cause a positive change in the hearts of individuals be they priests, preachers or laymen-but organizations-organizations are married to their doctrines and traditions!
One recent example of such a change of heart is that of Dr. Frank Logsdon, Co-founder of the New American Standard Version (NASV), who stated before his recent death:
"I must under God renounce every attachment to the New American Standard Version. I'm afraid I'm in trouble with the Lord...I wrote the format; I helped interview some of the translators; I sat with the translator; I wrote the preface. When questions began to reach me, at first I was quite offended...I used to laugh with others...However, in attempting to answer, I began to sense that something was not right about the New American Standard Version. I can no longer ignore these criticisms I am hearing and I can't refute them...The deletions are absolutely frightening...there are so many...I wrote my very dear friend, Mr. Lockman, explaining that I was forced to renounce all attachment to the NASV. The product is grievous to my heart...I don't want anything to do with it. [T]he finest leaders that we have today...haven't gone into it [the new version's use of a corrupted Greek text], just as I hadn't gone into it...that's how easily one can be deceived. [Y]ou can say the Authorized Version [KJB] is absolutely correct. How correct? 100% correct!...I believe the Spirit of God led the translators of the Authorized Version. If you must stand against everyone else, stand..."15
1 D.W. Cloud(ed., "From the NASV to the KJV", O Timothy Magazine, Vol. 9 Issue 1, (Oak Harbor , WA: 1992):pp. 1-14.. Also see G.A. Rilpinger, New Age Biible Versions, Munroe Falls, OH: A.V. Publications, 1993), on the un-numbered endorsement page at the beginning and immediately before the Table Of Contents.
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