In his sermon, David Green discusses the importance of ongoing translation work, emphasizing that languages evolve over time. He points out that English today is vastly different from the English of 400 years ago, highlighting the necessity of updating translations to avoid clinging to tradition for its own sake, much like those who adhered to the Latin Vulgate. Green notes that no one in the congregation speaks Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, or Elizabethan English, and even he, as their pastor, does not use such language in common vernacular. Thus, he argues that translation efforts must continue to ensure that religious texts remain accessible and understandable to modern audiences.

We have to realize that the reality is that even English has changed from what it was 400 years ago. And so the work did not stop in 1611. The work of translation had to continue. It must continue or else, or else we will be, perhaps are, no different than those who held on to the Latin Vulgate out of tradition or for tradition's sake. And that is a fact.

Nobody in this congregation speaks Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic. And at the same time, nobody in this congregation speaks Elizabethan English. I, as your pastor, this is not my common vernacular. And for sure, the people on the street do not speak the language of the King James translators.