Professor Robert Jewett, a renowned New Testament scholar, was invited to speak at the morning assembly on April 17th, with Dr. Zhou Zhaozhen providing the response. Dr. Jewett's message emphasized that eliminating hierarchical distinctions is the core message of Romans, a message particularly relevant to the conflict-ridden 21st century. This issue of the College Newsletter translates Dr. Jewett's speech from that day, sharing his message with our readers. ...

Nathan Ng, Associate Professor of Christian Thought (Church History), wrote a series of articles in the "Tracing the Origins" series of the journal *Times Forum* from July 2006 to June 2007, tracing the origins of the church's doctrines, traditions, denominational organizations, and various aspects of the Chinese church today. The most frequent responses were to introductions to the historical roots of various denominations; this revealed that Chinese Christians in Hong Kong are indeed troubled by the proliferation of denominations and yearn for greater understanding and clarification of their relationships. To address this need within the Hong Kong church, and coinciding with a publisher's request for a manuscript, he decided to conduct in-depth research and write *A Tour of the Ten Major Hong Kong Denominations*, comprehensively exploring the origins, development, belief systems, and current status of the major denominations in Hong Kong. ...

May we start the new school year with prayer and break new ground. This is the first time that the college’s “Whole-School Prayer Meeting” was held in advance on the third day of the new school year. This year we are particularly "rushing forward" in prayer because we are especially eager for all the teachers, students, and co-workers of the school to start the new school year with prayer, praying that the benefactor will personally lead the way forward for the school when "Baptism" is facing changes, and also May the Lord use us, a group of humble and weak people, to work together to open up a new world in this land that will continue to glorify Him. ...

Tong Hon-sun (M.Div. 1) and his wife, Siu-lin, began with a prayer. From October to December 2007, I followed my church's Bible reading plan and read the books of the Minor Prophets, using them as a devotional. Under the theme of "God's Judgment," I encountered a recurring message: God wants to destroy those who refuse to repent and follow Him, but He truly is unwilling to do so. This message inspired me to pray frequently for one thing: that God would raise up more people to proclaim His gospel. ...

Liu Pui-yee (M.Div. 1) "…the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest" (Luke 10:2). "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here am I! Send me!'" (Isaiah 6:8)...

In a recent article discussing the Hellenization movement, renowned New Testament scholar Graham Stanton, referring to Paul's language training, concluded: "Paul's first language was probably Greek, and during his education in Palestine, he also learned fluent Aramaic and Hebrew. He was influenced by Greek culture from birth and had a certain familiarity with Greek poetry, which he could quote when necessary (Acts 17:28; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Titus 1:12)."1...

R. Alan Culpepper, Dean of McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. Dean Cao, fellow trustees, professors, staff, students, and guests, I am deeply honored to be invited to speak at the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. On behalf of Mercer University...

Yu Tat-sham, President of the China Theological Seminary. As the Chairman of the Hong Kong Theological Education Association, on behalf of my colleagues in the association, I would like to congratulate Professor Cao Wai-tung on his appointment as the sixth president of the Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. I would also like to extend my best wishes to him on behalf of my colleagues at the China Theological Seminary. Warm congratulations, and the school board of directors is very happy to have such a great success. ...

Joshua Cho: It is my honor to stand before you today as the sixth President of Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. It is unworthy of me, but it is God's grace. I thank God for His grace in choosing me, and I thank you for attending this inauguration. I believe you have come together not only to inaugurate the new President, but more importantly, to this seminary with a fifty-eight-year history—to bear witness together, to pray together, to praise together, and to proclaim together the wonders of God's power. ...

On the evening of January 19, our college held the inauguration ceremony of its sixth president, Professor Cao Wei-tung. Approximately 1,200 people attended that night. Guests included pastoral colleagues from Baptist churches and other denominations, friends from the theological and academic circles, and Christian institutions. leaders, members of the Dean’s Senate of our seminary, as well as previous alumni, guests from far and wide, and many members of the community who have always cared about and supported our seminary. ...