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Archaic, Not Ornamental — What Is Lost Without the Thees and Thous
Posted by Edward R. Cross on August 23, 2026
The most common complaint against the King James is that its archaic words make it hard to understand. But the thees and thous are not decoration — they are working parts, telling the reader whether God is speaking to one man or to a multitude. Modern English idiom has no second word to mark that, and this is what is lost when they go.
The Defenders of the King James: The Question Beneath the Manuscripts
Posted by Edward R. Cross on June 16, 2026
A companion to Preserved, Not Re-Inspired. Beneath the manuscript debate lies a question about God: would He hold His people accountable to His word and leave them unable to know which words are His? This piece weighs the defenders worth reading and those to be read with discernment, and draws the line between preservation and re-inspiration.
Preserved, Not Re-Inspired: Why We Hold the King James
Posted by Edward R. Cross on June 15, 2026
A defense of the King James as the providentially preserved word of God in English: that God promised to keep His words, that preservation runs through the received stream rather than the Alexandrian text behind the modern versions, and that the King James is final authority for the Body of Christ — preserved, not re-inspired.
The Mystery of Faith - Part 1
Posted by Edward R. Cross on October 4, 2023
The faith Paul calls a mystery is not personal faith but the faith of Jesus Christ — His faithfulness — which is the basis of the believer's justification before God. Part one traces the distinction between personal faith in the Old Testament and the faith of Christ revealed to Paul for the dispensation of grace.
The Mystery of Faith - Part 2
Posted by Edward R. Cross on October 4, 2023
Part two continues the examination of the faith of Christ, showing why this mystery is superior to personal faith and why the believer's confidence rests in Christ's faithfulness rather than their own capacity to believe. If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful.