“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1). In fact, whole books of the Bible are devoted to countering false teaching in the early church (2 Peter and Jude). The Bible also has warnings about hypocritical teaching (Matthew 23:3 Romans 2:21) and false teaching (Acts 20:28–31 1 Timothy 6:3–4). So, if you want to be godly, find teachers who are themselves godly. He said this in the context of a warning to be careful whom you choose as your teacher, because if “the blind lead the blind. Jesus said that the logical end of effective teaching is that the pupil becomes like his teacher: “The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher” (Luke 6:40). Other people whom Scripture identifies as teachers include the Levitical priests (Leviticus 10:11), Moses (Deuteronomy 4:14 6:1), the apostles (Mark 6:30), fathers of children (Deuteronomy 4:9 6:7 Proverbs 1:8 4:4 Ephesians 6:4), fellow believers (Romans 15:14), Nicodemus (John 3:10), Gamaliel (Acts 22:3), and God Himself (Nehemiah 9:20 Psalm 25:12 32:8 71:17).
Always, Jesus the teacher had the best interests of His students at heart always, the subject of His teaching was the absolute and unchanging truth of God. He used hyperbole (Matthew 5:29), metaphor (John 9:5), and provocative language (Luke 13:32). He gave “homework” and followed up on it (Matthew 9:13 12:7).
He utilized lecture (Matthew 24), dialogue (John 3), rhetorical questions (Luke 18:8), and proverbs (Luke 7:45). In His teaching, our Lord used illustrations (Luke 7:31–32), object lessons (Matthew 6:28), current events (Luke 13:4–5), and many stories (Matthew 13 Mark 4:2). Jesus, of course, was the greatest teacher, and He is often referred to as “ Rabbi” or “Teacher” (e.g., Luke 13:10 John 1:38 3:2). Paul knew that he was a teacher of the gospel according to God’s will: “And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher” (2 Timothy 1:11). Teaching, like preaching, was an integral part of the work of an apostle (Matthew 28:19 Ephesians 4:1). Note here that the gospel is “entrusted” to us, and that teachers of the gospel must be “qualified”-part of the qualification is that we be “reliable.” Those who are taught by the pastor are then to continue the process of disseminating information: “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2). The Bible instructs the pastor to teach sound doctrine based on the written Word of God: “Command and teach these things” (1 Timothy 4:11). Teaching is a requirement for pastors: “Now the overseer is to be. In this context, teaching refers to the God-given ability to explain God’s Word the teacher has the supernatural ability to clearly instruct and communicate knowledge, specifically the doctrines of the faith and truths of the Bible (1 Corinthians 12:27–29). is teaching, then teach” (Romans 12:6–7).
“We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. Teaching is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Since teaching is a key element in acquiring information and developing knowledge, it is not surprising that the Bible has much to say about teaching. We come into this world ignorant, and we must be taught: language proficiency, motor skills, cultural norms, social customs, manners, moral values-all these and more are the product of the learning process of childhood. Teaching is a necessary and valuable part of life.
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