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BFT UPDATE/ JAN-FEB ‘09 900 Park Avenue/Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 E-MAIL: BFT@BibleForToday.org/ WEB PAGE: www.BibleForToday.org Phones: 856-854-4452, order-phone only: 1-800-John 10:9 ~~~~~ PHONE FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DURING SUNDAY AND THURSDAY BIBLE CLASSES DR. WAITE’S CELL PHONE: 856-261-9018 FOR QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION DURING THEOLOGY CLASS DANIEL WAITE’S CELL PHONE: 856-816-7839 ‘TIS THE SEASON TO REMEMBER YOU COMFORTED US IN OUR FINANCIAL NEED ‘Tis the season to think of friends and remember how much YOU mean to us. The older we are, the more we have to remember. We remember people LIKE YOU and your problems, as well as your days of service for Jesus. We remember the day you first touched our lives. We remember the years of BIBLICAL DEFENSE for the Words of God here in Collingswood, New Jersey, at 900 Park Avenue. (No wonder my mother called our home “OLD FORT 900"!!) We’ve lived here for forty-three years! We remember the times of fellowship with friends, as well as times of suffering and betrayal. How often we have been comforted by you--your phone calls, your e-mails, your letters, and, sometimes, your very presence walking in our front door. YOU COMFORTED US LIKE TITUS I think of the Apostle Paul--how he delighted in the “comfort” given him “by the coming of Titus” (2 Corinthians 7:6). My husband and I read this passage of Scripture recently in our YEARLY BIBLE READING. How precious! I thought to myself, “What a wonderful man Titus must have been!” The Apostle said it was God who comforted him and his friends “by the coming of Titus.” Yes, a human being can be the instrument of God’s comfort to another person. Have you ever been such a person? Often God uses people as messengers of hope and of comfort to the down-hearted. So, I am very thankful for you, and our other BFT friends, who let God use them to comfort us recently. Yes, you have been a “comfort” to Dr. Waite and to me these past few months. YOU CARED If you recall, in my last BFT UPDATE--written way back in September--November 2008, I told you of a pressing FINANCIAL NEED here in the BIBLE FOR TODAY MINISTRIES. We were faced with the stern possibility of shortening the hours of our BFT staff--perhaps even laying off some--because of a BFT financial dearth. (We have three workers: our son DANIEL who runs the office, BARBARA, our part-time secretary, who keeps details straight, and ALAN our shipper who sends out your orders promptly.) It was a real need. I wrote you about it. I prayed. My husband prayed. You responded. GOD ANSWERED PRAYER! THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR CARING. AND GIVING. AND PRAYING. I couldn’t believe the response. You comforted us like Titus comforted Paul. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! PLEASE CONTINUE TO REMEMBER US FINANCIALLY ALL YEAR. YOU COMFORTED US IN DEATH You also comforted us this past year when David William Waite, our second-born son, died suddenly in April. Though he had many problems and had escaped death several times, his dying was a shock to us. You cared. Thank you for your comfort--your “Titus-presence” by mail, phone call, or in person showed us you really did care! One really doesn’t know what a hand upon the shoulder can mean until such a loss comes upon one. YOU CARED! Thank you! COMFORTED BY THE BIRTH OF A GREAT GRANDSON A wonderful comfort came to Dr. Waite and to me on October 16, 2008. It was not Titus or another adult person. No! Our comfort came in the form of a new-born child. It was the birth of WILLIAM DAVID WAITE! ‘Tis true, he gave his mother a hard time getting here. He was almost ten pounds! But when I held him in my arms I had “the comfort of God” to my soul. His dear little body, cradled in these great-grandmother arms, found a place in my heart. His little face--so dear and beautiful--with baby blue eyes and rose-bud lips--looked up at me; and I said, “I’m keeping him!” His four-year-old big brother seriously informed me, “He’s my mommy’s!” Yes, I knew the “comfort of God” that day and I was grateful! BLESSED BE GOD. . .WHO COMFORTETH in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. (2 Corinthians 1:4) THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO THE PRISONERS’ BIBLE FUND While I am thanking you for your financial care in our BFT ministry, I want to tell you of the surprising response that has come to us for the PRISONERS’ BIBLE FUND. I think it was right around Thanksgiving-time that my husband sent an e-mail to our e-mail list telling of the NEED of BFT FUNDS for THE PRISONERS’ BIBLE FUND. So many prisoners have asked for DEFINED KING JAMES BIBLES that it was getting to be a heavy expense for us--not only the cost of the Bibles, but also the expensive postage to get them to the prisons. We were flabbergasted with your response! MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIVING!! It certainly has been wonderful and so helpful. As you know, we are not a huge organization and giving away Bibles and paying for postage is something else again! