites to Watch Out For

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(repost from my old blog, last updated Nov 24, 2012) I'm doing a little bit of side-study on the "King James Version Only" issue (hereafter, KJVO). I was a KJVO during the early years of my Christian life, as I had been saved while attending a Fundamentalist, Independent Baptist church. So, the issue is a tender one to me. What is KJVO? There are several types of people who fall into the KJVO camp, most of whom are brothers and sisters in Christ.  Some simply like the sound and flow of the KJV.  We should feel free to walk with these folks in gospel fellowship. Others believe the Greek and Hebrew manuscript tradition underlying the KJV to be the best representation of Apostolic writing.  As all Bible translations postdating the KJV use more abundant source material, these folks, who are really TR or  Textus Receptus  Onlyists, find themselves KJVO by default.  These are simply well-meaning but mis-educated fellow believers. Then there are the hardcores.  Thi