Apocrypha

One question that comes up from time to time is, why was the Apocrypha part of the original KJV Bible? We always teach Question Everything and Question Everybody. The above question is a good one.

David Daniels of Chick Publications is a Bible linguist. He wrote a great article on this subject. In it, he mentions the following:,

“Many Christians today are surprised when they open a 1611 King James Bible and find extra books tucked between the Old and New Testaments. These writings are called the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha is not Scripture at all, but a collection of fables and man-made stories that were never inspired by God. Yet some publishers continue to include it in modern printings.”

The King James Translators gave seven objections to the books of the Apocrypha.

1. 1. None of them are written in Hebrew, which alone was used by the inspired historians and poets of the Old Testament.
   2. Not one of the writers claimed divine inspiration.
   3. These books were never acknowledged as sacred Scriptures by the Jewish Church and therefore were never sanctioned by our Lord.
   4. They were not allowed a place among the sacred books, during the first four centuries of the Christian Church.
   5. They contain fanciful statements and statements which contradict the canonical Scriptures and even themselves. For example, in the two Books of Maccabees, Antiochus Epiphanes is claimed to die three different deaths in three different places.
   6. It promotes doctrines that directly conflict with the Bible. Examples include praying for the dead and the ability to reach sinless perfection through good works.
   7. It teaches immoral practices such as lying, suicide, assassination, and magical incantation.

The whole article is really good. Check it out at the link below:

https://www.chick.com/information/article?id=Why-Did-the-King-James-Translators-Include-the-Apocrypha&utm_medium=Email&e=trackemail&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=2025-1003

Chick Publications can be found at www.chick.com. Their site has a lot of good information and teachings about the KJV Bible. It would be good for you to peruse some of it.

Psalm 12:6-7

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.  Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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Until the nets are full,

P.S.

P.P.S. A friend of the ministry has done a deep dive into Halloween. Steve’s research will bless you. Click on this link and scroll through his Power Point presentation. Remember that we should expose the works of darkness and warn people about participating in them.

https://markcahill.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Halloween-30-October-2024.pdf

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