I believe in the authenticity of the Authorized King James Version of 1611 and believe it to be the most accurately translated Bible in existence today. It is the only English scripture I utilize in all my studies along with a good Hebrew/Greek Lexicon and Concordance.
The Authorized King James Version is an English translation of the Christian Holy Bible begun in 1604 and completed in 1611 by the Church of England. The New Testament was translated from the Textus Receptus (Received Text) series of the Greek texts. The Old Testament was translated from the Masoretic Hebrew text, while the Deuterocanonical books were translated from the Greek Septuagint (LXX), except for 2 Esdras, which was translated from the Latin Vulgate. The first official translation of the afore-mentioned texts into English was the Great Bible commissioned by the Church of England in the reign of King Henry VIII. The second was the Bishop's Bible of 1568. The Authorized King James Version was the third such official translation into English.
I believe Sola Scriptura, in scripture alone. The Word of God is given to man so that man may become righteous through it (II Timothy 3:16). It is alive, active and powerful, sharp and penetrating, and can separate the soul from the spirit or the marrow from the bones. It is also a skilled judge of the thoughts of the mind and the meditations of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).
I believe Solus Christus, in Christ alone. There is only one who intervenes between God and man in order to make or restore peace between the two and that is the Anointed One Jesus (I Timothy 2:5-6).
I believe Sola Gratia, in grace alone. God has freely blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Christ and predestined this from before the foundations of the earth were laid. By grace he accepted us, redeemed us and forgave us. This GRACE being the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues (Ephesians 1:3-8).
I believe Sola Fide, in faith alone. It is by faith alone that we should live because it is by faith alone that we are justified (Galatians 3:11).
I believe Soli Deo Gloria, in God’s glory alone. Everything we do must be to God’s Glory, magnificence, excellence, pre-eminence, dignity, grace and majesty (I Corinthians 10:31).
The five ‘solas’ (Latin for alone) summarize the basic theological principles of our Protestant Christian belief while the studies in this blog are meant to be the foci leading to a deeper relationship with God.
It is not acceptable to me to simply know. I believe one must ascertain the genuine nature of things (especially Biblical things) by precise and correct knowledge. It is my belief that an appreciation of these fundamental Biblical principles is absolutely necessary for a believer to burgeon into a dynamic spiritual powerhouse.
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- S. Morgan
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Christian blogger, KJV Bible apologist, legal researcher, teacher, learner, family man, writer, entrepreneur, born Jamaican, son of the soil, traveler... it's complicated. "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence." 1 Corinthians 1:25-29 (KJV)
