Equipping the Church to Translate the Word
It is essential to understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit in order to fully appreciate the importance of Bible translation. God the Father works through the Holy Spirit to minister in each and every human language, communicating His truth to transform the hearts of God’s people. It follows that the Holy Spirit is the power of the triune God …
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Their smiles are on your fridge door. You see them among the missionary photos at church. You might even hear your pastor mention them in a prayer. Now, you want to pray for your missionaries. Pray more. Even pray regularly. Here are five simple suggestions to start you toward praying more! 1. Open their latest newsletter. I often miss a …
We must have a biblically-based theology of Bible translation in order to correctly understand the importance of the task, its place in the purposes of God for humanity, and its ultimate potential to give glory to God. As a preliminary step in developing such a theology, I offer twelve propositions that provide a scriptural basis for reflecting on the …
When William Whitaker died at age 47, he was a rising scholar and churchman at the University of Cambridge. He published several books, including his most well-known, A Disputation on Holy Scripture, Against the Papists, Especially Bellarmine and Stapleton, referred to simply as A Disputation on Holy Scripture. In this blog post, I'd like to …
With his final breath, William Whitaker told those with him, “I desire not to live, but only so far as I may do God and his Church service.” William Whitaker died after a short illness at age 47, but he had already served the church in significant ways as a professor at Cambridge. Moreover, no one could have anticipated the impact of his life and …
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