God is my Final Authority
Correction: You mean You are Your Own Final Authority
Claiming God as your “final authority” without possessing a tangible written standard makes YOU your own ultimate authority. True accountability requires a physical book. You demand precision in medicine and engineering. You must demand the exact words of God in the King James Bible to properly judge objective truth.
The Illusion Of Divine Submission
Believers claim God rules their lives while simultaneously denying a perfect printed text. This contradiction creates a logical failure. You elevate yourself to the supreme judge when you remove an objective written standard. You replace divine instruction with your own feelings.
Human Industries Require A Standard
We demand precision and accuracy in every walk of life. Medicine demands exact dosages. Engineering demands precise load calculations. Architecture demands accurate blueprints. Law demands specific legal codes. Design demands exact measurements. Every other endeavor demands perfectness and absolute standards.
The Hypocrisy of Christians that Reject God’s Standard
Professing Christians accept close enough regarding the words of God. You believe the Creator makes mistakes. You subject the Bible to interpolations and guesswork. You trust God with your eternal soul, yet you refuse to trust Him to preserve His exact words. This absurdity destroys absolute truth, and you end up worshiping your own thoughts.
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. - Judges 17:6
Objective truth demands a physical standard. A builder requires a physical tape measure to cut lumber. The builder does not guess the length. You require a tangible standard to evaluate spiritual claims. The written word of God provides this exact function. Without a physical book, you measure truth with flawed human reasoning.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. - Matthew 22:29
In Christ’s day, He was referring to a tangible, written standard that formed the judicial basis of His rebuke. Not some phantom authority that was hidden in years of tradition and concepts.
How is it possible for the Church to attain (and maintain) the “unity of the faith” (Eph. 4:13) without an objective standard of faith (Rom. 10:17) by which to measure truth?
The Danger Of Subjective Feelings
Appealing to God without His written text turns truth into subjective opinion. People hear different messages when they rely on internal feelings. One individual feels God supports a specific decision. Another person feels God opposes the same decision. Neither possesses objective proof.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. - Proverbs 21:2
Ye Shall Become Gods
Rejecting the preserved text makes your mind the highest authority. You decide which passages are true, becoming an editor of God. You judge the word instead of being judged by it. This arrogance leaves you with no solid foundation, building your spiritual life on unstable human logic. A crisis will destroy a life based on human logic.
The Obligation of Truth
Second Timothy chapter three verse sixteen states God inspired all scripture. First Thessalonians chapter five verse twenty-one commands you to “prove all things.” You must possess an accessible standard to cross-examine theological assertions. A flawless God guarantees a flawless book. God provided a strict safeguard against false doctrine. The King James Bible serves as this perfect safeguard.
A judge must consult a written law book. The judge sentences a criminal based on written statutes. The written penal code dictates the specific penalty. The written law provides fairness and ensures accountability. Spiritual matters demand a similar written code. The Bible acts as the supreme constitution for all believers.
And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. - John 12:47-48
God Lost the Standard
Textual critics claim the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts were perfect. We do not possess the original manuscripts today. A flawless original manuscript provides zero help today if the available copies contain errors. God promised perpetual preservation. Psalm twelve declares that the “words of the Lord are pure words.” God promised to keep His words forever. You must believe this explicit promise.
Doctrine of Divine Preservation
God preserved His words in the English language through the King James Bible. This specific translation holds absolute authority. You read perfection on the printed page. Modern translations alter verses. Modern translations omit entire phrases. Modern translations create massive confusion among believers. First Corinthians chapter fourteen verse thirty-three explains that “God is not the author of confusion.”
No Standard Equals Compromise of Truth
You must reject the absurdity of an invisible authority. An invisible standard allows you to excuse any sin. You claim God told you to commit an act. Nobody can argue with internal revelation. A printed book stops this foolishness completely. A printed book tells you exactly what God demands. You read the commands. You obey the commands.
True accountability requires a tangible book. The King James Bible corrects your daily behavior. The text rebukes your sin. The text guides your decisions. A printed command offers no escape. The words stare back at you from the physical page.
Church leaders must preach from a perfect book. A pastor loses all authority when he corrects the Bible from the pulpit. The congregation stops trusting the text and shifts from God’s words to trusting human intellect. The pastor and church leaders should preach from an infallible Bible. When a pastor corrects the Bible from the pulpit, he loses authority, and the congregation’s trust in the Scripture diminishes. Instead of believing in God’s words, people start trusting human wisdom, and the pastor risks becoming a dictator.
A perfect Bible ensures the pastor remains accountable to the congregation, as everyone reads and verifies the same exact words (Acts 17:11). Building your life on a solid foundation means stopping reliance on feelings and personal beliefs. Instead, trust the preserved written word, because your spiritual survival hinges on absolute truth—found only within a perfect book. A perfect Bible keeps the pastor accountable to the congregation. The congregation reads the exact same words and verifies the sermon against the printed text.
We may not always agree on what the text means, but with a perfect written standard, we are forced to agree with what it says.
You must build your life on a firm foundation. Stop relying on feelings. Stop trusting your own intellect. Trust the preserved written word. Your spiritual survival depends on absolute truth. You find absolute truth only within a perfect book. Apply these practical steps to your daily routine:
• Read the physical pages every morning
• Memorize key verses for spiritual defense
• Compare all sermons against the printed text
• Reject any internal feeling contradicting the written word
• Teach your family to revere the physical book