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! We sometimes get six or seven requests each week. GUESS WHAT??? 3,000 DEFINED KING JAMES BIBLES ARRIVED IN NOVEMBER Speaking of Bibles, a big truck backed into our short driveway here on the corner of Park and Dill. Seven skids were pushed and pulled off the truck’s lift gate. Three thousand needed DEFINED KING JAMES BIBLES (BFT#3000 hardbacks @ $15 or $20 each +$7-$12 S&H) were unloaded on to the floor of our garage. This is always an exciting time around here when the Bibles come from our printers in South Korea. We have been using these printers to print the DKJB for about ten years now. Who would have thought we’d publish a Bible? Our oldest son, D. A. Waite, Jr. worked day and nights about ten or fifteen years ago defining the “uncommon” words for us. (I always thought somebody should have given him an honorary degree for all that work!) I hope that you, too, are an owner of one of these blessed Bibles! There are FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND of them in print now! We HAVE TWO SIZES, you know–(BFT #3000 leather $35 Medium $40 Large + $7-$12 S&H). Praise the Lord! Shipping rates vary due to weight and distance. DR. WAITE IN MATAMOROS, MEXICO December/2008 ACROSS THE BORDER FROM BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS I must tell you about our preaching-trip to MATAMOROS, MEXICO, THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER, 2008. MATAMOROS is across the border from BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. This was our second time being with PASTOR HUMBERTO GOMEZ, HUMBERTO, JR., PASTOR ALFREDO, and the IGLESIA BAUTISA LIBERTAD (Liberty Baptist Church). Dr. Gomez has a missionary organization that has started churches all over Mexico--over one hundred of them. This conference was well attended with at least one hundred and fifty pastors present. Some of them came from the Aztec hills of Mexico. I must say that it was wonderful hearing their testimonies how that the Lord Jesus Christ brought them out of darkness into God’s glorious LIGHT. We heard a former drug person sing beautifully. His life had been changed by the Lord Jesus Christ. It is amazing to see the difference! DR. WAITE SPOKE THREE TIMES THE ENGLISH WAS TRANSLATED TO SPANISH & THE SPANISH TO ENGLISH Dr. Waite spoke three times at this conference. I videotaped him, as well as most all the others that we heard while we were in attendance. I hope that you click on our web page (www.BibleForToday.org) and enjoy the teaching and preaching when we put them up there. Or you can order the entire 17 hours for your very own (BFT #3390DV1-3 @ $35.00 + $7.00 S&H) or get the messages on audio tape (BFT-audio #3390/1-7 @ $21.00 + $7.00 S&H). For the most part, all of the English was translated into Spanish and all of the Spanish was translated into English. You’ll really be blessed. I must warn you, the Mexican Christians are very lively and praise God with gusto. I think you’ll enjoy the music, too. DR. WAITE USED POWER-POINTS Getting back to Dr. Waite’s teachings in Mexico. He used a power-point presentation for better clarity and comprehension. He spoke once on the subject: THE PROPER HEBREW WORDS OF THE BIBLE vs THE HEBREW WORDS OF OTHER BIBLE VERSIONS, and once on: THE PROPER GREEK WORDS OF THE BIBLE vs THE GREEK WORDS OF OTHER BIBLE VERSIONS. I think that you would find this most informative. ANOTHER NEW BOOK BY DR. WAITE THE SUPERIOR FOUNDATION OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE (BFT #3384 for a gift of $10.00 + $4.00 S&H) Dr. Waite has a new book called, THE SUPERIOR FOUNDATION OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE (BFT #3384). He covers the subject of the original language battle behind the various versions vs the King James Bible. This book is only 104 pages and is a compilation and updating of his Chapter II of his original best-seller DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE (BFT #1594 @ $12.00 + $4.00 S&H). The cover has a picture of a bridge, which is the King James Bible. It is held up by the strong, supporting pillars of Israel, the Church, the Hebrew Masoretic Text, and the Greek Received Text. LET ME QUOTE FROM PAGE 31 OF THE BOOK ABOUT ONE OF THE GNOSTIC CRITICAL GREEK TEXTS: As of this writing, this text has gone through twenty-seven editions. Nestle began his critical Greek edition in 1898, following the basic text of Bishop Westcott and Professor Hort and three other editions of his day. The Greek-English edition I have is dated 1981. I believe the 27th Greek edition came out in 1993. From 1898 to 1993, is about ninety-five years. If you divide ninety-five by twenty-seven, you can see that they have come out, on the average, with one new updated, changed, different edition of the Greek New Testament every 3.5 years! Besides the need for such a book, Dr. Waite hurried to get this in print for the Mexican meetings, and for a meeting on this subject at Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac, Michigan, where he and five others will be speaking February 16-18, 2009. I AM VERY GLAD TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS WORK AS IT IS VERY NEEDFUL!! You won’t be sorry that you have it. DR. WAITE PREACHED FROM HEBREWS 4 ON THE WORD OF GOD AS I SAID, DR. WAITE SPOKE THREE TIMES IN MEXICO. His last message was a sermon from Hebrews, chapter 4 on the WORD OF GOD. If I could remember what he said, I’d quote some of it. Much has happened since the first of December. But it was a blessing. (ORDER THE SERMON. ASK FOR THE DVD or AUDIO so you can view it or hear it.) It is always a joy for me to hear my husband preach. He has a real burden for God’s people to read and heed God’s Words. WHO WERE SOME OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS?? THERE ARE THREE DISCS FULL OF SOUTH OF THE BORDER BLESSINGS! Maybe you’d be interested in knowing who some of the other speakers were there in Mexico. Besides Dr Gomez and Dr. Waite, we heard men like Dr. H. D. Williams teach us about the history of the Greek text, using power-points. Having retired from a successful medical practice, DR. WILLIAMS is devoting his life and energy to defending the Words of God. I don’t know anyone who writes more books on the subject than he--unless it would be my husband. His recent book, THE MIRACLE OF INSPIRATION (BFT #3392 @ $20.00 + $5.00 S&H) was the basis of his Mexican messages. Some of the others who spoke were Rex Cobb, Stephen Zeinner, James Fellure, Dan Haifley, Steven Staub, Alfredo Cortez, and Frank Bryant. We have these messages ready for you in a special plastic book-like folder--three DVD’s full of South of the Border blessings! DO YOU HAVE THE YEARLY BIBLE READING SCHEDULE? READ 85 VERSES A DAY AND FINISH THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR If you do not have a YEARLY BIBLE READING SCHEDULE, call or write us for one. Just the other day, a friend from the past, called and requested a schedule. She got one from my husband about thirty years ago and it was falling apart. She and her husband read the Bible together with that schedule for years. Now he is “Home” with the Lord, and she has continued her reading. Have you ever read your Bible from Genesis through Revelation? If not, why not do it in 2009?
DR. WAITE WAS IN NORTH BERGEN, NJ--OCTOBER/2008 WITH PASTOR FRANK CUOZZO Now I want to tell you about the delightful few days that we spent with PASTOR FRANK CUOZZO and his people at THE NEW DURHAM BAPTIST CHURCH back in October, 2008. I couldn’t believe that we would find a church nestled in the midst of such traffic, close housing (no grass), and commercial clutter, but we did. The church is on 4616 Tonnelle Avenue, in North Bergen, NJ 07047, situated in the midst of the hustle and bustle of New York City’s shadow. (Phone: 201-865-3440). I fell in love with the people there! I forget--but it seems to me that I remember Pastor Cuozzo saying there were at least eighteen different nationalities in his congregation. It was like a mission field! I loved it! NEW DURHAM BAPTIST--FOUNDED IN 1837 New Durham Baptist was founded in 1837, in the month of March. The old building was fascinating to me--being built back in hymn-writer Fanny Crosby’s, day. (She was born in March of 1820.) When Pastor Cuozzo came to the church, it had just been rescued from dying by a home missionary. There had been only about eight people there (my memory is fuzzy here). When Pastor “C” came upon the scene, the attendance had swelled to a couple dozen folk, including children. It was