Day: January 31, 2024

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

“And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it” (Leviticus 7:24 KJV).

What does “in no wise” mean?

Indeed, the King James Bible is an old Book—more than four centuries old, actually. Such older English may be unfamiliar to us at times… even quite strange here and there. Yet, it is far superior to modern English in its purity, specificity, and elegance. The English language is living or changing: new words and definitions are frequently being added. This is both advantageous and disadvantageous.

Pick up any modern English Bible version produced during the last century, and you will notice how it reads just like a newspaper, novel, movie script, or television show. It is not what God the Holy Spirit said—only mortal men telling us what they think God the Holy Spirit said. Counterfeits, inferior products, have been introduced and passed off as the real Holy Bible. Still, if “Doctor So-and-So” or “Professor So-and-So” sees no difference, who would we “low-status” people be to question such “scholarship?” We should be open to “progress,” right? Well, just remember the “progress” Adam and Eve made when God’s words were questioned, omitted, watered down, added to, and ultimately denied (Genesis 3:1-24)!

The way we become acquainted with God’s preserved words is to first truly be interested in possessing them and understanding them. Above all, it depends on our willingness to receive instruction from Someone who really knows it all. This means we must be ready to be proven wrong, open to the possibility of abandoning the views we have been encouraged to adopt at home or in school. Nevertheless, it is not so much who is wrong as it is what is wrong—what is right rather than who is right. It is not a question of locating and taking up the most popular view, or agreeing to something we “feel” is valid or “assume” is correct. We must use facts to arrive at meaningful conclusions.

Let us ponder this King James expression “in no wise,” renewing our minds as we learn more about our language as preserved in our Bible….