stackyFACTSOne single dropped word can utterly ruin your theological credibility.
One single dropped word can utterly ruin your theological credibility. A pair of London printers released a reprint of the King James Bible in 1631, completely missing the word 'not' in the Seventh Commandment. The text loudly commanded readers: 'Thou shalt commit adultery.' King Charles I was so furious about the divine endorsement of cheating that he heavily fined the printers and aggressively burned almost every copy in existence.
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