"Growing in Christ" or Rowing with Satan
The
Nepali version of last quarter of 2012 Sabbath School lesson has been unique
one because it was translated in three continents-North America, atmospheric
heaven (over 35,000 feet from New York to Delhi flight) and in Nepal (Asia).
Written by Kwabena Donkor, the director of GC Biblical Research Center, the
title of the lesson is "Growing in Christ". It is a call to grow in
Christ, in spite of the row that is being created by Satan. This lesson touches
some of the core doctrines of SDA Church but mainly focuses on the great
controversy. It does not hesitate to point out that the Church is one of the
stages where great controversy between Jesus and Satan takes place and each
member is taking a decisive role on which side he or she is on without giving a
choice of middle ground. Do we want to grow in Christ till we reach the stature
as He planned or spend our precious life in getting busy with the row that
takes place within the church or the church family? The answer to it is left to
us. Man, salvation, God depicted in the Book of Revelation, power of evil
power, God's law, life of a true Christian, last days events and all things
will become new are some of the topics that this lesson dwells. The pictures of
front and the back cover pages are the pictures of Niagara Fall which I took to
give the message that no matter how much water fall we get (in the Bible water
represents people, therefore no matter how much people fall on us), like the
rock and plants underneath the fall we should stand firm in Him and not
hesitate to grow. Since I do not have a copyright to put the global SS lesson
picture for its cover, therefore I exercise the liberty to put the cover page
that best suits the lesson. Though the picture of Jesus is the appropriate one,
but because Nepal is an image worshiping society and it is easier to worship
an image than the idea behind its image. I tend to avoid putting Jesus'
imaginary image on the SS lesson. I do trust no matter in what language the lesson
is being studied each reader will be helped to form a spiritual
"Intellectual character (Ron Richhart) that the General Conference of
Seventh Day Adventist wishes upon its member. We all need Christ's intelligent
peace (EGW) and there is hardly any other alternative to the study of God's
word for that peace.
While working on the translation of this
lesson, I had a privilege to meet the hard working Sabbath School Team in
General Conference. It was quite transpiring meet Elder Goldstein, publication
manager Lea Greve and Favlo Fowler. Of course I would have loved to meet other
team members but due to the pressing of time I could not meet them. I am thankful
for their moral support. It is the finest task the Lord has been placing on me
for the last seven years in other to compensate the loss of my wife. Setting aside what I want to do but doing what the Lord wants me to do, the
translating task of SS lesson or Bible study has been the most glowing aspect
of my solicitude life.
Though anyone is welcome to contribute for
this ministry to grow, I am thankful for a friend who has been putting his
effort to gather fund to print the 500 copies of lesson, Pr. Umesh who dispatches
the lesson and Sujit Shah to get the lesson ready for the press.
Above all God be praised for constraining
the producers to bring out the lesson so that along with the Bible, it can help
to form the image of Jesus in each recipient and reader of the Sabbath School
lesson, for which Paul struggled two thousand years ago (Gal 4:19).
I wish you a happy solitude life with the
Bible Study.
Cover and back page
Pr. Umesh and Pr. Naseeb Unveils
With Lea and Elder Goldstein
With Brother Favlo Fowler
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