Bible & Versions

Start reading it today. We recommend a one-chapter-a-day reading program that will keep you out of the hard sections of the Bible but still take you from Genesis to Revelation in one year. We also provide a daily devotional to help you think about what you read in each of those chapters. After that, you should listen to sermons (there are over 1000 on this website), for God chose preaching to convey the Bible to your understanding (II Tim 4:2-4).

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Bible Study Tools

One chapter a day Bible reading, daily devotionals, and other resources.

This is a fascinating question, because the Catholic Church does not have a real Bible (they claim 73 books, though there are only 66), and they do not believe the Bible they do have! Catholics love to say their church gave the world the Bible from church councils in Rome (A.D. 382), Hippo (393), and Carthage (397). But there is a problem – the Bible shows that its books were identified as scripture around A.D. 70, about 320 years before the Catholics met about it. Peter while yet alive called Paul’s epistles scripture (II Pet 3:15-16), and Paul assumed Timothy had the New Testament to know how to be a New Testament minister (II Tim 3:16-17), and he even quoted Luke as authoritative scripture before A.D. 65 (I Tim 5:18; Luke 10:7).

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For proof the Catholic Church does not believe the Bible: Is Catholicism Christian?

We believe the King James Version is God’s word in the English language, with all the individual words God wants you to have. Since man is to live by every word of God, you need a Bible you can trust at the word level. We have a unique set of reasons for believing this. We do not care what others think of our position or skeptical questions they ask. Like Abraham, we are strong in faith and do not consider the faithless, foolish, and skeptical questions that trouble and worry those that do not believe or trust that God is able to perform His promises (Rom 4:19-21).

We believe the King James Version is God’s approved Bible version for several reasons. First, God promised to preserve His words, so by faith we look for them (Ps 12:6-7). Second, God promised His words would have fruit, so we look for a version that changed lives and nations (I Thess 2:13). Third, the internal integrity and facts of the King James are far superior to other versions, ancient and modern (John 10:35). Fourth, those who most resent the King James are those who think themselves wise, and God has promised to turn them into fools (I Cor 1:19-20.

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Four categories of reasons defending the KJV: Proving the KJV.
For much more about the Bible and the KJV: Scripture.

No, it is not inspired. Only the original writers of scripture e.g. Moses and Paul were actually inspired. But the inspired writings are providentially preserved (Ps 12:6-7; Is 30:8; I Pet 1:25), which means you may use the KJV as inspired scripture, as Luke commended the Bereans and Paul Timothy regarding their copies and/or translations (Acts 17:11; II Tim 3:15).

We are thankful you asked! God inspired the Ahaziah “contradiction” to help you know more than any scholar ancient or modern that questions or alters God’s words (Ps 119:98-100; I Cor 1:19). God hid much advanced revelation in this “contradiction,” which the pompous and proud textual critics and modern translators cannot see, just like they credit the wrong man for killing Goliath in II Samuel 21:19 of their modern Bible versions. If you love truth and appreciate exciting mysteries and discoveries, check out the link below to bless God for Ahaziah’s “contradiction”!

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Full study of the confusion about Ahaziah’s age: Ahaziah Contradiction.