When thinking about using a translation other than the King James Bible,

I must ask myself these questions.

1. Why do I want a Bible with many of the verses missing?

2. Why do I want a Bible with footnotes which give doubt to the text?

3. Why do I want a Bible which my grandparents would not use?

4. Why do I want a Bible which fuels the church growth movement?

5. Why do I want a Bible which goes hand-in-hand with worldly music?

6. Why do I want a Bible which continually needs to be updated?

7. Why do I want a Bible which has more syllables for harder reading?

8. Why do I want a Bible which doesn't translate pronouns precisely?

9. Why do I want a Bible which does not use the best Hebrew text?

10. Why do I want a Bible which does not make use of the best Greek?

11. Why do I want a Bible which God has not providentially kept through time?

12. Why do I want a Bible that causes division, doubt, and confusion?

13. Why do I want a Bible which so many believers do not trust?

14. Why do I want a Bible which very few, if ever, commit to memory?

15. Why do I want a Bible that is different than the Reformation era?

16. Why do I want a Bible that is constantly changing and being revised?

17. Why do I want a Bible which goes to Rome for its text and answers?

18. Why do I want a Bible which does not use the most choice words?

19. Why do I want a Bible that believers rejected when first published?

20. Why do I want a Bible that disregards the majority of manuscripts?

21. Why do I want a Bible made by some who do not believe the Bible?

22. Why do I want a Bible that is doctrinally weaker on key issues?

23. Why do I want a Bible which has not stood the test of time?

24. Why do I want a Bible that is not poetic nor sings to the heart?

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Psalms 12:6-7

James Utter