May 10, 2006

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From the Translator No. 123 (November 29, 2005) Beloved in Christ, Some of you are pastors, some Sunday School teachers, some prayer group coordinators, some fathers and mothers. You'll probably agree that it is not easy to deal with people. It is not easy to deal ourselves. This . . . more

Habakkuk and Zephaniah (October 17, 2005) Beloved, Some fifty minutes ago I finished documenting all the testimonies from the Dead Sea Scrolls pertaining the Book of Habakkuk. A lot of fascinating work. Especially because of quite extensive Commentary on that Book (identified as 1QpHab) plus a . . . more

Update from Piotr (September 13, 2005) Beloved, Thank you so, so much for your prayers for us, and — these days — especially for my wife Krystyna. As for the reasons that caused her infirmity — we still do not know them. She keeps being tested, . . . more

Prayer Request from the Translator (July 26, 2005) Beloved, Half an hour ago, 10 past midnight Polish time zone, my Wife Krystyna was taken to the hospital. She had severe headache for the couple of days. This night she just gave up. She will also be diagnosed whether . . . more

Clear Visions from Piotr Zaremba (January 27, 2005) Beloved, Have you ever been under the mountains? I was. Under the mountains of e-mails, letters, demands and requests. I could say with Jonah: "The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were . . . more

Christmas Greetings from the Translator (December 23, 2004) My Beloved Eternal Family, We rejoice at Christmas, because it is about our Lord who once came and who is to come! We look forward to New Year, for we long for new opportunities to make Him smile! And to . . . more

Take Hold of the Promises (November 24, 2004) Beloved in Christ, What does it mean to have faith stable and steadfast, or: grounded and settled, or: established and firm? It means to take hold of the promises of God and wait to see God working according to them. . . . more

Update from the Translator (9/24) (September 24, 2004) Beloved in Christ, As you may remember we reach out, as a church, to the unemployed, to the broken hearted, to the homeless, to the poor and to all sorts of people who found themselves at the life’s crossroads. We . . . more

United in our Common Family (September 15, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Sitting at Colossians 1,21, where we read about our former alienation from God, I recall earlier days. It was some 23 years ago, in the midst of the severe winter. The snow storm paralyzed the traffic. Freezing . . . more

Change for Good? (September 12, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Formerly we were, well, all sorts of people. But one thing we had in common: we were alienated from God (Colossians 1,21). But it changed. Was the change for good? And if it was, why are we . . . more

Real Peace (September 10, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Our Lord made peace by the blood of his cross (Col 1,20). Real peace comes by real blood. Real peace was never cheap. His peace-makers never really loose. Yours for peace - Piotr . . . more

Creation Reconciled to God (September 7, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Do we fully realize how serious sin is? As result all creation had to be reconciled to God. Yours, delighting the peace with God - Piotr . . . more

Reconciliation (September 5, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Through our Lord Jesus Christ God reconciled to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross (Colossians 1,20). Blood is about serious business. And so is your reconciliation, . . . more

Zaremba back from Summer Storms (September 3, 2004) Beloved in Christ, I am back from the ”Summer storms”. One was about Judean Desert Greek Manuscript translation (called 8HevXIIgr), second the Gospel of Luke literary translation, the third about Summer evangelism, the forth about how to make the most . . . more

He Takes Good Pleasure (July 3, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Why God at times allows such horrible things as suffering and death in our lives? Because of sin — we tend to think. And we are right. But it also happens to those in whom He takes . . . more

Giving Up Wrong Motives (June 30, 2004) Beloved in Christ, This is still concerning Jesus who is to be first in everything (Colossians 1:18). Often times accused of wrong motives we give up excellency. Now, what about giving up the wrong motives? Yours for good motives — . . . more

Wondering Why Not to be First (June 11, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Why Jesus had to be first in everything? (Colossians 1:18). Sure it was not because of His pride. So if it is possible to be first for legitimate reasons, why not to follow His example in spite . . . more

Suitable for Ministry - A Story (June 9, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Allow me to share the story. Once upon a time there was a retired Polish army officer. A gentleman in every bit. The way he cared (years ago) for his dying wife proved it beyond the shadow . . . more

Happiness from the Translator (May 28, 2004) Beloved in Christ, When I read about Him that He is the firstborn from the dead (Colossians 1:18), my heart is repeatedly comforted. That He is the Firstborn means that you and I are the next ones. We know for . . . more

Death, Dying and Resurrection (May 13, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Our Lord was named: The firstborn from the dead (Colossians 1:18). Oh, death is scary, and dying can be made a nightmare. But is there another way to the glory of the Resurrection? God did not think . . . more

