A gentleman asked me why I was convinced that the KJV was THE Bible?  Why I believed that it was THE standard by which all others should be judged?  It is a good question.

For me personally, it’s a matter of faith.

1.       I start with the premise that God has preserved His Word as He promised He would (Ps. 12:6-7).  And that not one jot or tittle has passed away (Mt. 5:18), and that nothing can be added or taken away (Pro. 30:6; Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:19).  And that the Word is pure (Proverbs 30) and authoritative and that God cannot lie or make mistakes.  I believe that, and so I believe that His preserved Word (in absolute purity) exists by His supernatural preservation, protection, and power.

2.       I believe that God wants me to have His Word in my native language and that He has the power to translate it as such, without losing anything (due to Him saying: A. That He would preserve it. B.  That it is pure.  C.  That not one jot or tittle would pass. And D. That nothing is added or taken away).

So, believing by faith that this pure and preserved Word exists in my language, I can now start to look for it.

3.       I find that the different versions in English have contradictory statements, and have either added or taken away parts.  Because God promised to preserve His Word, and He commanded for nothing to be added or taken away, I know that which ever version is found to have violated His commandments, CANNOT be His pure Word.  But in fact have sinned (by disobeying His command to not add or take away), and therefore cannot be from Him.

4.       I find that there are really only two versions.  Those that stem from the Alexandrian manuscripts and those that stem from the Antiochian manuscripts.  One Bible in English comes from the Antiochian.  The KJV.  All other versions (except for the Gideon Bible, I think?) come from the Alexandrian.  So I’ve narrowed it down.  One of these groups has sinned by adding or taking away (or they BOTH have sinned by adding or taking away).

At this point, my faith moves into logic.  I believe by faith that God HAS preserved His Word perfectly for me, and that it exists in my native language.  Now I have to use reason and discernment to find which it is.

5.       A.  I find that the Antiochian has been received by the church throughout the generations.  It comes from Antioch (the start of the church) and is used by faithful Christians right through the Reformation and the creation of the printing press, when it reaches its culmination in the KJV.

B.  I find that the Alexandrian has been passed down from Alexandria Egypt during the time of Origen (a heretic), and that it was during the time of a popular cult at the time, much like the JW cult of today.  It was rejected by the early church and hidden away and preserved by the Roman Catholic Institute.  The antichrist herself and the enemy of Biblical Christianity.

If this was the only piece of evidence, I would have to lean towards the KJV based on this alone.  But there is more.

6.       I find that the vast majority of manuscripts found (over 99%) confirm and match the Antiochian manuscripts.  While a very few manuscripts confirm the Alexandrian and NONE of them match.  They contradict each other in numerous places.

7.       Now I actually look at the differences in the versions.  Remembering that adding or taking away is SIN and therefore NOT the work of God, I have to ask myself which is more likely to be the work of the devil: 

A.      To ADD the blood of Jesus Christ to the Scriptures or to TAKE IT AWAY?  Because the KJV mentions the blood in many places where the other versions do not.

B.       To ADD the title of “Lord” to Jesus Christ or to TAKE it away?  Because the KJV mentions it in many places where the other versions do not.

C.      To CLARIFY when baptism is permitted, or to MUDDLE when it should be done?  Because Acts 8:36-38 is in the KJV but missing in many versions.

D.      To IDENTIFY the fallen angel by name, or to REMOVE his name?  Because the KJV identifies him as lucifer in Isaiah 14, but the other versions remove his name and sometimes even identify him as Jesus Christ (the Morning Star)!

E.       To IDENTIFY who antichrist is, or to REMOVE his identifying marks?  Because the KJV gives identifying marks in 1^st John 4:3, while the other versions remove the identifying marks.

F.       Is the mark of the beast IN the hand or ON the hand?  Pretty crucial.  The KJV says IN, other versions say ON.

8.        Now I move on to personal experience and testimony (which I can’t expect anyone else to accept as convincing, and is certainly not authoritative, but it is my own personal experience and has thus solidified my position).  I was not raised in the church.  I had no knowledge of any controversy regarding versions.  When I was first saved, I was given a NKJV and grew in sanctification and wisdom through it.  After a while, I started using a KJV, for no particular reason at all.  I used that for a long while.  During this time, I was separated from fellowship.  I walked alone, trusting no-one, convinced we were in the last days and that the church was full of wolves in sheeps clothing.  But I had GREAT time of fellowship with the Lord and grew immensely in the faith.  After a while, I decided I wanted to try a different version.  I saw no reason to be cautious, I simply thought it would give me a deeper insight and a different way to think about things.  I think I switched to an NIV, but I’m not sure.

Immediately, I went into a spiritual “dry-spell.”  I went from having an extremely close and personal walk, to feeling distant and separated from God.  I had no idea why this was happening, but I was desperate for the Lord to restore fellowship.  After enduring through this for a while, I came across a simple video where the man was explaining why he used the KJV.  I don’t recall what was said, but he mentioned how the Word was alive.  Something clicked inside of me where I said, “If I alter the DNA of a living organism, it’s not the same as it once was.  So if I alter the Words of the LIVING Bible, it’s not the same.”  I still new nothing of the controversy, but I decided to switch back to the KJV, simply as an effort to restore fellowship with the Lord.  I instantly felt reconnected!!!  I made a decision right then and there that I would never read anything else!

Based on all this, I believe whole heartedly that the KJV is the pure, preserved and perfect Word of God in the English language.  And I believe that by adding and taking away, the other “versions” prove themselves to be in opposition to the commands of God, and are therefore sinful and NOT the work of God.  I find that it is the devil who has cast doubt on God’s Word from the very beginning (“Hath God said?”), so it only makes sense that he would continue his work in today’s society.  Not only that, but the source of the other versions is Rome.  The antichrist herself.  It is enough for me to be convinced.

Ecclesiastes 8:4 “Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?”