This has been a wonderful discussion of basic Christian Theology pointing out the enormous ignorance of even the fundamentals of salvation through belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God ( not David). I actually saw someone saying you had to believe Jn 3:16 “out of the KJV”!! What total ignorance. The KJV changed God’s word from its actual meaning to somethings not even close. Did you know that “Church” was the replacement for the Greek word “ The called out” ? Totally different concepts. Did you also know that “born again” is not in God’s word? It was a distortion of the Aramaic “Born from above” Totally different concepts. The KJV was rewritten to gain control over the autonomous children of God and put them under central control so they sit there like sheep in a mortgaged building with an over seer. “Church” was an English directive of the word “Circe or Kirke” meaning circle which was the worship configuration of the Pagans. Where does this Sunday thing come from? Tithing is not even in the New Testament. anyway, I enjoyed the discussion.
I don’t think the KJV translators were trying to impose on the text. I think they were just going word by word, phrase by phrase for the most part.
The same with the NIV, NASB, etc.
Then Joseph Smith; under a direct command from GOD; changed it when he re-translated the KJV to get the errors out.
Can you show the disbelievers the TRUE John 3:16 from the Inspired Version?