(1) Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Strange verses to start a newsletter with, but these are pertinent to the situation we face in some countries in Africa. Last year we ran an introductory school in the country of Gabon. We ran our second school there in January 2014. One of the problems that we came in contact with in Gabon was the issue of pastors drinking alcohol. This highlights the issues that are creeping in throughout Christianity on the continent of Africa. Of course these issues are not new, but seeing them directly influence the church is a means of continual exhortation on our part to Fight the Good Fight of Faith (1 Tim 6:12).
There is a teaching of unbiblical “grace” that has taken root in what were formerly conservative churches around the world. This “hyper-grace” teaching is not the true grace of Titus 2:12 teaching us to deny ungodliness, but it is the teaching of Jude vs 4 where ungodly men have crept in turning the grace of God into lasciviousness.
As such it highlights more than ever the absolute need for the preaching of God’s Word with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven – 1 Peter 1:12.
Paul stated that 1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
This is what we aim for in the schools we run. The training is more than just academic, but we strive to provide the discipline and encouragement for these leaders to “seek those things which are above.”
In January, schools were run in Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasha. We started a school in South Africa, but were misled by the man who invited us, so we had to cancel that school.
In this month of February we are running the school in
We will be holding revision classes in Togo, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.
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