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SIAWI BELIEVERS LEARN GREAT BIBLICAL TRUTHS IN ROMANS

Mabou and Malakai taking notes on the lessons.

August 25, 2008

by Dena McMaster

Missionaries Tom Brendle and Jason Swanson are teaching the book of Romans to the Siawi believers in Papua New Guinea. They have taught through the first five chapters and it is provoking some interesting questions.

One of them asked, "I am trusting in Christ and I know I am going to Heaven but I still sin. What can I do?"

The first five chapters of Romans have helped them see the hopelessness of combating sin on their own.

"Praise the Lord," wrote Tom, "that they are concerned about sin. Praise the Lord that they see God's standard as one they are not able to attain."

The Siawis are more than ready to hear the teaching from Romans six, seven and eight. Pray that they would understand how to walk by faith and understand that there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

Mabou spoke up in the meeting last Sunday; this is a portion of his testimony, "Today I am happy. There is no other road. It is like Romans 5:2 says, Jesus himself opened and made the road clear it says. I see that it is true and I am happy. Also in part of verse 3 it says not to be happy in that only. No, when difficult circumstances come to us we are also to be happy. I look at that, it strengthens me. There is no other way to stand, only one. Jesus himself took me back. He gave me a new road, the road to heaven. It's Jesus only. It's like that as I see it. Today my happiness is very great. Even also as I look at death, there is no other road."

Mabou, like many of the Siawi believers, understands Salvation by faith alone. Pray that as they are taught the rest of the lessons in Romans, they will understand how to walk in that faith.