THE SKJVB-PROJECT

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Our doctrinal standpoint:

The Bible is our worldview,

our Sole and Final Authority for Faith and Practice

The Bible and its Authority

The King James Bible is recognised as the perfect and preserved Word of God in English, and its equivalents in other languages are also regarded as the Word of God, based on the correct line of manuscripts, the New Testament Majority Text (Textus Receptus) and the Old Testament Masoretic Text. The Bible is our sole and final authority for faith and practice, "as it truly is, the Word of God..." (1 Thess. 2:13). We believe in the literal, complete inspiration of the original Scriptures and God's preservation of His pure Word to every generation (2 Tim. 3:16, Ps. 12:6-8). Read more point 4: The Bible is our Sole and Final Authority 

The Godhead

We believe that God is triune, eternally existing in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are coexistent in essence and identical in nature, equal in power and glory, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." - 1 John 5:7 (Deut. 6:4; 2 Cor. 13:14).

The Person and Work of Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (no, we do NOT worship her), that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Isa. 9:6; 7:14; Phil. 2:5-8; Gal. 4:4-5). We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption by His finished work on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is secured by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Rom. 3:24-25; 1 Pet. 2:24; Eph. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:3-5). We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was bodily resurrected and ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfils the office of Representative, Mediator and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 9:24, 7:25; Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1-2).

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is God, the person who convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgement; and that He is the Divine Power of regeneration, dwelling in all believers and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14).

Speaking in Tongues

We believe that the signs of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and the gift of healing, were temporary and directed to the Jews who require signs (1Cor. 1:22). We believe that speaking in tongues was never the usual or necessary sign of baptism or the fulfilment of the Holy Spirit and that the ultimate deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection, although God often chooses to answer believers' prayers for physical healing (2 Cor. 12:12; 1 Cor. 13:8; Heb. 2:3-4; Mar. 16:17-20; 1 Cor. 1:14:21-22).

Water baptisms

We believe that water baptism for us today has nothing to do with salvation (Acts 8:37). In 1 Peter 3:21 it is stated that Peter who used to preach water baptism as a way to receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38) has received an advanced revelation since he met Paul (Gal 2:1-8). He now says that water baptism is only a PICTURE of salvation, and not salvation itself. No one can "answer" God with a "clear conscience" until salvation has taken place (see Titus 1:15). The person who is baptised BEFORE salvation only gets wet. Read also Acts. 8:36-38 "verse 36 And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said, Behold, here is water; what hindereth me from being baptised? verse 37 And Philip answered, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. verse 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptised him." (Verse 37 has been removed from most modern Bibles; this leaves out the answer to the question of what prevents one from being baptised - the answer is: "If you believe with all your heart").

Satan

We believe in the reality of Satan's person and that he and the fallen angels are waging spiritual warfare against God's plans and purposes (John 13:2; Acts 5:3; Ephesians 6:11-12). We believe that Satan is a created angelic being who rebelled and tempted man to join his rebellion against God (Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezek. 28:11-19; Gen. 3:1-5). We believe that his power is supernatural, but limited; and that he cannot act without God's permission (Job 1:6-12; 1 John 4:4). Satan's eternal destiny is eternal torment in the Lake of Fire (Rev. 20:10).

Dispensations

God's Handling of Humanity

We believe in the natural divisions of the Scriptures and in the exhortation in 2 Tim. 2:15 to rightly divide the word of truth. Dispensationalism is an evangelical theological system that addresses issues concerning the Biblical covenants, Israel, the Church and the end times. That God has dealt with humanity in different ways, and has divided up Biblical history, including the fulfilment of future prophecies, at the right time, for the right people or persons, especially as it relates to Israel and the Christian community (the Church). The clearest example of this is the difference between the Old and New Testaments (2 Tim. 2:15, Heb. 9:15-17).

Creation and Science

We believe that God created the heavens and the earth in six days (Genesis 1:1-31, Exodus 20:11). We reject the "Big Bang" and evolution theories as "science falsely so called". "Because that which can be known of God is in them manifest; for God has shown it to them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" - Rom. 1:19-20. The Bible states: "THE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." (Ps. 53:1a).

Marriage is the union of one man and one woman

Views on lewd behaviour

We believe that the only marriage recognised by Scripture is the union of one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24; Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:10; Eph. 5:22-23) We believe that God expressly forbids intimate sexual activity to take place outside of a marriage between one man and one woman. We believe that all forms of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are perversions of God's intended purposes and therefore sin. We believe that God forbids any attempt to change one's God-given gender identity by any means, including surgery or appearance (Gen. 2:24; Gen. 19:5, 13; Gen. 26:8-9; Lev. 18:1-30; Rom. 1:26-29; 1 Cor. 5:1, 6:9; 1 Thess. 4:1-8; Heb. 13:4) - We also believe that to a person who has previously practised this, there is still forgiveness and reconciliation through repentance to God, and with faith of the heart in His Son Jesus Christ, unto salvation and eternal life. 

