Comments for Live Life! International http://pastorkme.wordpress.com "...have life...life to the full" Jesus Christ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:42:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on TNIV Revisions – a Mistake??? by Lucien Atchale http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/tniv-revisions-a-mistake/#comment-99 Lucien Atchale Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:42:01 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=931#comment-99 I think we need good translations of the scriptures and for that matter some translations have done better than others. This article once again shows our North America individualistic, business-type mindset. I say this because the conclusion of the article leaves me to assume that the issue is not about getting the Scriptures right but rather how much we can sell. Listen to this "The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association reports the NIV is still the best-selling Bible translation overall, though specific Bibles in other translations are outselling NIV Bibles. Last month, for example, the English Standard Version's Outreach New Testament and the New King James Version's Text Bible outsold the NIV's Adventure Bible. The TNIV is not among the top ten best-selling translations and no TNIV edition is among the best-selling Bibles. One bright spot for the TNIV, however, has been in sales to the Amazon Kindle e-reader, where the TNIV is the third-most popular translation (behind the NIV and King James translation)". Is Bell selling = quality? may be? the atheists are popular and they are selling lots of books too! I am not an expert but we all agree that translation is not an easy subject and every Bible translation one way or the other is open to criticism. This cannot however alter the fundamental truth of the Bible that need be given to those who are dying without Jesus. This is what happens when people in North America have no clue about the real need in the rest of the world, they waste their time in debates that in no way serve the advancement of the Kingdom. How many in the world have easy access to KJV or ESV or NIV? How many could read it? How many do not have the New Testament in their own language let alone the whole Bible? God help us! I think we need good translations of the scriptures and for that matter some translations have done better than others. This article once again shows our North America individualistic, business-type mindset.

I say this because the conclusion of the article leaves me to assume that the issue is not about getting the Scriptures right but rather how much we can sell. Listen to this “The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association reports the NIV is still the best-selling Bible translation overall, though specific Bibles in other translations are outselling NIV Bibles. Last month, for example, the English Standard Version’s Outreach New Testament and the New King James Version’s Text Bible outsold the NIV’s Adventure Bible. The TNIV is not among the top ten best-selling translations and no TNIV edition is among the best-selling Bibles. One bright spot for the TNIV, however, has been in sales to the Amazon Kindle e-reader, where the TNIV is the third-most popular translation (behind the NIV and King James translation)”.

Is Bell selling = quality? may be? the atheists are popular and they are selling lots of books too!

I am not an expert but we all agree that translation is not an easy subject and every Bible translation one way or the other is open to criticism. This cannot however alter the fundamental truth of the Bible that need be given to those who are dying without Jesus.

This is what happens when people in North America have no clue about the real need in the rest of the world, they waste their time in debates that in no way serve the advancement of the Kingdom. How many in the world have easy access to KJV or ESV or NIV? How many could read it? How many do not have the New Testament in their own language let alone the whole Bible?

God help us!

]]> Comment on Miss White by The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies » Miss White and Mr & Mrs Edwards http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/miss-white/#comment-98 The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies » Miss White and Mr & Mrs Edwards Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:29:37 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-98 [...] Keith Edwards, whose friendship I treasure and thank God for regularly, here gives thanks to God for his mother in the faith: see the latest post on his blog for Miss White. [...] [...] Keith Edwards, whose friendship I treasure and thank God for regularly, here gives thanks to God for his mother in the faith: see the latest post on his blog for Miss White. [...]

]]> Comment on To Twitter or Not To Twitter by pastorkme http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/to-twitter-or-not-to-twitter/#comment-95 pastorkme Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:16:52 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=735#comment-95 Kirk Wellum has an interesting post on the same subject. Check it out here... http://redeemingthetime.blogspot.com/2009/04/twittering-till-he-comes-sic.html#links Kirk Wellum has an interesting post on the same subject. Check it out here…
http://redeemingthetime.blogspot.com/2009/04/twittering-till-he-comes-sic.html#links

]]> Comment on Thanks Mt Pleasant by pastorkme http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/thanks-mt-pleasant/#comment-92 pastorkme Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:02:38 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=715#comment-92 One of Mr. Shaker's comments sticks in my mind, "God has his 12 tribes!" How true. Thankfully we don't all have to be the same. One of Mr. Shaker’s comments sticks in my mind, “God has his 12 tribes!” How true. Thankfully we don’t all have to be the same.

