I know that this could be a problem in many English churches with so many English translation out there. Five years from now there very well might be another new English translation. It seems that there is a tendency nowadays for many Reformed Churches to switch towards the ESV. This is the case, especially if the publishers of the ESV also happen to published your books.

I think a pastor should have no problem using either the NASB, ESV, KJV, etc. respectively, as long as he first knows how to preach from such particular translation along with the Hebrew and Greek languages. I do not think it is healthy that a church continues to switch translations every so often. Pastor John MacArthur, for instance, has been preaching from the NASB for more than 20 yrs. And I do not think he is ever going to switch because he relies more on the original languages and is already accustomed to using this translation. It is also very important with these different translation that a person is fully aware of their own weaknesses as how where they translated from the original languages.

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Gil Garcia
Rehoboth Reformed Church (RCUS)
La Habra, CA


"Indeed, one might say that as far as the doctrine of justification
is concerned, if you are not on the road to Wittenberg or Geneva, then the old proverb is indeed true: all roads lead to Rome." Carl Trueman