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Question #49
QUESTION: Is
it true that the King James translators were nothing but a bunch of
Episcopalian baby sprinklers?
ANSWER:
No.
EXPLANATION:
The company of men who did the translating of the Authorized Version was
made up of Bible believing men from both the Anglican and Puritan
churches. Their character and qualifications have been attested earlier.
Such a statement as, "The King James translators were nothing but a
bunch of Episcopalian baby sprinklers," is one of those statements which
is sadly not based on fact nor conviction. It is made with the hope of
character assassination and an ultimate hope of overthrowing the authority
of the King James Bible in the minds of believers.
It might be beneficial at this point to note what the King James
translators were NOT.
They were not adulterers, as David. Nor were they murderers as Moses
and David. Nor had any of them sacrificed any of their children to Chemosh
or Molech as Solomon had in I Kings 11. Nor had they vehemently denied the
Lord as Peter.
These short comings are not pointed out to bring disrespect on any of
the writers of scripture. But are noted so that we should be a little more
gracious in our description of the men whom God has chosen to use.
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