I Pray for an Apology from Leaders or Institutions in KJV-Onlyism
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. One of my life’s long-term prayers is that someone of stature within KJV-Only circles will publicly apologize for promoting false doctrine. A major difficulty, I find, is that everyone who comes out of KJV-Onlyism as an adult has already paid a price for their...
A Touching Letter from a YouTube Viewer
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. I receive many touching letters like this: I graduated from [a Christian college] in 2001. After the first semester of my sophomore year I decided [that that Christian college] might not be for me. I went back home to NC and studied at the local community...
My Advice to a Man in a KJV-Only Church
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. I recently received this email: Hi Mark, I'm really thankful for your content, and you book Authorized. I appreciate your spirit, and the non-aggressive (but non-comprimising) way of addressing King James Onlyism. To make a long story short,...
Two Insights into Dealing with KJV-Onlyism from Samuel James
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. Two insights from a Substack writer I deeply appreciate, my former colleague at Crossway for a brief time, Samuel James. These insights might help someone out there who has been afflicted by KJV-Onlyism in their youth. First First, James writes, I would like...
A Letter from a Soon-to-Be Former KJV-Only Christian
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. I get letters like the one below on a pretty regular basis. I always operate with a sense of holy fear when responding, because I know that times of transition bring temptations—temptations to bitterness, especially. But also temptations to swing the theological pendulum...