Writing For A Spanish Speaking World

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An update from Joselo Mercado, Lead Pastor of Iglesia Gracia Soberana in Gaithersburg…

Amazon has become my most prominent way to buy books in the US. On average, at least one book arrives at my house each week through this service. Over the past summer for example, I was able to order dozens of books to study the subject of Critical Race Theory and Social Justice. From the comfort of my home, I could access the best resources to investigate and serve God's people here in Gaithersburg.

However, the vast majority of Latin America does not have access to services like Amazon, and their access is not as extensive. There is therefore a great need to produce biblical materials that can be accessible to Hispanic people. 

In recent years, with the growth of the reformed doctrine in Latin America, we have seen an advance in translating books with orthodox material. But the vast majority of material in Spanish is from the prosperity or legalistic line and so although God is raising access to good biblical material in Latin America, more is still needed.

By the grace of God, he has allowed me to be part of a group of men who are writing about biblical issues from an application to the Hispanic world. Since 2013 I have been a founding member of TGC Spanish, and I have published more than 100 articles on its portal. 

In 2019 B&H published a book on marriage that I wrote. Also, this November, my second book went on sale. It is a book on how we should be prepared for suffering through the gospel. In 2021 B&H will publish a book on a biblical perspective on spiritual gifts and also an exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Luke. This is only possible by the grace of God, that this happened is simply a miracle.

But again, not everyone can buy a book or make it to a bookstore. That is why I think it is essential to be able to publish resources in Spanish online. That people can have access to the truths that have been so fundamental in our lives. To the principles of the centrality of the gospel that are so normal for those of us who have grown up in Sovereign Grace. May God allow that we can be a way to serve a community that is thirsty for the truth but often finds it difficult to access it.