Mission is God’s work, carried out in his presence, in his power and for his glory. Our role, is to participate in what he is already doing.
Tag: Bible Translation
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It’s Tough Here
We live in a missionary situation and we need to get used to it; there aren’t any shortcuts.
People can’t grow as disciples if they can’t read the Bible in their own languages – except they can!
Not all languages put words in the same order and this can make life a little difficult for translators and consultants.
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Throwback: People in our Sights
Bible translation is neither a neutral nor a simple activity. The challenges and complexities of translation involve issues of power and issues of effective communication.
Like any missionary (or indeed, human) activity, Bible translation is complex and can have unintended consequences. We must always present a rounded picture.
The purpose of Scripture is not to help people get a passing grade in Religion 101. Rather, the purpose of Scripture is to bring people to believe in Jesus, to draw close to Jesus, to grasp hold of Jesus, to rest in the one whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light
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Always Translating
It is because we share that same ethos—giving English-speaking people a translation that they can understand—that we constantly need to revise our English translations to reflect the common tongue.
Why do Bible translators have to do all of this tedious training, linguistic analysis, study, testing, revising, exegetical checking and what have you? Why doesn’t God just do something magic?
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The Bible Is Not A Product
ranslation is the responsibility of the church; and that primarily means the local church, the believers who will use the translation for the foreseeable future.