This was our final grammar class of the semester. Thus my 48th year of teaching comes to an end.
The early church turned the world upside down, guided by the teaching of the apostles. Today we have this teaching in a book we call the New Testament. Fellow Christians, we have a calling! Don't let anyone tell you that you can't study the Bible for yourself. Each of us has the inestimable privilege of reading God's word daily. My plea is that we return to the regular habit of Bible study.
I'll never forget this group of hardworking students. They started well and will finish well when they take their final next week. Their enthusiastic and tireless commitment to learning Greek has been an inspiration! It is my hope that God will use this tool in a powerful way in their lives to contribute to the master plan God is building -- the church. May their lives honor the One who promised, "I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will never overpower it!" Matt. 16:18).