The Perfect KJV (KJV-Onlyism, KJV Onlyism, or KJVO) heresy is an abandonment of the Historic Reformed Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith and comes in two forms: –

·         Ruckmanism, which holds to an inspired 1611 translation (“double inspiration”) resulting in a perfect English Bible.  Where there is a discrepancy between the English and its underlying Hebrew Masoretic or Greek TR texts, the English is to be taken as more correct!?

·         Verbal Plenary Preservation, also known as KJV-VPP or VPP-KJV, which holds to an inspired perfect textual criticism or recognition in 1611 which restored the Hebrew and Greek text of the KJV to be jot and tittle identical to the Divine Original Autographs!?

Ruckmanism and KJV-VPP are estranged twin sons of Benjamin Wilkinson, a leading Seventh Day Adventist who wrote “Our AV Vindicated” in 1930.  Wherever it has gone, in whatever circles, Perfect KJV Onlyism has wrecked havoc and caused discord among brethren.

Far Eastern Bible College (FEBC) has sadly not only adopted, but now champions this false Charismatic post-canonical inspiration doctrine.  FEBC cannot prove KJV-VPP – they cannot even convincingly and consistently identify the Hebrew-Greek underlying texts – but they call all who do not hold their views, “Neo-Fundamentalists”, “Neo-Evangelicals” or lacking in saving faith.  In this website, the KJV-VPP heresy is exposed and refuted with clear evidential facts and sound biblical exegesis!  It is our humble, earnest prayer that the Lord would be pleased to deliver His people from this divisive “doctrine”, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.

AGUR’S PROPHECY DISPELS KJVO-VPP 

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.  Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. (Prov 30:5-6)

We love the King James Bible but proponents of KJVO-Verbal Plenary Preservation have gone too far and too extreme in their claims.  They should heed Agur’s prophecy in Prov 30. 

Where does God’s Word say that: - 

1.      English is the singly blessed language of the world for Bible translations and missions? 

2.      Of all English Bibles, the KJB 1611 is most exceptionally special, being perfected either in its English, or perfected in its underlying Hebrew-Aramaic-Greek texts, or both!!? 

3.      The texts of the Bible were lost / not fully preserved until perfectly restored in 1611?

a.       Where does it say the texts were lost / not fully preserved?

b.      Where does it say that 1611 would be the prophetic year for perfect restoration? 

4.      All other MSS (apograph manuscripts) and texts are imperfect and to be rejected as source evidences to the Original Divinely Inspired Autographs? 

Indeed there is no, not even a single mention of KJV in the entire Bible. 

Our text instead rather says that: - 

1.      Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 

He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him: In the words of Peter at Cornelius’ house, “Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” (Acts 10:34-35)

God is no respecter of persons.  In all nations and languages, everyone that fears God and puts his trust in Him, will find Him a shield and salvation.  Our God Omnipotent and Sovereign would not have allowed His missionaries throughout history to have brought His pure Word to the world in an incompetent, impotent manner, which necessitates re-translation of all non-English Bibles into the KJV text all over again today!  

2.      Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 

Sadly, KJVO-VPP proponents have added to God’s Word and now stand reproved.  All the evidences do not bear up their extravagant claims.  They cannot prove that the KJV is jot and tittle perfect in either VPP or Ruckmanite sense!  Instead, the evidences clearly disprove KJV-VPP.  As an example, see “An Evidential Review of the VPP Hypothesis.” 

Lim Seng Hoo, 1 April 2006

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