I. There is a duty or office in the church of teacher<\/p>\n A. Ephesians 4:11-16 – Along with the evangelist, the teacher is to equip Christians\nfor their work of service to God, to unite them in a common purpose, and to help\neveryone reach spiritual maturity.\n
B. I Corinthians 12:28-29; Romans 12:7 – Some, but not all, are teachers<\/p>\n
1. Examples of teachers – Acts 13:1<\/p>\n
C. If someone is designated a teacher, then there must be students – Galatians 6:6<\/p>\n
1. If we have a teacher and students, then there must be a class.<\/p>\n 2. Just from this verse we can conclude that a church is to teach the\nScriptures to its members through classes taught by teachers.\n D. Teaching is separate from preaching, though closely related – Acts 5:42; 15:35;\n28:31\n
II. Teaching is about communicating knowledge – I Corinthians 14:19<\/p>\n
A. Its purpose is to get people to mature – Colossians 1:28<\/p>\n
B. A building up of the members – Ephesians 4:12-13<\/p>\n
C. Motivated by love – I Timothy 1:5<\/p>\n
D. Persuading people – Acts 19:8; 28:23-24<\/p>\n
E. Teachers are not the source of law, but the explainers of the law – Nehemiah 8:8<\/p>\n
III. All Christians need to develop the ability to teach<\/p>\n
A. II Timothy 2:24-26 – Able to teach and then explains how to teach.<\/p>\n
B. Hebrews 5:12 – Teaching is something you grow up to do<\/p>\n
C. You can’t teach what you do not know – I Timothy 1:7<\/p>\n
D. The example of Ezra – Ezra 7:10<\/p>\n
1. He prepared (studied) – II Timothy 2:15<\/p>\n
2. He practiced (applied his knowledge to his own life)<\/p>\n
3. He taught it to others<\/p>\n
E. Teaching benefits both the teacher and the student – I Timothy 4:16<\/p>\n
IV. James 3:1 – But not all Christians will take on the duties of a teacher.<\/p>\n
A. It holds heavy responsibility that many are not mature enough to handle.<\/p>\n
B. You are accountable for everything you say.<\/p>\n
C. Can teach no other doctrine – I Timothy 1:3; 6:3-5<\/p>\n
D. Teaching to observe all things – Matthew 28:19-20<\/p>\n
V. How classes are conducted is up to the individual congregations.<\/p>\n
A. One-on-one <\/p>\n
1. Sometimes done when an individual has a specific problem<\/p>\n
2. Acts 18:24-28 – The example of Apollos<\/p>\n
B. In people’s homes and in public arenas – Acts 20:20<\/p>\n
C. In facilities that a church has rented, purchased, or borrowed – Acts 19:9<\/p>\n
D. In worship – I Corinthians 14:26<\/p>\n
E. In combination of the above.<\/p>\n F. However it is done, one thing is certain – a church is required to have teachers\ninstructing the Bible.\n
VI. Restrictions on teachers<\/p>\n
A. Pure heart, good conscience, sincere faith – I Timothy 1:5<\/p>\n
B. Taught by faithful men – II Timothy 2:2<\/p>\n
C. Women are not allowed to teach men – I Timothy 2:12<\/p>\n
D. Older women are to teach the younger women – Titus 2:3<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFundamentals of Christianity\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Teachers I. There is a duty or office in the church of teacher A. Ephesians 4:11-16 – Along with the evangelist, the teacher is to equip Christians for their work of service to God, to unite them in a common purpose, and to help everyone reach spiritual maturity. B. I Corinthians 12:28-29; Romans 12:7 – Some,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26590,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-65217","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7193,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-sermon-on-the-mount\/false-teachers\/","url_meta":{"origin":65217,"position":0},"title":"False Teachers","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 8, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"False Teachers Reading Assignment: Matthew 7:15-29 Did you understand what you read? How can you recognize a false teacher? Why must we do the will of the Father? 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