KJV Study was created by Kenneth Reitz, a software developer and believer who wanted to create a comprehensive Bible study resource that combines:
+KJV Study was created by Kenneth Reitz, a software developer who wanted to create a comprehensive Bible study resource that combines:
KJV Study is grounded in the theological heritage of the Protestant Reformation and the great confessions of faith that emerged from that watershed moment in church history. We stand unashamedly within historic Christian orthodoxy, confessing:
+KJV Study stands within historic Christian orthodoxy, affirming the foundational doctrines of the faith:
-We affirm Sola Scriptura — that the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God. Scripture alone is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice. The Bible is not merely a witness to divine truth; it is divine truth, breathed out by God Himself (2 Timothy 3:16), and therefore wholly trustworthy, sufficient, and supreme over all human tradition, reason, and experience.
+We affirm that the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired, inerrant Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16). Scripture alone is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice, wholly trustworthy and sufficient for knowing God and His will.
-We confess the absolute sovereignty of the Triune God over all creation, providence, and redemption. The Lord reigns supreme — declaring the end from the beginning, working all things according to the counsel of His will (Ephesians 1:11), upholding the universe by the word of His power (Hebrews 1:3). His purposes cannot be thwarted; His decrees stand forever; His counsel shall stand (Isaiah 46:10). In salvation, God's grace is efficacious and unconditional, flowing not from man's will or works, but from His mercy alone (Romans 9:16).
+We worship one God in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—who is sovereign over all creation, infinitely holy, just, and merciful. His purposes stand forever, and He works all things according to the counsel of His will (Ephesians 1:11).
-We embrace the biblical doctrines of grace recovered during the Reformation, recognizing that salvation is entirely the work of God from beginning to end. Man is spiritually dead and unable to save himself (Ephesians 2:1-5); God graciously chose a people for Himself before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4-5); Christ's death actually secured redemption for His people (John 10:15); the Holy Spirit effectually calls and regenerates the elect (John 6:37, 44-45); and those whom God saves will persevere to the end, kept by His power (Romans 8:29-30, Philippians 1:6).
- -We understand Scripture through the lens of God's covenantal dealings with His people. From the covenant of works in Eden to the covenant of grace revealed progressively through redemptive history, we see one unified plan of salvation culminating in Christ. The old and new covenants are not disconnected dispensations, but successive administrations of God's eternal purpose to redeem a people for Himself through the promised Seed (Galatians 3:16-29).
+We affirm that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). No one can earn salvation through works; it is the gift of God. Christ's substitutionary death on the cross fully satisfied divine justice, and His righteousness is imputed to believers by faith.
All Scripture testifies of Christ (John 5:39). From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals the person and work of Jesus Christ—fully God and fully man, the only mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5). His substitutionary atonement on the cross fully satisfied divine justice, and His righteousness alone is imputed to believers by faith. We are justified not by our works, but by His perfect obedience (Romans 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:21).
+All Scripture testifies of Christ (John 5:39). From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals Jesus Christ—fully God and fully man, the only mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5). He is the promised Messiah, the fulfillment of God's covenant promises, and the center of redemptive history.
-We employ the historic grammatical-historical-theological method of interpretation, seeking the plain meaning of the text in its original context while recognizing Scripture's divine authorship and unity. We reject both rationalistic liberalism that denies supernatural elements and allegorizing that obscures the text's intended meaning. Every passage must be understood in light of:
-We seek to interpret Scripture using the historic grammatical-historical method, honoring the plain meaning of the text in its original context while recognizing the Bible's divine authorship and unity. Every passage must be understood in light of its literary and historical setting, the whole counsel of God, and the redemptive arc that culminates in Christ.
-While we hold these convictions firmly, we acknowledge that we stand in a long tradition of faithful Bible students and submit all interpretation to the supreme authority of Scripture itself. We encourage every reader to be like the Bereans, examining the Scriptures daily to test all teaching (Acts 17:11).
+We encourage every reader to test all teaching against Scripture itself, following the example of the Bereans who examined the Scriptures daily (Acts 17:11).