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[The following material is from O Timothy magazine, Volume 15 Issue 12, 1998. This material cannot be placed on BBS or Internet sites without express permission from the author. Copyright 1998 by David W. Cloud. All rights are reserved by the author. O Timothy is a monthly magazine. Annual subscription is US$20 FOR THE UNITED STATES. Send to Way of Life Literature, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, Michigan 48061, fbns@wayoflife.org. FOR CANADA the subscription is $20 Canadian. Send to Bethel Baptist Church, P.O. Box 9075, London, Ontario N6E 1V0. The Way of Life Internet web site is http://www.wayoflife.org/.]

October 30, 1998 (David W. Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, Michigan 48061, fbns@wayoflife.org) - We are pleased to announce the completion of the 2nd edition of FOR LOVE OF THE BIBLE: THE BATTLE FOR THE KING JAMES BIBLE AND THE RECEIVED TEXT FROM 1800 TO PRESENT. The book was out of print for about 10 weeks, but is now available again from Way of Life Literature. It is the only serious history of the battle for the King James Version in print. Note that it is not a history of the King James Bible itself; it is a history of the DEFENSE OF the King James Bible. It is 480 pages and contains an index and a 40-page bibliography (the most extensive in print on this subject, to our knowledge). It has a lovely vinyl hard-cover binding. We spent several thousand dollars researching this material during the last few years and have written several hundred letters in this connection, communicating with men from around the world who stand for the KJV today. The book includes hundreds of testimonies and biographies; sketches of churches, schools, and organizations which have defended the KJV; a digest of reviews and condensations of major books and articles written in defense of the Old Bible in the past 200 years; excerpts from rare books on this subject which are no longer available; a comprehensive overview of the varied arguments in favor of the KJV. The arguments commonly put forth in defense of the modern versions are shown to be myths. The book puts the lie to the popular idea that King James Bible defenders are some sort of new cult.

In May we received the following testimony from a pastor who recently read FOR LOVE OF THE BIBLE: 

"I purchased 'For the Love of the Bible' a couple of months ago and just finished reading it. I have been for some time strongly defending the KJB and researching the issues so as to better communicate this to others. As I began to read your book it became clear to me that although I had studied the issue a great deal my understanding of the issue was very limited. Your research clearly shows this is not just a modern matter but has been going on for centuries. Of the matters your book helped me to understand, one is the myth concerning the credibility and supposed scholarship of the our modern 'so called' scholars. These modern 'academics' (not scholars) cannot hold a candle to the true scholars of the past. Your book shows the Aleph, A and B were rejected by true Bible scholars two centuries ago. You document the work of apostates in seeking to destroy the creditability of the TR and the KJB. 

"AFTER READING YOUR BOOK IT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE ON THE KJB ISSUE HAS BEEN BROADENED and I have a greater understanding of the importance and absolute necessity to bring the truth about this matter before every Bible believing pastor and preacher. 

"I BELIEVE THAT EVERY GOD FEARING INDEPENDENT BAPTIST PREACHER MUST READ THIS BOOK AND DIGEST THE MATERIAL YOU HAVE SO THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED. 

"Thank you for all the work and expense you put into writing this book. Brother, I am not just saying this to offer some vain praise. I mean it with all my heart. It has greatly helped me and in turn will help those I minister to for the rest of my ministry. Truly I see the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding you through this work and I pray He will continue to mightily use you." --Pastor, Utah 

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"For Love of the Bible is a masterpiece. It ought to be in every academic, public, and special library in the world." (Michael Maynard, author of A History of the Debate over 1 John 5:7,8).