Since I do not believe in “eternal salvation” (salvation that cannot be lost) for the majority of those redeemed by Christ’s sacrificial death, I can only state what important things Jesus taught for the salvation that the whole Bible speaks about.
In my own studies, I found that the entirety of scripture must be taken into consideration when determining if a doctrine is soundly based on God’s word. The God of the Jews was after all, the God also of Jesus Christ. (Read Rev 3:12, which was written long after Jesus’ ascension to heaven, and see how many times he referred to his Father as “my God”.)
And since I have studied Christ’s teachings in depth I will offer John 17:3…
”This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”
This is the important thing…to “know the only true God and the one he sent” to ransom sinful mankind.
But you have to do more than just
know of God and to
know about Jesus....you must be motivated by love to obey the Christ, as he obeyed his Father in all things.
Matt 22:32-40….
Jesus taught that the entire Mosaic Law, including the Ten Commandments, rested on two fundamental commandments. Quoting from the Hebrew Scriptures he said:
“‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. The second, like it, is this: ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments the whole Law hangs.”
So although Christians are not expected to observe the Mosaic Law, they are commanded to love God and their fellow man, especially their Christian brothers. (John 13:34-35; 1 John 4:20-21)
I can only submit that archaic English is not the language in which the Bible was written, and the English language has changed markedly since the 1611 translation was released.
For those not familiar with the words and phrasing of the old KJV, Bible study would be a nightmare.
Does God want us to learn a now dead language in order to read his word today?
Those who exclusively adhere to the KJV as if it were written by God himself, seem to miss the fact that it is a translation undertaken by men, that has been revised quite a few times.
Is it more important to read archaic English or to understand modern English…..? Do we speak like that to family and friends? If we did, wouldn’t people think we were strange? The Bible has been translated into many languages, so what is the big deal about the KJV? Is English the only important one? Doesn’t God speak all languages?
1 Cor 14:8-9…hits the nail on the head….
”For if the trumpet sounds an indistinct call, who will get ready for battle? 9 In the same way, unless you with the tongue use speech that is easily understood, how will anyone know what is being said? You will, in fact, be speaking into the air.”