Celebrate your salvation! (April 9, 2004) Beloved in Christ, I am back with you. After very intense journey through the New Testament translation I desired to have some time to rest at His feet, to meditate, to get focused, to catch up with the things laid . . . more

His are the Resurrections (January 24, 2004) Beloved in Christ, We have an assurance of end-less existence. Our Lord is the firstborn from the dead (Colossians 1:18). Imagine and realize, please, He has risen from the dead! Oh, we are so concerned about saving things... His are . . . more

He is the Firstborn (January 22, 2004) Beloved in Christ, Our Lord is The firstborn from the dead (Colossians 1:18). The weight of this statement increases as our lives cross the boundaries of the subsequent decades. While young, we tend to be concerned about revolutions, revivals and . . . more

The Arrival Point is Jesus (January 11, 2004) Beloved in Christ, In our complex world the beginning is not always the point at which we start; it is the point at which we need to arrive. And that Point is Jesus - He is the beginning (Colossians 1:18). . . . more

He is the Beginning (January 5, 2004) Beloved in Christ, If in the culture where I currently to my ministry, you happen to be difficult to stay with during a given day, you might expect to be asked: What happened to ya? Got out of bed with . . . more

Satisfying Fellowship (January 2, 2004) Beloved in Christ, There are so many great things about the Church. Christ is obviously the best. Now, when I get your e-mails and feel your touch of love, I learn for the million-and-one time that the great thing about . . . more

New Testament Translation Completed! (December 31, 2003) Beloved, This is Dec. 31st. 2003. And this e-mail is to let you all know, that the translation of the New Testament from Greek to Polish (a translation similar to your ESV or NASB) is DONE. God is gracious and . . . more

He is head of the body (December 29, 2003) Beloved in Christ, If you sometimes get up Sunday morning looking for a legitimate reason to go to church, please, recall my humble suggestion: There is one thing best about the Church, and that is Christ. Nothing like meeting Him. . . . more

Sailing, Translating (December 23, 2003) Beloved, As you may have already noticed I am also a captain. I sail through the oceans of Biblical knowlege, Greek and Hebrew vocabularies, through the breezes of God’s revelations, lightnings of the enlightments, and storms of theological debates. My . . . more

Broken, not Crushed (December 21, 2003) Beloved in Christ, We people tend to have a lot of churches. Their impressive name tags, if taken from the walls of the sanctuaries in even a single little town and piled on my poor shoulders, could easily break my . . . more

He is Head of the Church (December 16, 2003) Beloved in Christ, You may recall that I am a pastor. Yes, I care for the church. Yes, a lot. Yes, at times too much. This is why it comforts me to know that: He He — and not I; . . . more

Transforming Poland (December 3, 2003) Beloved, You may remember that aside of being a translator I am also a preacher and a pastor. So let me update you on what is going on with us in the part of the world called Poznan, Poland. 1. . . . more

He holds all things together (December 2, 2003) Beloved in Christ, No, He did not forget. No, He did not cease to care. No, He did not stop to love. No, He did not give up at less than the best. Do not be deceived by appearances. From . . . more

Who and Why? (November 26, 2003) Beloved in Christ, If you are like me, at times you ask, why did it happen to me? And who really knows why? But, I guess, we know Who. He is the sort of a Person that was before all . . . more

The Right Source of Strength (November 20, 2003) Beloved in Christ, Do you sometimes feel as if you were about to fall apart? Yea, life can be tough, and the burdens just about that straw and a camel’s back. But... Cheer up! You can do a little bit . . . more

Held together by Him (November 14, 2003) Beloved in Christ, He didn’t create the world and then leave it for the evil of politics, or the fury of nature, or the cruelty of men, or the caprice of relativity. Cheer up! He is before all things, and . . . more

Interesting, isn’t it (November 12, 2003) Beloved in Christ, We are sitting in a waiting area of the Polish Department of Customs. This is for the second day that we try to get a duty-free missionary stuff through the border. Things that happen here seem illogical. . . . more

Translation Update (November 9, 2003) Beloved, Let me upadate you again on our progress in Polish Bible Translation Project. 1. Twenty-five more chapters of the Book of Acts and the New Testament is done. 2. Concerning the Old Testamant we are in 1 Samuel. Thank . . . more

Secure in Christ (November 9, 2003) Beloved in Christ, For by Him all things were created, {both} in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him.(Colossians 1:16). This is . . . more

He is the Answer (November 7, 2003) Beloved in Christ, It is so true that we live by every Word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Let us take these words: ”He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." (Colossians 1:17). . . . more

Phase I Completed (October 22, 2003) Beloved in Christ, Let me up-date you on our progress in translations: As for the Old Testament — we are translating Ruth. As for the New Testament — 35 more chapters and Phase I of our translation project — that . . . more

