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7 REASONS WHY KJO SPREADS IN INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCHES by Gary R. Hudson “And their message will spread like cancer" (II Timothy 2:17a, NKJV). Recent incoming emails have stirred considerable thought on the question of why King James Onlyism is such a widespread problem throughout our Fundamental Baptist movement. The following seven reasons are the result of a fresh consideration of the problem together with observations spanning a twenty-two year study of the subject. Reason #1: Ignorance on the true nature and history of the Biblical manuscripts, ancient versions, and translations. Such ignorance is usually a result of pastors and...

Five years ago, a conference of Episcopalian church leaders flatly declared that the homosexual lifestyle was in direct violation of biblical scriptures. Therefore, they reasoned, it would be wrong to seat an openly gay bishop. In just the short time since, the homosexual agenda has inundated the culture, and the Bible has been tossed out on its axis.Exhibit A - the recent votes by the Episcopal Church USA to endorse an openly gay man as bishop and to give the dioceses the option of blessing same-sex unions. The change is so pervasive as to separate the church from the...