1Jn 5/1-9, Acts 7/44-55. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EglVE7rlpYQ

preservation (part 5) There we have evidence within the Old Testament itself that the work of preservation had already begun on the writings of Moses, David (along with other Psalmists) and Solomon. Deu 17:14  When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;  Deu 17:15  Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.  Deu 17:16  But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.  Deu 17:17  Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.  Deu 17:18  And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:  The Kings of Israel were not only to know the Word of God, but they were to copy it down for themselves. The Providence of God in preservation is shown many times throughout the Old Testament. Even though there were times when Israel and even the priests did not follow God. 2Ch 15:3  Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. The Lord still preserved his word. There was a time (many believe during the reign of Manasseh) that the copy of the law had been lost, and was no longer in the Temple, yet under the reign of King Josiah, the book of the law was found. 2Ch 34:14  And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.  2Ch 34:15  And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.  2Ch 34:16  And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.  2Ch 34:17  And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.  2Ch 34:18  Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.  2Ch 34:19  And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.  2Ch 34:20  And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,  2Ch 34:21  Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book. 2Ki 22:8  And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.  The Lord in his providence will not let his word be destroyed. (from Why KJV? by Phillip Thomas) 1516 / The Making of Copies ----------------------------------------------------- It was the responsibility of the Jews to protect and reproduce the writings of God. And this was a responsibility that the Jewish scribes did not take lightly. In fact, a study of the history of Jewish scribes reveals that each scribe who copied the text of the Old Testament had a strict list of rules that had to be followed. Before computers this all had to be done by hand, and to make sure of the accuracy of these manuscripts, here are a few of the rules that had to be followed: 1. The parchment must be made from the skin of aclean animal. Clean meaning ceremonially clean according to the Old Testament sanitary laws, must be prepared by a Jew only, and skins must be fastened together by strings taken from clean animals. 2. Each column must have no less than forty-eight, nor more than sixty lines. 3. The ink must be of no pther color than black, and it must be prepared according to a special recipe. 4. No word nor letter could be written from memory; the scribe must have an authentic copy before him, and he must read and pronounce aloud each word before writing it. 5. He must reverently wipe his pen each time before writing the word for "God" (Elohim), and he must wash his whole body before writing the name "Jehovah" (LORD in our King James Bibles), so that his Holy Name might not be contaminated. (More below) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEafpWubnBQ

1215 / it was expressly decreed to extirpate all "heresy" in canons 2 Condemnation of the doctrines of Joachim of Fiore and of Amalric of Bena, and 3 Procedure and penalties against heretics and their protectors. If those suspected of heresy should neglect to prove themselves innocent, they are excommunicated. If they continue in the excommunication for twelve months they are to be condemned as heretics. Princes are to be admonished to swear that they will banish all whom the church points out as heretics. This canon mandates that those pointed by the church as heretics shall be expelled by the secular authorities or they will be excommunicated if failing to do so. Heresy Act 24:14  But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: αἵρεσις hairesis hah'ee-res-is From G138; properly a choice, that is, (specifically) a party or (abstractly) disunion. (“heresy” is the Greek word itself.): - heresy [which is the Greek word itself], sect. Total KJV occurrences: 9 The word "sect" is used in Acts..... 5/17 "sect of the Sadducees", 15/5 "sect of the Pharisees", 24/5 "sect of the Nazarenes", 26/5 "after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.", 28/22 "for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against." And the word "Heresies" is used in 1Cor 11/19 "For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.", Gal 5:19  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,  Gal 5:20  Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Gal 5:21  Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 2Pet 2/1 "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction." So we might say then, that any other group of people that do not believe the same as us, are a sect, or of a way that is Heresy. They don't believe the same as us on everything, they may be right, or we may be right, that's why we must prove all things by the Word of God. They said, "Princes are to be admonished to swear that they will banish all whom the church points out as heretics." Men verily Swear by the Greater Heb 6:13  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,  Heb 6:14  Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.  Heb 6:15  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.  Heb 6:16  For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.  Heb 6:17  Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:  Heb 6:18  That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:  Heb 6:19  Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;  Heb 6:20  Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zw7SihvGI4

1Jn 5/1-7, Mat 14/27-33, Mar 3/10-12, Luk 8/26-30, Joh 1/34, 47-51, 3/16-21. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVEVxImWn10