31-598: The Indianapolis Baptist Temple is an Independent Baptist church based in Indianapolis, Indiana , United States. The church's building was seized by the U.S. federal government after the church refused to withhold taxes from employees' paychecks for 16 years. The founding pastor of the church, Greg J. Dixon, died in October 2019 aged 87. Indianapolis Baptist Temple (IBT) was founded in March 1950. The church became
62-592: A member of the Bible Baptist Fellowship . In 1955, Greg J. Dixon became pastor. When he started at the church, it had average attendance of 150. During the next 20 years, IBT grew by about 300 members a year, according to the Polis Research Center at IUPUI . The congregation was at its peak during the 1970s, when it had as many as 8,000 members and an average attendance of 3,000. The 1977 BBC documentary series The Long Search used
93-630: A more radical form of King James Onlyism was also developed by the Independent Baptist minister Peter Ruckman (1921 – 2016), who argued that the KJV is "new revelation", superior to the original Hebrew and Greek. However, in stark contrast, John R Rice (1895 – 1980), despite being an independent Baptist, in his critique of Peter Ruckman's radical form of King James Onlyism argued that the King James Version (although preferable to
124-534: A preserved transmission of the correct revealed text, continuing into the Reformation era of biblical translation and printing. For Hills, the task of biblical scholarship is to identify the particular line of preserved transmission through which God is acting; a line that he sees in the specific succession of manuscript copying, textual correction and printing, which culminated in the Textus Receptus and
155-653: The King James Version , a position known as King James Onlyism . Soteriologically, Independent Baptists may differ from each other. Some Independent Baptists have views similar to Free Grace theology , including writers such as Jack Hyles , Curtis Hutson , Shelton Smith , and Peter Ruckman . However, others among the Independent Baptist movement espouse Lordship salvation . Baptist churches that adhere to fundamentalism often call themselves "Bible Baptist Church", "Fundamental Baptist Church", or "Independent Baptist Church" to demonstrate their membership in
186-498: The 1970s. In November 2023, Investigation Discovery released Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals , a 4 part documentary, highlighting sexual abuse and cover up within the Independent Baptist movement. King James Onlyism The King James Only movement (also known as King James Onlyism or KJV Onlyism ) asserts the belief that the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is superior to all other English translations of
217-746: The American Standard Version) is not still perfect. King James Onlyism is today most common in conservative Independent Baptist churches, however, it is not exclusive to them. The Church Polity of the Dunkard Brethren Church , a Conservative Anabaptist denomination in the Schwarzenau Brethren tradition, states: "To aid in Scripture memorization among our members and our children, to help avoid confusion and to promote sound doctrine in our services,
248-750: The Authorised Version and the Textus Receptus, both Burgon and Miller believed that although the Textus Receptus was to be preferred to the Alexandrian Text, it still required to be corrected in certain readings against the manuscript tradition of the Byzantine text (thus advocating the Byzantine priority theory ). In that judgement, they are criticised by Edward F. Hills , who argues that the principle that God provides truth through scriptural revelation also must imply that God must ensure
279-566: The Authorized King James Version of the Bible shall be used in our Sunday School, Bible Study, and church services. Exceptions may be made where languages other than English are necessary." The Apostolic Christian Church , a Conservative Anabaptist denomination, uses the King James Version of the Bible. The Southern Methodist Church holds the King James Version of the Bible to be a "trustworthy standard to preach from
310-525: The Bible which were published after the KJV was published to be corrupt. These assertions are generally based upon a preference for the Textus Receptus (which is mainly based on the Byzantine text-type , with some influences from other text-types) and they are also based upon a distrust of the Alexandrian text-type or the critical texts of Nestle-Aland , and Westcott-Hort , on which
341-547: The Bible . Adherents of the King James Only movement, mostly members of certain Conservative Anabaptist , traditionalist Anglo-Catholic , Conservative Holiness Methodist and Independent Baptist churches, believe that the King James Version has been providentially preserved to be a perfect translation of the Bible into English, and they also generally believe that all other English translations of
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#1732783555752372-817: The IBT and Rev. Dixon to represent Christian fundamentalism in the program entitled Protestant Spirit USA . This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Indiana is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Independent Baptist Independent Baptist churches (also called Independent Fundamental Baptist or IFB or Bible Baptist Churches ) are Christian congregations, generally holding to conservative (primarily fundamentalist ) Baptist beliefs . Although some Independent Baptist churches refuse affiliation with Baptist denominations , various Independent Baptist Church denominations have been founded. The modern Independent Baptist tradition began in
403-612: The KJV. Douglas Wilson , for instance, argues that the KJV (or, in his preferred terminology, the Authorized Version) is superior because of its manuscript tradition, its translational philosophy (with updates to the language being regularly necessary), and its ecclesiastical authority, having been created by the church and authorized for use in the church. The Textus Receptus and the King James Version were defended by John William Burgon (1813 – 1888) in his The Revision Revised (1881) and also by Edward Miller in A Guide to
434-713: The King James Bible. Hills argues that the principle of providentially-preserved transmission guarantees that the printed Textus Receptus must be the closest text to the Greek autographs and so he rejects readings in the Byzantine Majority Text where they are not maintained in the Textus Receptus. He goes so far as to conclude that Erasmus must have been providentially guided when he introduced Latin Vulgate readings into his Greek text; and even argues for
465-490: The King James Only position. One student said that when he first arrived at the school, he was strip-searched and his Bible was thrown in the trash because it was not a KJV. Among others, the exclusive use of the King James Version is also endorsed by the Florida Bible College of Tampa (which has been a major institution to promote Free Grace theology ), writing on their statement: "Although we do not believe