]]> Comment on Thanks Mt Pleasant by allenmickle http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/thanks-mt-pleasant/#comment-91 allenmickle Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:08:11 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=715#comment-91 I was dissapointed not to be there. It looks like it was a wonderful time! Thanks to you, Michael, and especially Lucien for all the hard work in celebrating Bob's life. I'll never forget moving all those books from Bob's store to TBS! I was dissapointed not to be there. It looks like it was a wonderful time! Thanks to you, Michael, and especially Lucien for all the hard work in celebrating Bob’s life.

I’ll never forget moving all those books from Bob’s store to TBS!

]]> Comment on Thanks Mt Pleasant by Lucien Atchale http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/thanks-mt-pleasant/#comment-90 Lucien Atchale Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:06:33 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=715#comment-90 thank you for everything that you have done for this wonderful celebration! thank you for everything that you have done for this wonderful celebration!

]]> Comment on Theological Confusion by pastorkme http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/theological-confusion/#comment-89 pastorkme Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:41 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=636#comment-89 It is sad to see how widespread this confusion is. Thanks for citing my favourite verse for leadership training - Ezra 7:10. May God equip you to correctly handle His precious and eternal word. Keith It is sad to see how widespread this confusion is. Thanks for citing my favourite verse for leadership training – Ezra 7:10.
May God equip you to correctly handle His precious and eternal word.

Keith

]]> Comment on Theological Confusion by henrytrocino http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/theological-confusion/#comment-88 henrytrocino Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:08:43 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=636#comment-88 Dear Rev. Keith, The "theological confusion" that you have observed is apparent in many churches, even here in the Philippines. The "form and style" reflects a desire to copy the world, or its marketing practices. "Concept" preaching may reflect a lack of conviction on the power of the Word; and a lack of passion to exegete the Word verse by verse. Consequently, there is "uncertainty" as to the correct interpretation. May the Lord raise up the tribe of Ezra, who "prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel" (Ezra 7:10, NKJV). Henry Trocino The Glory of His Grace henrytrocino.wordpress.com Dear Rev. Keith,

The “theological confusion” that you have observed is apparent in many churches, even here in the Philippines. The “form and style” reflects a desire to copy the world, or its marketing practices. “Concept” preaching may reflect a lack of conviction on the power of the Word; and a lack of passion to exegete the Word verse by verse. Consequently, there is “uncertainty” as to the correct interpretation.

May the Lord raise up the tribe of Ezra, who “prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel” (Ezra 7:10, NKJV).

Henry Trocino
The Glory of His Grace
henrytrocino.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on A Year with Calvin by Pedro http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/a-year-with-calvin/#comment-86 Pedro Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:37:44 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=595#comment-86 Have you considered the conference at the <a HREF="http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/calvinconference2009/mainpage.htm" rel="nofollow">Calvin College - Meeter Center</A> this coming April? Have you considered the conference at the Calvin
College – Meeter Center this coming April?

]]> Comment on A Year with Calvin by Pedro http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/a-year-with-calvin/#comment-85 Pedro Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:35:03 +0000 http://pastorkme.wordpress.com/?p=595#comment-85 Congratulations on the iPod Touch, that is a cool gift. Indeed 2009 will be a Calvin filled year, you can follow all the related events at <a HREF="http://calvin500blog.org/" rel="nofollow">http://calvin500blog.org/</A> Happy commuting. :-) I regularly listen/watch to John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul and John Piper while on the GO train. Congratulations on the iPod Touch, that is a cool gift.

Indeed 2009 will be a Calvin filled year, you can follow all the related events at http://calvin500blog.org/

Happy commuting. :-)

I regularly listen/watch to John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul and John Piper while on the GO train.

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