Q
Concerning all the changes that you have mentioned in the newer versions, do you think this is coincidental or is this a conspiracy?

A The word “conspiracy” or “conspired” is used in the Old Testament thirty times, so it is a biblical word. Note the following examples: “There is a conspiracy of her prophets... they have devoured souls... they have put no digerence between the holy and profane” (Ezek. 22:25 — 26). “And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men... which refused to hear my words” (Jer. 11:9 — 10).

Isaiah 14 tells of Lucifer’s plan to usurp God’s authority. In Genesis 3 we can hear his method of accomplishing this goal. The target of God’s authority — his word. The method — cast doubt upon it, saying, “Yea, hath God said?” The technique was successful in seducing Adam and Eve, and it is still effective.

The most common characteristic of the cults is moving the authority away from the bible. They always lead their followers to a source outside the bible. It may be a man, another book, or some experience. This is precisely what is happening in the church today. Pastors in the pulpit are questioning the authority of the word of God. The leadership is moving people to Greek scholars, Greek lexicons, and Greek dictionaries, or some other kind of book. Numerous conflicting versions set up the need for a man (i.e., a pastor with a lexicon) to supersede the bible. This is a move, ever so “subtle,” back to the Roman Catholic or 0ld Testament priesthood which established an intermediary between God and man. In history past, Luther rebelled against this notion, saying there was a priesthood of all believers.