Twilight Faith blog

Just want to let everyone know of an amazing site that I found, which offers a great number of introductory and seminary-level audio courses completely for free, in order to teach and equip people around the world who might otherwise never have such an opportunity to develop a clear, solid understanding of the Bible, Christian theology, ministry and thought. Bill Mounce, founder of BiblicalTraining.org and New Testament chair for the ESV Bible, explains

BiblicalTraining started as a dream to share the highest quality education possible with the greatest number of people possible for the lowest price possible. Initially I was thinking in terms of elder training in the local, American church, but the dream quickly expanded to becoming a major training site for people around the world, especially for the poorest of the poor in the majority world.

Personally, I think this is one of the best ideas I’ve ever seen. Especially for the poor, but also for a lot of us Christians in the Western world who can’t necessarily afford to go to seminary. Bill Mounce has such a heart for God’s global church, and I completely agree with what J.I. Packer said:

The vision that drives Biblical Training is twofold. The first part of the dream is that every Christian should be educated and equipped for the fullest use of their spiritual gifts in serving others for Christ’s sake. The second part of the dream is that Christian education up to seminary standard should be available free to anyone who can work a computer. What a magnificent, momentous dream! And now it is coming true as more and more courses are made available on the Biblical Training website. May God prosper Biblical Training mightily! I cannot commend the venture too highly.

I actually heard about Bill Mounce because he wrote one of the most highly recommended biblical Greek grammars, and after studying his book for a while, I now know why. I somehow ended up at BiblicalTraining.org, and was astounded that such a site actually exists. So far, I’ve been listening to his sermon series “52 Major Stories of the Bible” (great after a day at work!) which, by God’s grace, always work to replace burdens and heaviness with joy in light of God’s greatness, and so turn my heart fully to Him.