FAQs

How important is rightly dividing Gods Word? Christianity is based on an accurate interpretation of the word. Since the reformation followers of Christ have accepted that accurately interpreting and studying the Bible incorporates having a dialogue, either written or spoken on the word from its historical, cultural and linguistic foundations. 

Cameron Townsend believed that translating the Bible in the heart language of the people was one of the greatest evangelistic tools. At that time very few languages had the Bible in their own language.  Now it is nearly 700 translations. Equipping pastors and church leaders to to study the Bible are the greatest tool for fighting heresies and cults.

If we were to just read the Bible in a vacuum with no other knowledge of its cultural, historical, or linguistic knowledge we would have interpret the Bible that are incorrect. We must come to the realization heresies don't come from knowledge and study but from ignorance of the Bible, wise discussion on the linguistic, cultural and historical foundation of the Bible only strengthens the church and never weakens the church.

The Bible is one of Gods primary modes of transforming His people into His church, it is simplistic and deep at the same time. Because of our fallen nature on our own, we will always impose our own culture, our own linguistic knowledge, and our own history. This is called eisegesis.

Cults are started through eisegesis, they interpret the Bible from what they understand it to be from what feels "right" to them. God did not give us His words as mere parables though. The old eastern and western churches argue that it's not just the interpreted word that counts but also tradition. Satan tries to use eisegesis to weaken the church, but we must interpret the church from its history, cultures, and languages. 

Andy Naselli at Logos says, "it can be more challenging to exegete the Bible because it’s literature from a different historical-cultural context. You can accidentally read[eisegesis] your ideas into the Bible rather than draw out what the author originally intended. "

Without intent and outside corrective force we will naturally drift, and drift is not to Christ but away. That is what our old man desires, and what Satan does as well. This outside force is the Holy Spirit working in us and using His word properly understood in our lives. He has sent the spirit to instruct us, but he has also sent our leaders to lead us, they deserve the very best tools and training possible to do that.

Andy Naselli @ https://blog.logos.com/2017/03/what-is-exegesis/

For many people they perceive the best option is to translate western resources for minority languages. Another is to develop a very basic multicultural commentary and allow the language groups to translate it.

Our goal is to cast a vision, equip, motivate, keep focused national leaders for developing the tools necessary for church leaders to study, teach and preach the word.

We aim to have facilitators, technical experts, theological and doctrinal consultants, and finally distribution experts.