still on “life-support.” WASHED, PAINTED, & SPOTLIGHTED The Lord has worked in that congregation. Visitors come every day. Now, they support thirty missionaries. The church building was washed and painted--inside and out. New carpet made it look fashionable. A spot-light on the outside structure shows the people in the neighborhood that there is a church there. And the bold sign facing the outside world states the place is in business. Other improvements: a new fence, a new sidewalk, a bit of grass, and a flower or two. The new look gives an invitation to strangers to come and see--and they do. THE GREATEST GIFT TO THE CHURCH IS THEIR PASTOR The greatest gift and improvement to that church is their pastor. He has a vision for his church and people as great as any I have ever heard from a pastor. I must take a few lines to tell you about him. He and Margaret, his wife of thirty years, have been in North Bergen for about three years. (Sorry I can’t remember exactly. It may be less.) They came right out of Crown College where Pastor Frank (who was born in March of 1955) took graduate courses to become a pastor-preacher. Education was no surprise to him, for he’d spent many years, previously, studying to be a chiropractor. And that he was--a good one, too. He and his wife and their two children moved to Florida, taking over a chiropractic practice of a man who died without warning. He had been a young family man. The Cuozzo’s were constrained to move to Florida from their North Jersey home turf. His Southern practice thrived--just as the one he’d had in North Jersey before the move. His family was happy--well, as happy as a family could be without the Lord Jesus Christ in their lives. He had a beautiful big home with a screened-in swimming pool in the backyard. Need I say more of the abundance God had given him? A PATIENT KEPT TELLING DR. CUOZZO ABOUT JESUS Now comes the good part! One of his patients kept telling him about Jesus. That was in March of 1952, I believe. She kept telling him how the Lord Jesus Christ had died for the doctor’s sin. At the time, Dr. CUOZZO was not convinced that he needed a Saviour. His patient would not let him alone. Come to find out, she had promised God that she would tell the new chiropractor about the Lord Jesus Christ. You see, she had never witnessed to the previous one who had died out of the blue. She felt very guilty not having told her former doctor about Him. Finally Dr. CUOZZO consented to go to her house for a Bible study. Her persistent witnessing to him was getting in the way of his business. So, it was at her house, with an open Bible, after a few weeks of Bible study, that the chiropractor received the Lord Jesus Christ as His Saviour. That was in July of ‘82--I think I’ve got that right.. “I THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER ASK!” After his salvation and baptism down there in Florida, Dr. Frank Cuozzo served the Lord with gladness! There has NEVER been a more active church member than Dr. Cuozzo. His wife, too, had become a Christian. I’m trying to remember if it were prior to his salvation or after. (Maybe at the same time.) Anyhow for a long time, she had been praying that God would call her husband into the ministry. She never said anything to him. One day, Dr. Cuozzo could not stand it any longer. The call of God tugged at his heart. He wanted to go to school and become a preacher. When he asked his wife what she thought of the idea she swiftly replied, “I thought you would never ask.” A HOUSE PLUMPED DOWN ON A SIDEWALK Now this former football player and his wife live in a city house, plumped down on a sidewalk, next to an old church--no grass, parking lots on all sides, and so much traffic one can hardly get into the flow of it from the driveway. The interesting part is that they are happy. They are thrilled to be where God wants them. They are happy to be “home”--in the area where they grew up. They rejoice that God has seen fit to use them “full-time” for His Glory. DR. WAITE GAVE A SEMINAR IN DEFENSE OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE AND ITS UNDERLYING TEXTS. OCTOBER 11-12, 2008 My husband, Dr. Waite, was invited to THE NEW DURHAM BAPTIST CHURCH to give a week-end “seminar,” so-to-speak, to defend the King James Bible. He worked and studied to get many “power-points” ready for showing and teaching. He gave EXCELLENT talks on the subject. I did not bring our video camera. (Sometimes I just get tired!) One of the church’s men, Jun, from the Phillippines, videotaped all SEVEN SESSIONS (BFT#3385DVD @ $15.00 + $5.00 S&H). If you want a copy (CALL 1-800-John-10:9), Jun videotaped from the balcony. My husband has all SEVEN of the messages on audio tape, too (BFT #3385/1-4 @ $12.00 + $5.00 S&H). THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT STUDY, well received, and profitable for learning. THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER PERIODS ARE WORTH THE PRICE! WHY NOT BE A PART OF OUR INTERNET MINISTRY TODAY? Many people click in to www.BibleForToday.org and listen to our SUNDAYS’ HEBREWS (10:00 A.M.) & SUNDAY AFTERNOONS in EPHESIANS (1:30 P.M.), as well as our THURSDAY NIGHT discussion in HOSEA (8:00 P.M.)