496-483: The King James Version has preserved the word of God perfectly. Another Independent Baptist, Jack Chick (1924–2016), who was best known for his comic tracts , advocated a King James Only position. His comic Sabotage portrayed a Christian whose faith was shipwrecked by the rejection of the King James Version as the Word of God, only to be rescued by another character's defense of the King James Version. During this time,
527-763: The New English Translation of the Bible, the Reader's Digest Condensed Version, the New International Version and the public use of other modern versions." The Immanuel Missionary Church likewise enjoins use of the King James Version of the Bible. The King James Version of the Bible is used exclusively by the Apostolic Faith Church , a Holiness Pentecostal denomination. Agapé Boarding School in Missouri endorsed
558-871: The Textual Criticism of the New Testament (1886). Burgon supported his arguments with the opinion that the Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Ephraemi were older than the Sinaiticus and the Vaticanus ; and also that the Peshitta translation into Syriac (which supports the Byzantine Text) originated in the 2nd century. Miller's arguments in favour of readings in the Textus Receptus were of the same kind. However, despite defending
589-600: The authenticity of the Comma Johanneum. As to the relationship of the King James Bible to the Textus Receptus , Hills argued that the King James Version is not merely a translation of the Textus Receptus, but an independent variety of the Textus Receptus tradition. Another known defender of the King James Only movement was Benjamin G. Wilkinson (1872–1968), a Seventh-day Adventist missionary, theology professor and college president, who wrote Our Authorized Bible Vindicated (1930) in which he asserted that some of
620-584: The congregations as Independent Baptist churches. In other cases, the more conservative members of existing churches withdrew from their local congregations and set about establishing new Independent Baptist churches. Although some Independent Baptist churches refuse affiliation with Baptist denominations, various Independent Baptist Church denominations have been founded. There is the World Baptist Fellowship founded in 1933 at Fort Worth, Texas by J. Frank Norris . Doctrinal differences in
651-624: The issue of differences in current editions of the King James Bible in some detail. A lengthy critical review of her book New Age Bible Versions , originally published in Cornerstone magazine in 1994, authored by Bob and Gretchen Passantino of Answers in Action, described the book as "erroneous, sensationalistic, misrepresentative, inaccurate, and logically indefensible". King James Onlyism has been taught by many famous earlier Independent Baptists such as Jack Hyles (1926 – 2001), who argued that
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#1732783555752682-543: The late 19th and early 20th centuries among local denominational Baptist congregations whose members were concerned about the advancement of modernism and theological liberalism into national Baptist denominations and conventions in the United States and the United Kingdom. In response to the concerns, some local Baptist churches separated from their former denominations and conventions and reestablished
713-828: The latter led to the founding of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International in 1950 and the Independent Baptist Fellowship International in 1984. Various independent Baptist Bible colleges were also founded. During the 21st century, the New Independent Fundamental Baptist movement was founded out of the Independent Baptist movement by Steven Anderson , which Independent Baptist writers have criticized. The beliefs are mainly Baptist and fundamentalist . They refuse any form of ecclesial authority other than that of
744-410: The local church. Great emphasis is placed on the literal interpretation of the Bible as the primary method of Bible study as well as the biblical inerrancy and the infallibility of their interpretation . Dispensationalism is common among Independent Baptists. They are opposed to any ecumenical movement with denominations that do not have the same beliefs. Many IFB churches adhere to only using
775-489: The majority of twentieth- and twenty-first-century translations of the Bible are based. Sometimes these beliefs are also based on the view that the King James translation itself was inspired by God . Christian apologist James White has divided the King James Only movement into five main classifications: These classifications are not mutually exclusive, nor are they a comprehensive summary describing those who prefer
806-557: The movement. Members of Independent Baptist churches comprised 2.5% of the United States adult population, according to a 2014 survey by the Pew Research Center . In 2018, an investigation by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram identified 412 abuse allegations in 187 independent fundamental Baptist (IFB) churches and institutions across in United States and Canada, with some cases reaching as far back as
837-608: The new versions of the Bible came from manuscripts with corruptions introduced into the Septuagint by Origen and manuscripts with deletions and changes from corrupted Alexandrian text. He criticized Westcott and Hort , believing they intentionally rejected the use of the Textus Receptus and made changes to the text used in translation using their revised Greek text based mainly on the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus . Gail Riplinger (born 1947) has also addressed
868-626: The pulpit." The 2015 Manual of the Bible Missionary Church , a Methodist denomination in the conservative holiness movement , states: "We wholeheartedly endorse the use of the Authorized Version (King James Version) of the Bible as the final authority in our English-speaking churches and schools. We also go on record as being opposed to the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, The Living Bible,
899-403: The saddest signs of legalistic Christianity is the tenacious defense of the KJV as the only legitimate English-language translation. Almost as sad is that countless hours of scholars' and pastors' time must be diverted from the larger priorities of God's kingdom to point out the numerous historical, logical, and factual errors of KJV Onlyism — even though these errors have been repeatedly exposed in
930-482: The translation without worrying about royalties or copyright . Other promoters of the KJV Only movement include the following organizations and individuals: James White has thoroughly researched the background and sources of the Bible as we have it today, and he points out the serious weaknesses of the KJV Only position, a view seemingly based more on faulty, unprovable assumptions than on solid evidence. One of
961-585: The translators of the Authorized King James Bible were inspired, we do believe that the Authorized King James Version, based upon the Textus Receptus, is the best translation. Therefore, the Authorized King James Bible shall be the Bible used by Florida Bible College of Tampa." Some readers prefer the KJV because it is in the public domain in most countries (with the UK being a notable exception ). This allows them to freely copy any amount of