Fw: Greek.....why not.

Theodore H Mann thmann at juno.com
Sun Dec 12 18:48:35 EST 1999


Jayce:

If you can infect your students with this kind of enthusiasm for the NT,
that in itself if the rationale for studying Greek.

Ted

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On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 15:50:26 -0500 "Jay and Terry Stigdon"
<disciples at abcs.com> writes:
>
>
>Brother Jayce;
>WHY study Greek?!   Why?  Oh, my goodness!!!  
>    My Pastor began teaching us Greek last year about  September or 
>October, and I can't begin to tell you how vividly it has brought to 
>life the Word of God.  It hasn't been easy- we started out with about 
>14 and have dwindled down to 3. A very determined, dedicated 3 that 
>burn with a passion to fully and clearly understand God's word as it 
>was laid down in it's "original" language. 
>    There have been SO many passages we have translated that bring me 
>to tears or give me chills as I understand-clearly-for the first time- 
>what the passage really says. Or that leave me-jaw dropped-saying 
>"Wow..." in holy awe.  I have such a deeper appreciation for the 
>Scripture now- and as a result  have become a louder, clearer "voice 
>crying out in the wilderness" to help others gain a deeper 
>understanding of the Scriptures. This, as we see it is the main reason 
>for studying Greek. Once we have a better grasp of the Word, we can 
>use this knowledge to help others. If it doesn't help us become better 
>Christians it is FULOS. Worthless. Foolishness.
>   Think of the Bible as "God TV" if you will.  The NIV, NASB and some 
>others are 19" B/W sets. Forgive me if I offend, but I would term the 
>KJV a "Sony Watchman" B/W.        But the Greek..... Ah. Now HERE you 
>have the wide-screen, DVD in brilliant Technicolor. 
>   As Christians, we have sworn allegiance to Jesus Christ as our 
>Lord, Saviour and Master. How anyone could take their position as a 
>DOULOS of Christ so lightly as to not be interested in  learning more 
>about Him and "the word of the Prophets made more sure" is beyond me.
>    EN XRISTWi,
>                            Jay
> 



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