Bible studies here are always interesting. Most of them are very one sided, at least at the start. It seems because we are foreigners that we have credibility regardless of what we really know. This means that everyone listens to you until you run out of things to say. Last Sunday’s study following church was no different. When my store of “canned” comments was done, there were a few that became bold and asked questions. Overall the discussion was quite good. It showed that some really know their bible. But there are also the normal questions that don’t seem to apply much and catch you off guard. Last week a couple of these were- “was Paul baptized?”, and “are there any gentiles still living?” These were taken in stride, the last causing some smiles and snickers among most of the Malawians as well as us. Then there were some deeper issues, such as people telling them that if you didn’t speak in tongues, then you weren’t really saved. Keep praying that God will give us the wisdom we need to answer all of these questions and more and lead the people we are ministering to into a much deeper understanding of His truth.
Andy
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