Why A Bible School?

They say if you get lemons, make lemonade. That seemed to be the Apostle Paul’s motto (although, I doubt he would have ever even heard that phrase) as he worked to advance the Kingdom of God among the Gentiles. In the book of Acts we see that the Apostle Paul often went into synagogues to speak. But in Ephesus, he ran into trouble with some of the people. But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord. (Acts 19:9 NIV)

The province of Asia (not to be confused with the continent of Asia), was in what is the nation of Turkey. It contained major cities that Bible scholars would be familiar with, including: Pergamum and Ephesus. And in two years of Paul’s teaching in the lecture hall of Tyrannus all the Jews and Greeks in that region heard the Word of the Lord. That is an area, slightly larger than the state of Ohio. It is amazing that God used the ministry of His Word in one lecture hall to proclaim His Word to such a large area in such a short time.

That is the heart behind starting a Bible School at the Alliance Christian Center. Everyone is called to minister in some way. But we all need to be equipped (Eph 4:12). The vision of the Bible school is to create a vehicle by which people can learn foundational truths from the Bible to be used in ministry. Who is the Bible school for? Anyone, man or woman, who feels called to minister in some way, whether you feel called to be a pastor, or a Christian author, or to conduct Bible studies in your home.

I believe we stand at a critical point in the history of our society, and we need to provide well thought out Biblical answers to the questions that our society asks. By learning foundational Biblical truths we can achieve that goal. And perhaps we will see everyone in the State of Ohio hearing the Word of God.   Amen?