The way of salvation

We believe that the clear message of salvation is "repentance toward God, with faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21). We believe that salvation is "by grace" plus nothing minus nothing. We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood on the cross, that He died for our sins, was buried and rose again for every human being, and that each individual chooses to accept God's grace or reject Jesus' completed payment on the cross (1Cor. 15:1-4; Rom. 3:25; Col. 1:20; Heb. 2:9; 1Jn. 2:2) and thus they have chosen to pay for their own sins. We believe that people are justified by faith alone and are counted righteous before God solely through the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (Eph. 2:8-10; Jn. 1:12; 1 Pet. 1:18-19) We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are preserved by the power of God and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that eternal life is the present possession of every believer (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1, 38-39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8; 1 Pet. 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2). Read more: JesusPay

The Rapture & Resurrection

The Rapture takes place before the Tribulation (Pre-Tribulation Rapture)

We believe that our Lord's return, the "blessed hope," is literal, personal, visible, imminent, and that the rapture can occur at any time BEFORE the time of "Jacob's trouble" (the tribulation) begins. That believers will be caught up to heaven to be with the Lord before the seven-year tribulation, and at the end of the tribulation Christ will return with His saints to establish His millennial kingdom on earth (1 Thess. 4:13-18; Tit. 2:13; 1 Thess. 1:10; Rev. 3:10; Zech. 14:4-11; Rev. 19:11-16, 20:1-6; Ps. 89:3-4). All saved Christians who have died through the ages are resurrected at the rapture, and we who are still alive on earth are caught up into heaven and clothed in incorruptibility and immortality (1Cor. 15:52-55, Phil. 3:20-21, 1Thess. 4:16-18). Read the article

Israel's Place in God's Plan

We believe that the Christian Church has NOT replaced Israel; "God has not rejected His people", Romans 11:1-2 (Ps. 94:14, Deut. 31:6, 1Sam. 12:22, Heb. 13:5) "For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, theyare beloved for the fathers’ sakes." - Rom. 11:25-28 (SKJVB)

Human beings

All have sinned and need to receive the atonement of God, through Christ 

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that through Adam's sin the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became estranged from God; and therefore man is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly incapable of rectifying his lost condition (Gen. 1:26-27; Rom. 3:22-23; Eph. 2:1-3, 12). The sanctity of human personality is evident in that God created man in his own image and is conscious of him, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, every individual possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love (Ps. 8:4-9; Col. 3:9-11).

The eternal state of man, in Heaven or Hell

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all people, the saved to eternal life and the unsaved to judgement and eternal punishment (Matt. 25:46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26; Rev. 20:5-6, 12-13). We believe that Heaven and Hell are real places where the saved will spend eternity in joy with God, while the damned will suffer eternally in the lake of fire with Satan (Rev. 20:10; Matt. 25:46). And that the souls of the saved, at death, are absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection (the Rapture), when spirit, soul, and body are united to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Rev. 20:4-6; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23, 3:21; 1 Thess. 4:16-17). We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious suffering until the second resurrection (after the 1000-year kingdom), when, united in soul and body, they shall appear and be judged according to their deeds at the Great White Throne, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be destroyed, but to suffer eternal punishment in consciousness. "...without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.", Heb. 9:22 (Rom. 3:23; Luke 16:19-26; Matt. 25:41-46; 2 Thess. 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mar. 9:43-48; Rev. 20:11-15).

THE SKJVB-PROJECT

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Our doctrinal standpoint:

About our approach to the translation of the King James Bible into Swedish

Picture: 1611 King James Version, first edition (Facsimile edition)

The Swedish KJV Bible

SKJVB - The Swedish KJV Bible is a direct translation of the 1611 (including 1769) King James Authorised Version. In the translation of the King James Bible, we have taken into account the language and text structure of the English King James Bible and it is well preserved and clarified in the Swedish translation through a matched use of punctuation.

The Majority Text and the Masoretic Text

We follow the line of manuscripts on which the King James Bible was based: The Majority Text of the New Testament (Textus Receptus) and the Masoretic Text of the Old Testament. We consider this to be the correct line of manuscripts.

The Minority Text

We totally reject the Minority Text: the Septuagint, the work of Westcott and Hort, and the Nestle-Aland "Novum Testamentum Graece": Codex Sinaiticus (א); Codex Vaticanus (B); Codex Alexandrinus (A) and others. We consider all these to be corrupted manuscripts.

Furthermore, we hold this position regarding the translation work:

• That it is the English KJV Bible that has the ultimate authority. It is the King James Bible, the preserved, inerrant and living Word of God in English, that corrects the Swedish translation and not the other way round; neither the Swedish; Greek or Hebrew text corrects the KJV Bible.

• The KJV Bible is a direct translation of the King James Authorised Version based on the correct line of manuscripts of the New Testament Majority Text (Textus Receptus) and the Old Testament Masoretic Text. We therefore do not use any manuscripts from the Minority Text or the Septuagint.

• Neither do we distort God's Word or adapt sound doctrine to be P.C., Politically Correct, but rather we endeavour to be B.C., Biblically Correct - Amen!