Dr. Frank Logsdon, member of the translation committee for the New American Standard Version (NASB), has denounced his work on that Bible and urged all Christians to return to the Authorized Version, commonly known as the King James Bible.
Although the most popular translation at the present time is the New International Version, both of these modern Bibles are based upon the same Catholic text, and Logsdon's concerns apply to both.
Being involved with the project from the very beginning, Logsdon helped publisher F. Dewey Lockman with the feasibility study that led to the translation. He interviewed some of the translators, sat with them, and even wrote the preface. But soon the questions began coming in.
His old friend, Dr. David Otis Fuller, began to put his finger on the many shortcomings of the Catholic text used in all modern Bibles, which include the NASB and today's NIV.
Logsdon finally said, "I'm in trouble; I can't refute these arguments; it's wrong; it's terribly wrong; it's frightfully wrong; and what am I going to do about it?"
Logsdon shocked publisher Dewey Lockman by writing, "I must under God renounce every attachment to the New American Standard."
Logsdon then began to travel extensively, trying to make up for his error by explaining to people the very simple reasons why the Authorized Version is the one Bible which is absolutely 100% correct.
Along with many other scholars, Logsdon had blindly accepted the basic argument used today to support the use of the two Catholic manuscripts, the Vaticanus and the Sinaiticus, in all modern Bibles.
The "experts" claim that these are the oldest manuscripts in existence, so they must be the best!
In one of his many public speeches, Logsdon explained, "When there is an omission that might be observed, they put in the margin, ‘Not in the oldest manuscripts.' But they don't tell you what those oldest manuscripts are. What oldest manuscripts?
Or they say, ‘Not in the best manuscripts.' What are the best manuscripts? They don't tell you. You see how subtle that is?
The average man sees a little note in the margin which says ‘not in the better manuscripts' and he takes for granted they are scholars and they must know, and then he goes on. That's how easily one can be deceived."
It was only after Logsdon took the time to really look into this issue that he was horrified to see that he had played right into Satan's hands, and helped to take many verses out of the Scriptures. Logsdon admitted, "The deletions are absolutely frightening."
The huge number of English Bible translations currently available has produced untold millions of dollars in sales, but does anyone believe that they have produced a modern Church which is more knowledgeable about their Bible? No, it has produced the Siamese twins of confusion and falling away from truth.
All modern Bible translators today use, without question, the New Testament text produced by the famous scholars Hort and Westcott.
But in her book, New Age Bible Versions, author Gail Riplinger exposes the background and corrupt theology of these giants.
Many readers are surprised at the beliefs of these men, documented by their own writings. Yet modern scholars accept their work without question, just as many university professors today blindly accept evolutionary teaching, safely going along with the crowd to protect their reputations. If you hold in your hand the Authorized Version, you have God's Truth.
History supports it, the Holy Spirit has confirmed it, God's Church has prospered by it. You will find it is hated by all those who seek to make an elastic Bible that is all things to all people… which then becomes nothing to anyone.
Logsdon's advice? If you hold the Authorized Version, and someone tries to prod you to accept another, "You don't need to defend it; you don't need to apologize for it.
"Just say, ‘Well, did this new version or this translation come down through the Roman Catholic stream? If so, count me out.'"
Quick Comparison of Bible Versions
It is often said that all Bible versions are basically the same, that their differences are just minor wording changes. Read the following comparison between the King James Version and the best-selling modern Bible translation, the New International Version, and then decide for yourself whether or not this is true. We have added bold text to assist the reader in recognizing changes.
| KING JAMES BIBLE | NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION |
| Luke 9:56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. Matt. 18:11 | Luke 9:56 and they went to another village.
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Is repentance important?
| Matt. 9:13 ...I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. | Matt. 9:13 ...I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. |
For whom did Jesus die?
| I Cor. 5:7 ...Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: | I Cor. 5:7 ...Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. |
In Whom must you believe to be saved?
| John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. | John 6:47 I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. |
Was Joseph really the father of Jesus?
| Luke 2:33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. | Luke 2:33 The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him. |
Did Jesus give His disciples power to heal?
| Mark 3:15 ...power to heal sickness, and to cast out devils. | Mark 3:15 ...authority to drive out demons. |
If it's hard to do, should we just remove it?
| Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. | Mark 11:26 (missing) |
Who is in charge?
| I Cor. 10:28 ...for the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof: | I Cor. 10:28 (last part of verse missing) |
How must we deal with our enemies?
| Matt. 5:44 ...Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. | Matt. 5:44 ...Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. |
Where did Jesus go?
| John 16:16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. | John 16:16 In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me. |
Question: Aren't some of these things included in the NIV in the footnotes?
Answer: That is not the same as including them in the text. When a young Christian sees these passages have been moved to the footnotes, he or she will assume that they are probably not really part of God's Word. After all, the translators did not include them in the text, but simply implied that "some" manuscripts include them. What they are not told is that the vast majority of texts used by the early church - the best texts - included these words. They are God's Words.
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