An Open Letter

An Open Letter to Our Brethren Pursuing a “Perfect Bible”

To my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ,

The Church of Jesus Christ stands under relentless assault from the powers of darkness. The enemy wages war on truth, purity, and unity — not only through external pressure but also through internal division. Sadly, one of the most damaging forms of this internal conflict comes from among those who sincerely believe they are defending the faith: those who pursue the notion of a perfect Bible in the Textus Receptus and promote KJV-Onlyism or the doctrine of Verbal Plenary Preservation tied exclusively to it.

Let this be said with love, but also with truth: your zeal has crossed the line from devotion into destruction. The enemy has turned your passion for the Word into a weapon against the very Body of Christ you claim to defend.

You have made a translation into a test of faith. You have exalted a textual tradition into an idol. You have built walls where Christ tore down barriers. This is not preservation — this is pride disguised as piety.

The Pharisees of old were also meticulous guardians of Scripture. They counted letters, debated accuracy, and prided themselves on tradition. Yet when the Living Word stood before them, they could not see Him. They defended the letter while denying the Spirit. In their self-proclaimed faithfulness, they opposed the very God they claimed to serve. And tragically, history repeats itself.

When you condemn fellow believers who read from the ESV, NIV, NASB, CSB, or other faithful translations, you are not protecting God’s Word — you are attacking God’s people. When you call pastors “apostate” for not preaching from the KJV, you are not upholding truth — you are breaking fellowship. And when you claim that only one line of manuscripts holds God’s “perfect preservation,” you are not glorifying God — you are limiting Him.

The Scriptures have indeed been preserved, but not through one translation or one tradition. God has preserved His Word through the witness of the Church, through the centuries, through countless hands and tongues, through suffering and sacrifice — in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, English, and hundreds of other languages. The miracle is not that we have one perfect text; the miracle is that the message of redemption remains unbroken across every faithful translation.

The apostle Paul said, “The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” (2 Corinthians 3:6). The Gospel is not bound by manuscripts, footnotes, or textual variants. It is alive in the power of the Holy Spirit. And when you divide over versions, you demonstrate that you trust the letter more than the Spirit.

The tragedy is that while the world perishes without hearing of Christ, many Christians are locked in endless debates over which Bible God “really” uses. Souls are dying while soldiers of the cross argue over which sword has the sharpest edge.

My brothers and sisters — this must stop. The war for truth is not fought in the margins of manuscripts but in the hearts of men. The enemy is not those who use a different translation; the enemy is Satan, sin, and unbelief. The mission is not to defend a version; the mission is to proclaim salvation through Jesus Christ.

We call you — not as enemies, but as family — to lay down this inward fight. Come back to the greater vision of the Kingdom. Return to the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace. Let us labor together to make disciples of all nations, using every faithful translation that brings the Word of God to every tribe and tongue.

The world does not need a “perfect Bible.”
It needs a living Church that perfectly reflects the heart of Christ.

With love for truth and burden for unity,
Servant of Christ and Fellow Lover of the Word