Jeremiah 23:29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD;
and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

We live in a day and age when nothing is sacred to the world in general. It is not fashionable to take a stand for or against anything simply because "the Bible says so."

My testimony is very simple. I was given a King James Bible by a neighbor for my high school graduation. A long time would pass before I ever read a word of it, but I kept it on the coffee table and sometimes carried it in my duffel bag. My maker had planted in me a reverence for that little book. I had no knowledge of manuscript evidence and for that matter knew nothing of church history; still somehow I knew God was moving me to read it.

I was walking by that little zippered Bible one morning when I was stopped in mid step and my eyes, as if by their own accord, focused on that little Bible. There was no visible manifestation or audible voice or anything else like that; just the unmistakable and definite knowledge that in that little book were contained the words of God. Years later I would finally open that little book and for the first time in my life, I would search the Scriptures. II Peter 1:20-21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

I was driven by a force unseen to read my little zippered KJV Bible. At this point in my life I had absolutely no clue that so called "other versions of the Bible" even existed. The pages were literally alive and every chapter I read just pulled me in deeper. It was perhaps a blessing in disguise that my knowledge was coming straight from the source; having never been taught anything spiritual, my mind was a clean slate. I did not realize it yet, but many false prophets were at that moment at work attempting to turn God's sheep away from the "Words of Life".

The general response I get when I tell folks I am a King James Only man varies from looking at me askance to a knowing "you will learn better some day". Just to clear the air what follows on this page is my testimony and my admonition to any who are having their faith in the Bible attacked; stand strong.

I began seeking the Lord several years after I was first saved. The unseen force, the Spirit of the Living, God was still beckoning to me and I was hungry for more Scripture. I took a 2 week leave during which I fervently read my KJV Bible in my little apartment on Jacksonville Beach. I first read the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I was alone in my apartment with no distractions as the potter molded the clay.

I tried a couple of commentaries from which I gained very little. Some were alright, but dull and dry compared to the Scriptures. I did learn from the books of Peter S. Ruckman about Abraham and Isaac on mount Moriah and God's covenant with Abraham and about Jesus being the sacrificial lamb. I also read "The Late, Great PLanet Earth" by Hal Lindsay. He referenced Bible versions other than the KJV and each time he did so I hurried to the book store and bought said version. I first began to smell a rat when in one of my new "Bibles" I saw the statement "God is all through with the Jew, finally and forever". What? God has decided to break the Abrahamic covenant?

I spent the better part of 2 days praying and seeking the Lords guidance. I then took a two week leave and sequestered myself in my room. The answer was clear and unmistakable. Would I yield to the LORD'S guidance or to sinful man's influence? The Lord revealed to me that the King James Version was His WORD. Note that I was not taught this by anyone other than the Holy Spirit.

Are their really no differences in important doctrines between versions? Don't be naive. There are many unwarranted changes running the full gamut of deceitfulness, from the subtle and ignorant to the scandalous and blasphemous. If you find this hard to believe on the grounds that so many highly educated men say otherwise I am going to challenge you to do something. Push aside the notion that theological education will help you understand the Bible better and listen to the teaching of the Holy Spirit. It will require genuine effort on your part, and make no mistake, you will encounter resistance.

Most of us have been brainwashed into thinking that "the spirit of deep sleep" (Isaiah 29:9-12) must be talking about someone else besides America. Try going to God alone through the Scriptures for your learning experience, as in I John 2:27. I John 2:27 (hover here). If you will do that, it will be more effectual than anything I could say. Do you dare to be different? You can be a light shining in the world. You can be part of the problem or part of the cure.

The Devil is very resourceful. He has accomplished by subtilty what he failed to achieve with brute force for centuries. We have all heard stories of countries where Bibles were confiscated and Christians persecuted. These tactics always yielded limited success, so he has campaigned tirelessly to discredit God's Word in the mind of the masses. The original ploy in the garden of Eden was "Yea, hath God said?" and this strategy continues to do the most damage.

You may as well do what's right while you have a choice because the day is coming when every knee will bow before the Lord and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the father.

Every Christian needs to make a choice now. It is not important what I think or for that matter what you think. What is the Holy Spirit telling you right now? Do you believe that God can and has preserved His Word or do you not? If God CANNOT preserve His Word, then what kind of God is He?Be very careful what you say. I believe the Judgment Seat of Christ is very near. " Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give an account thereof in the day of judgment.

Consider this: II Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. There is only one Bible that is almost universally criticized and rejected by the majority of Christendom. Guess which one it is. I will give you a hint; it is the protestant Bible of the reformation, i.e. the King James Bible which was officially appointed to be read in the churches about 409 years ago. My, haven't we come a long way? If it gets any better, I don't think I can stand it (tongue in cheek).

Consider these words: II Chronicles 6:33 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Psalm 119:89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.