I am afraid I am not understanding all the efforts to discredit the word of God. We are promised that "heaven and earth shall pass away but My words will not pass away." Thiis is recorded 3 times in the NT....Matt.24.35;Mark 13.31 and Luke 21.33. I believe those scriptures, and trust that God has seen that His promise has always been true, and always will be. I am not proposing that the KJV is the only version to use, but it has been the only one available to the vast majority of Christians for a very long time.
I, myself, used the NASB for most of my Christian life. Only recently I bought the NKJV since so many use it. I am aware that a lot of the KJV is obsolete language now, but it contains the truth that God wants us to know, and so do the newer translations that I mentioned.
I am very leary of the NIV. I see no reason for the church to adopt it, but I see some of our preachers are using it, in the pulpits and in bible classes. I am thinking this may not be the word of God that He promised??

I know we need to be wise in what we believe, but I also believe we need to have more faith that God's promise is good, and always has been.

I agree with what brother Butch said. The plan of salvation can be taught from any version of the NT that I have, and I have several, including the Phillips, the NEB, and the Confraternity ( in parallel form). I have read the Jehovahs Witness' book, and it, too, contains the plan of salvation.

I hope I am not sounding contentious, but if I cannot believe the promise that I quoted is true, how can I believe that any of His promises are?

Your sister in Christ

Marian

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If we live in Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5.25 NJKV