A Message to You Who Defend the KJV and VPP

A Message to You Who Defend the KJV and VPP

I want to speak to you not as an enemy, but as a friend and fellow follower of Christ. I know you love the Bible deeply. I can see that you are zealous for God’s Word, and I thank God for that. But I also want to beg you, with all gentleness, to think about how we treat one another when we talk about these things.

Sometimes in defending the KJV and the doctrine of Verbal Plenary Preservation, the way we speak and act can become harsh, even cruel. I don’t believe this is what Christ wants from us. The Bible reminds us that “no one is righteous, no, not one” and that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” None of us has a full monopoly on truth. None of us sees everything clearly. It is only by God’s grace and mercy that we can live and serve Him at all.

If that is true, then should we not show patience and gentleness toward each other? Should we not leave room for honest debate, for respectful questions, for different perspectives? A church is not meant to be a battlefield where we crush one another, but a family where we learn together.

When people disagree with your teaching, please do not see them as enemies of God, but as brothers and sisters still learning, just like you. Speak with kindness. Correct with love. Give them space to wrestle and to grow. If you truly believe your view is right, then trust that God will make it clear in His time.

And in your Bible College, I ask you to remember: a school should be a place where students are free to explore, to ask hard questions, to test and see what is good. If every question is shut down, or if every disagreement is treated as rebellion, then students will not grow in faith, but in fear. And fear is not the fruit of the Spirit. Love is.

My hope is that we can let the church live in peace. We may not all agree on the exact way God has preserved His Word, but we all agree that His Word is precious, living, and powerful. That is what matters most. Christ prayed that His people would be one. Let us not tear the Body apart over what God never meant to divide us.

So I beg you, hold your breath before you speak in anger. Choose gentleness over harshness. Leave space for others to speak. Live in peace with one another. And above all, remember that Christ, not the KJV, not VPP, is our Savior and our unity.

With love in Christ