--all EASTERN STANDARD TIMES. THE THEOLOGY CLASS, usually meets on Wednesdays at 10:00 A.M. (EST), taught by Daniel Waite. Click on www.BibleForToday.org on the BROWN BOX for live services or click on YELLOW BOX for the latest previous a.m., p.m. services, prayer meeting, and the Theology Class–one right after the other on the YELLOW BOX. “SECOND TIMOTHY--PREACHING VERSE BY VERSE” HAVE YOU ORDERED MY HUSBAND’S LATEST BOOK ON SECOND TIMOTHY? (BFT#3105 @$11.00 + $4.00 S&H.) It has 244 pages. It is the eighth in the continuing series of books that Dr. Waite has been writing from his Bible-teaching sermons that he has preached in our BIBLE FOR TODAY BAPTIST CHURCH. (The church and the BFT are separate organizations.) Let me quote from the back cover: “Very few born-again Christians know when their ‘course’ has come to an end. The Lord let Paul know that it was his time to go Home to Heaven. His ‘course’ as a follower of his Saviour was rigorous. It entailed much suffering, pain, and sorrow. Paul did not compromise his service to comply with the morals and opinions of his day. His challenge from the Lord Jesus Christ upon his conversion was clear. He was to carry the Gospel of the grace of God to all who would listen. The Lord set before him his difficult “course.” Now, at the end of his life, Paul declared it to be “finished.” I’M UNDER GOD’S CARE, ARE YOU, Yvonne S. Waite (for Dr. Waite, too) HERE ARE SOME BIBLE FOR TODAY OFFERS WHY NOT ORDER TODAY? ✔ ORDER: NEW!! SOULWINNING’S VERSIONS-PERVERSIONS A new 28-page book by Dr. Waite (BFT#3381 @ $5.00 + $3.00 S&H ) Dr. Waite says on page 1 the following: Though there might be various verses in the Bible versions mentioned in this report that have sound doctrine in some of these areas, the verses quoted in this booklet show the tremendous harm they do in the efforts for Soulwining in Bible-believing churches around the world. This alone, among many other sound reasons, should bring those interested in the winning of men and women to the Lord Jesus Christ in soulwinning back to the King James Bible which has sound doctrine in the subject and verses used in this paper. ✔ ORDER: NEW!! THE SUPERIOR FOUNDATION OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE by DR. D. A. WAITE A 104-page book that reviews the Hebrew & Greek foundations in Bible translation. (BFT#3384 @ $10+$4 S&H) ✔ ORDER: NEW!! “SECOND TIMOTHY PREACHING VERSE BY VERSE” by Dr. Waite (244 pgs, paperback) BFT #3105 @ $11.00+ $4.00 S&H “Very few born-again Christians know when their “course” has come to an end. The Lord let Paul know that it was his time to go Home to Heaven. His “course” as a follower of His Saviour was rigorous. “ ✔ ORDER: DR. WAITE’S NEW BOOK: A CRITICAL ANSWER TO MICHAEL SPROUL’S BOOK, God’s Word Preserved. It contains 275 of Sproul’s statements analyzed carefully for errors, misrepresentations, and serious falsehoods. (186 pages. Softback) It is BFT #3308 for a gift of $11.00+ $4.00 S&H. ✔ ORDER: DR. H. D. WILLIAMS’ NEW BOOK: THE MIRACLE OF INSPIRATION (BFT #3392 @ $20 + $5 S&H) ✔ ORDER: DEFINED KING JAMES BIBLE comes in two sizes! CALL 1-800-JOHN 10:9 WITH YOUR ORDER ✔ ORDER: NEW!! Just For Women: THE HEBREW WORDS OF THE KJB, THE FALSE HEBREW ERRORS OF MODERN VERSIONS, PROPER GREEK WORDS OF THE KJB, FALSE GREEK WORDS OF MODERN BIBLE VERSIONS--On four radio programs Mrs. Waite interviews Dr. Waite on her radio program. JFW/CD#114 @$4.00+ $2.00 S&H (recorded 12/13/08). Also on same disc is THE MOON: GOD’S FAITHFULNESS! [ysw] ✔ORDER: NEW!! DR. WAITE READING & EXPLAINING HIS BOOK, Defending the King James Bible. 12 RADIO TAPES OF THE AUTHOR’S WORDS IN HIS OWN VOICE. BFT #1594/TP @ $30.00 + $5.00 S&H. On audio tapes. ✔ORDER: DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE, a 359- page book by DR. WAITE, 10TH PRINTING! $12.00+$4.00 S&H. A must read! CLICK ON THEOLOGY CLASS LIVE, USUALLY WED AT 10 A.M.--BROWN BOX
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