Bible students graduate
“If you just give someone a Bible, you will never be sure whether they understand it or not.”
KwaThema – Eighty-seven members of the Apostolic Church of Christ have graduated from Bible League International’s Project Philip Bible study programme.
“If you just give someone a Bible, you will never be sure whether they understand it or not.
That is why we have made it our mission to teach people how to study the Bible,” explains Gert Jan Averesch, the programme’s overseer for Africa.
Averesch, from the Netherlands, says the programme is inspired by the story of Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts, chapter eight.
He adds that Project Philip trains leaders who encourage others to study.
“As part of Project Philip, each participant receives a Bible for personal use, and is encouraged to become part of a local church, if they are not already.”
Programme coordinator John Mohlaodi says everyone who has completed the course can now go on to train others.
“We want all the churches to be impacted, and it will not cost them a cent.”
Mohlaodi says the deepest desire is to generate interest and passion for the word of God.
“We cannot say that people do not have Bibles because they don’t want them.
But if you are hungry, you would rather buy bread and milk than a Bible.”
Pastor Mongameli Langa of the Apostolic Church of Christ says his congregants have found the programme to be very beneficial.
“It is encouraging to preach with the confidence that people understand the text,” Langa says.
“It is an opportunity for everyone and we should make good use of it.”
