QUESTION:  Do Christians and preachers who use other bibles "hate 
           God?"
   
ANSWER:  No, although some may abhor the thought of being in 
subjection to "a Book."
   
EXPLANATION:  In Mark 9:38-41 we find the disciples upset with someone 
who did not "follow" them.  Yet the Lord told them to leave the man 
alone.
   
God desires worship and love from His creatures.  There are many 
preacher who, as Bible college students, were misled concerning the 
King James Bible.  They may very well love Jesus Christ but through 
ignorance or deceit use the wrong bible.  They certainly do not "hate 
God."
   
It has been found however that someone who loves the Lord and uses the 
wrong bible must one day face the Bible issue and make a choice 
between right and wrong.  If they chose "right" their faith is 
strengthened and they will cease to use other bibles and usually cease 
to attempt to "correct" the Bible while reading or preaching.
   
Some, however, upon reaching the point of decision, rebel at the 
thought that their "Alma Mater" could be wrong.  They would sooner 
believe that the Bible is wrong.  One preacher was heard to say, "I 
accept the teaching that the King James Bible is perfect, but I can't 
stand for it because my `Alma Mater' doesn't take that stand."
   
Sometimes they weigh the damage to their prestige amongst their peers 
and feel that they cannot afford to take a stand for God's perfect 
Bible.  One can imagine the financial damage a college professor might 
experience if he took an Antiochian stand in an Alexandrian school.
   
Unfortunately, you cannot serve God and mammon.  Therefore, one who 
for whatever reason rejects the teaching that the Bible is perfect in 
English usually becomes antagonistic toward those who disagree with 
him.  Usually, his contempt is generated more as a defensive measure 
than intellectual conviction.  But he dare not let you know this.
   
It can happen that a Christian simply refuses to be in subjection to 
what he considers a mere book.  He rejects the authority of Scripture 
in his life.  It must be remembered that the Pharisees hated Jesus 
because He spoke as one with authority (Matthew 7:29) and not as the 
scholars of His day.

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