>According to an article written by Mark Whittington, Marc Grizzard, pastor of the Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina, plans to celebrate Halloween by burning NIV Bibles. Whittington wrote:
The pastor of the Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina plans to celebrate Halloween by leading his fourteen member congregation by burning Bibles. Pastor Marc Grizzard is not a Satan worshiper or a militant atheist.
Pastor Grizzard says that he is a Christian. However it seems that the Amazing Grace Baptist Church believes that only the King James Version of the Bible is the true word of God and that all other versions of “perversions” and “Satanic.” Along those same principles, Pastor Grizzard intends to burn books written by Christian authors such as Billy Graham and Rick Warren.
I have written several posts dealing with misguided attempts at defending the Bible (you can read those posts here, here, and here). I have never written one on the King James Version of the Bible, but I may do so soon.
Those who believe that the King James Version of the Bible is the only translation that God approves or who say that the King James Version of the Bible is the only inspired translation of the Bible, or who say that only the King James Version is the “true” Word of God , do not understand the true nature of the Bible.
The King James Version of the Bible was published in 1611 by the order of King James. What many conservative Christians today who advocate a King James only mentality do not understand is that the Puritans and the Reformed Christians in England refused to adopt the King James Bible because they considered it to be a “Popish” Bible.
If those people who say that only the King James Version is the Word of God knew the story of the King James, they probably would not burn the NIV and other translations of the Bible on Halloween.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
Tags: Bible, King James Bible, NIV 
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Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 
>I'm eagerly waiting for your article on the KJV!
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>Dear Friend,The article probably will come in two weeks. I am working on another project right now.Claude Mariottini
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>Would it be wrong to silently protest this event???
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>Ginger,If I were there, I would. Intelligent people need to teach these sincere brothers and sisters that what they are doing is a shame to the gospel.Claude Mariottini
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>If I were there I would definately protest. This weighs heavy on my heart. This man professes to be a christian but if you go on youtube.com and just type in bible burning just about every video is published by an athiest or satan worshiper. The bible clearly states to beware of false teachers and false profits. If this man were a true christian and then again I'm not his judge he would not disgrace our awesome God, those he has appointed as leaders and equipped with such wonderful talents to help us better understaned his word. I believe there is a reason his church only has 14 members. And I'm curious to know if he even has a pastoral lisence. Anyone who has gone through seminary would have respect for Gods word whatever version it may be. I will pray for this pastor that God will open his eyes and bring him back to reality!
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>My friend,I agree with you completely. Translations of the Bible may differ but they are still the Bible. Any Christian who burns the Bible brings contempt to Christ and his church. What this pastor plans to do is a shame to Christianity.Claude Mariottini
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