3 words that have split the Church

What’s in a word? Time and again, Christians have divided over one single word, says Chris Goswami. Whether it’s a reference to the virgin birth, mentioning the Father and the Son in the creeds or how we talk about same-sex relationships today, is there a better way?

In the 1950s, thousands of Christians were outraged by a new translation of the Bible. There were protests and reliable reports of Christians burning Bibles and sending the ashes back to the publisher. 

The Bible at the heart of this uproar was not some radical reinterpretation; it was the Revised Standard Version (RSV). Why would Christians protest over - and even consider burning - the RSV?

The reason for all this anger? The answer lies in a single verse - in fact a single word.