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In this episode of Weighed in the Balance, we continue analyzing the debate between Nathan Cravatt and Mitch Canupp on King James Onlyism. By examining the different types of KJV-Only positions—from simple preference for the King James to claims that the KJV itself was re-inspired—we evaluate the arguments, evidence, and reasoning used in the debate.

Along the way we look at textual criticism, the Textus Receptus, numerics claims, and how to critically evaluate theological arguments.

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Mark Ward on False Friends in the KJV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1awUlUOhwfI
Mark Ward on the language of the Westminster Standards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnsMXQGORrA

00:00 Introduction
01:04 The Debate Question
03:10 Why KJV-Onlyism Is a Shrinking Position
05:02 The Five Types of KJV-Onlyism
05:45 1. “KJV Is the Best Translation”
09:01 2. The Textual Argument
12:37 3. Textus Receptus Only
17:20 4. The Inspired KJV View
19:25 5. The “New Revelation” Position
23:00 Why the Debaters Talk Past Each Other
26:10 The “Perfect Line of Manuscripts” Claim
30:25 The 1611 vs 1769 KJV Issue
34:40 How KJV-Only Arguments Use “Things That Are Different…”
39:02 The Psalm 138 Translation Issue
44:16 Evaluating the Debate Arguments
47:40 Emotional Appeals vs Evidence
49:40 “The Language Got Purer and Purer” Claim
52:30 Numerics vs Numerology
57:00 The WWII Chapter-Verse Claim
01:01:40 Misreading Romans Through Numerics
01:05:30 Erasmus and Codex Vaticanus
01:07:00 Is English the Closest Language to Hebrew?
01:09:10 Moderator Intervention

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What is worship, and who decides how it should be done? In this episode, Jonathan Brooks and Ryan Biese discuss the biblical definition of worship, the regulative principle, and how modern evangelical practices compare to historic Reformed theology.

00:00 Introduction and General Assembly discussion
12:55 What is worship? Definition and biblical meaning
16:28 Creation and redemption as grounds for worship
21:27 Normative principle of worship explained
25:55 Regulative principle of worship explained
28:16 Nadab and Abihu and unauthorized worship
29:54 Jeroboam, the golden calves, and false worship
33:21 How worship declines when not regulated by Scripture
37:49 Modern evangelical worship and emotionalism
39:47 Worship as response to objective truth

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In this episode of Weighed in the Balance, I respond to Mitch Canupp’s speech from the King James Only debate. His argument raises familiar claims about King James I, Westcott and Hort, and textual variants in modern Bible translations—but do those claims actually address the question being debated?

We examine key passages such as John 7:8, Matthew 5:22, 1 Timothy 3:16, and the Comma Johanneum (1 John 5:7), and discuss how textual criticism works, what manuscript evidence exists, and why no central doctrine of Christianity depends on a disputed variant.

My goal is not to attack individuals, but to evaluate arguments carefully, honestly, and in light of the best available evidence.

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