Christian Reflection and Prayer

All Scripture is inspired by God and is
useful to teach us what is true and to
make us realize what is wrong in our lives.
2 Timothy 3:16 NLT

The Word Transforms

Dr. E. V. Rieu was a classical scholar
and translator for many years. He rendered
Homer into very modern English for the Penguin
Classics. Rieu was 60 years old and a lifelong
agnostic when the same firm invited him to translate
the Gospels. His son remarked: "It will be interesting
to see what Father makes of the four Gospels. It will
be even more interesting to see what the four Gospels
make of Father."

The answer was soon forthcoming. A year later, Rieu,
convinced and converted, joined the Church of England.

In an interview with J. B. Phillips, Rieu confessed that
he had undertaken the task of translation because of
an "intense desire to satisfy himself as to the authenticity
and spiritual content of the Gospels." He was determined
to approach the documents as if they were newly discovered
Greek manuscripts. "Did you not get the feeling," asked
Canon Phillips, "that the whole material was extraordinarily
alive?" The classical scholar agreed. "I got the deepest feeling,
" he replied. "My work changed me. I came to the conclusion
that these words bear the seal of the Son of Man and God."

From J. B. Phillips, The Ring of Truth. quoted by R. Kent
Hughes in 1001Great Stories and Quotes (Tyndale House) pp 28-29

Remember This:

The B I B L E yes that's the book for me.
I stand alone on the Word of God. The
B I B L E.

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