Think Wink.

Last night I had a revelation. I love Greek. I have been officially learning Greek for the last three weeks. I have studied independently and haven’t countered what is in my text books so I wasn’t too far off. Last night I was reading in my Greek New Testament and realized that in only three weeks I can now translate Galatians 1:1-3. That is exciting to me. I have enough vocabulary and a basic knowledge of the articles and 2nd declension to know almost precisely what the Greek is saying.

I find myself wishing that I hadn’t taken Spanish at SBU. I seems to be becoming more and more of a waste of credit hours. Don’t get me wrong, I know there are benefits to knowing Spanish in today’s world. However, I am going to need a knowledge of the Greek if I am going to effectively preach my flock the word of God. It is like my Greek professor said, with a regular telescope, a person can see some beautiful stars. But those stars are hazy and blurred. With the Hubble Telescope, all of those stars come in clear because the atmosphere no longer hazes the image. The lens of the telescope has a clear shot at the stars. The same applies to Greek. I can study and know the word of God, but it will be hazy and almost incomplete of intimate details. Knowing the Greek language makes the text come alive and brings me into a more intimate knowledge of the word.

I wish that all would learn Greek, and even Hebrew for the Old testament, so that they can draw closer to God and share in my excitement in reading the exact meaning of what the biblical writers wrote. It is so exciting.

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