Great Re-Blog (Three Translations)

Here is the first of 2 re-blogs from Ambs' pastor, Mark Batterson. They are excellent!

God's love & mine,

Nonnie

aka Lauren

P.S. ~ Oh yeah, we are back from Ruidoso. Ambs is already on her way to L-town to visit with friends, and we put her on on a plane back to DC tomorrow. Pray for her safe traveling mercies, and that she makes the 35 minute connection in Houston to DC. Thanks!

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Three Translations

Had a thought during one of the sessions today.There are three ways to translate the Bible. You can translate it with 1) your mind 2) your heart and 3) your life.
I think a lot of us settle for the mental translation. But the end result is information. And what happens is this: we learn more, do less, and think we're growing spiritually. But not if that's the only translation.
The second translation is emotional. And the emotional translation may seem more subjective than intellectual translation. But that is when our hearts break for the things that break the heart of God. It’s not just information. It’s transformation. For the record, I think one person with one deeply held conviction will make more of a difference than someone with a hundred good ideas.
Finally, there is the life translation. That is when we become a “living epistle.” That is when the noun turns into a verb. And that is how we change the world. At the end of the day, Jesus isn't going to say, "Well thought good and faithful servant." He's going to say, "Well done good and faithful servant."
Imagine a church filled with people who are translating the Bible with their lives!