As support workers, our ministry enables Translators and others to continue to bring God’s Word into the hands of Papua New Guineans who don’t have the Bible in their language. Yet, despite being consistently immersed in ministry, we find that it is still important to be intentional about deepening our own faith and knowledge of God’s Word. Thankfully, some of our colleagues are translators, scholars and pastors who help us learn more about the Bible. One such opportunity that Scott has been able to participate in over the last few months is a Koine Greek class, the common form of Greek in which the Septuagint, the earliest Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, was written. In addition to learning the vocabulary and grammar necessary to speak and write, the course includes lessons on the historical context in which the New Testament was written. This course is providing a solid back-ground to complement Scott’s ongoing online studies in Theology through Nations University (NU). NU is an accredited online school which provides fully subsidized degree programs for those living and working in many areas of the developing world. Scott has been blessed to have taken 11 courses and, Lord willing, he will complete the program before our next home assignment in June. We can all take steps to increase our faith in Christ and our knowledge of God's Word. There are even free online sites like:
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/
If you have always wanted to study the Bible in a systematic way, you have options; it just takes a single step to begin.
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