20 Books Translated! (October 3, 2003) Beloved in Christ, Again a looong time elapsed since I wrote my last note. Unbelievable! I am writing to update you on the progress of our translation adventure. Yesterday we finished translation of 2 Thessalonians. So as far as the . . . more

August Update (August 1, 2003) Beloved in Christ, This is Piotr Zaremba again. Summer time was quite busy — for the Lord. I did not miss a single day (since the begining of 2003) as far as translation of the Bible is concerned. So, consequently, . . . more

Christ is the answer to it all (July 1, 2003) Beloved in Christ, It is so true that we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Let us take these words: ”He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." (Colossians 1:17). . . . more

July Update (July 1, 2003) Beloved in Christ, Thank you for your support. It means a lot to us. Below let me inform you about some developments: 1. We sent the Gospel of John to the printing press yesterday. This second printing is to be . . . more

By Every Word (July 1, 2003) Beloved in Christ, It is so true that we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Let us take these words: ”He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." (Colossians 1:17). . . . more

June Update (June 14, 2003) Beloved in Christ, This is to provide you with some up-dates concerning Polish Bible Translation Project. 1. Books translated: Old Testament: Genesis-Deuteronomy; New Testament: Matthew-John, Romans, Colossians, Hebrews, Philemon, 1John-Relevation (today Jude was finished). 2. The Gospel of John is . . . more

More (good) news (May 26, 2003) Beloved in Christ, This is me again. Just some news: 1. Some fifteen minutes ago we just finished translating the Book of Revelation of John. So, as for the New Testament we have Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Romans, Colossians, Hebrew, . . . more

May Update (May 12, 2003) Beloved in Christ, Yes, I am alive. I write to report, that the Gospel according to Matthew is translated. It did not happen without your prayers. So we have: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Romans, Colossians, Hebrews, and Philemon. As for . . . more

April Update (April 8, 2003) Beloved, As 5N Church we found our new meeting place. This is a Cuture Hall. We start this coming Suday, all of us, International and Polish, at 11:00 a.m. Please, remember us in prayer. The area is very Catholic with . . . more

He is a willing God (March 25, 2003) Beloved in Christ, I am in Matthew 8. Interesting. A leper comes and says: "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." Somebody rightly noticed: "Men more easily believe in miraculous power than in miraculous love" (Bruce) . . . . more

Our Lord is in control (March 21, 2003) Beloved in Christ, Let us remember these days that: "by Him all things were created, {both} in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -- all things have been created through . . . more

March Update (March 18, 2003) Beloved in Christ, As you know I am a pastor as well. Due to the good growth of the church I used to pastor last fall we planted our forth church, the 5N Church. The church is now about 5 . . . more

That which matters (March 13, 2003) Beloved in Christ, If you are at least a little bit like me, most probably you like doing things that matter, you ask "why?", you ask "What for?" Let me share with you some of my criteria: knowing that everything . . . more

Let your heart sing (March 8, 2003) Beloved in Christ, "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation." (Colossians 1:15). He is the firstborn not in relation to God the Father (for as His Son He always existed), but in relation to . . . more

Meeting Jesus (March 7, 2003) Beloved in Christ, What a poem we have in Colossians 1:15-20! A banquet for our intellect, a foundation for our faith, a comfort for our souls, a hope for our future! This passage is all about Him, our God and . . . more

Forgiveness of sins (February 19, 2003) Beloved in Christ, ”In Him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14) What is sin? Here, where I live and minister, people think that there are just two sins: murder and theft. So we don’t really have that . . . more

February Update (February 17, 2003) Beloved in Christ, Just some up-dates: 1. Last week-end we had our second Bible Movement Conference. The people wanted me to expose to them Romans 6. We had about 42 attending and the next conference was planned. 2. Concerning Romans . . . more

Luke is translated! (February 12, 2003) Beloved in Christ, With great joy we want to announce to you that half an hour ago we finished our first translation of the Gospel according to Luke. So we have: ST: The Pentateuch, NT: Mark, Luke, John, Colossians, Hebrews, . . . more

Redemption (February 4, 2003) Beloved in Christ, ”In Him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14) What an exclamation! What do you and I have in Christ? Let me bluntly suggest that unless we exclaim with Paul: redemption and forgiveness of sins, . . . more

Great Developments (January 30, 2003) Beloved in Christ, I was silent for some. This was due to some great developments here. 1. The Gospel according to John (literary translation) was published last week! This is the first fruit of our labor. We already distributed about . . . more

Citizenship (January 6, 2003) Beloved in Christ, In this new year, let us remember that, as Paul says in Colossians 1:13, ”He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son.” So we were transferred into . . . more