Is the KJO movement a cult?

[YeshuaRedeemed]

KJO stands for King James Only. I was part of this movement until I realized that modern translations can be more accurate and easy to read of they are properly translated. Elevating a certain Bible translation as saying it is the only true Bible is a no true Scotsman fallacy on all the others. If you are going to share the Bible, select a translation that is properly translated, easy to read, and enjoyable, and worship Jesus as the Source of your Salvation, but a translation. Have one literal, one moderate, and one translation for children or beginners, and mix it up. God understands.

 

[74x12]

KJO stands for King James Only. I was part of this movement until I realized that modern translations can be more accurate and easy to read of they are properly translated. Elevating a certain Bible translation as saying it is the only true Bible is a no true Scotsman fallacy on all the others. If you are going to share the Bible, select a translation that is properly translated, easy to read, and enjoyable, and worship Jesus as the Source of your Salvation, but a translation. Have one literal, one moderate, and one translation for children or beginners, and mix it up. God understands.

I used to know some people that believed KJO. Although I disagree with them; I would not call them a cult. That's one of those non-salvation issues. If it works for them then it's okay with me.

 

[YeshuaRedeemed]

I used to know some people that believed KJO. Although I disagree with them; I would not call them a cult. That's one of those non-salvation issues. If it works for them then it's okay with me.

Fair enough. You make a good point. I guess I am just angry with myself for going for it.

 

[YeshuaRedeemed]

 

[YeshuaRedeemed]

https://www.gotquestions.org/KJV-only.html

 

[Subduction Zone]

They do exhibit cult like behavior but without the power to enforce it they don't quite qualify as a cult.


What I have found is that they sometime mistranslate the KJV to support their own prejudices. That is not quite so easy with a more modern translation.

 

[sojourner]

KJO stands for King James Only. I was part of this movement until I realized that modern translations can be more accurate and easy to read of they are properly translated. Elevating a certain Bible translation as saying it is the only true Bible is a no true Scotsman fallacy on all the others. If you are going to share the Bible, select a translation that is properly translated, easy to read, and enjoyable, and worship Jesus as the Source of your Salvation, but a translation. Have one literal, one moderate, and one translation for children or beginners, and mix it up. God understands.

We all need to understand that, unless we’re reading Greek or Hebrew, we’re reading a translation. Translations ALWAYS involve some fudging, in order to account for language barriers, colloquialisms, and outdated figures of speech that need to be made understandable. Nothing in a translation is pure or exact, although a translation can adequately give us the gist of meaning that is faithful to the original.

 

[ChanaR]

I would say it has some cult features, but it is not a full blown cult. These churches tend to be:

• Elitist mentality: we are the enlightened ones
• Polarization: we are the innies and everyone else is the outies
• Zealous and unquestioning of their leadership
• Questioning, doubt, and dissent are discouraged (even socially punished)
• Lack of intellectual honesty
• There are often other cult red flags, but it varies from church to church.

Rather than label them a cult, I would simply say they are toxic churches.