Bible teachers mustn’t assume all their students are true believers.
Just because a person has been going to church all his/her life, doesn’t mean he/she is a true believer.
Going to church doesn’t make a person a believer.
Just because a student seems to know what the Bible says, doesn’t mean he/she is a true believer.
Even demons know/believe what the Bible says (James 2:19). Head knowledge doesn’t make a person a believer.
Just because someone seems to walk the walk, doesn’t mean he/she is a true believer.
Many people are good and sincere. Doing good works, however, doesn’t make a person a believer (Eph. 2:8-9).
Just because a student says he/she is a Christian, doesn’t mean he/she is a true believer.
Some people think that because they aren’t atheists or Jews or of other persuasions, they must be a Christian. We aren’t true believers by default.
We can’t know if students have a personal relationship with God solely based on outward appearance. True conversion is a heart issue. Only God knows what is in a person’s heart. Only God can change a person’s heart. God will use a teacher and other believers to lead people to Himself but ultimately His Spirit regenerates.
If We Can’t Know For Sure if All Students Are True Believers, What’s a Bible Teacher to Do?
In light of the reality that only God truly knows what’s in a person’s heart, as Bible teachers we mustn’t assume. Rather, we should …
regularly pray for all students since God knows the true condition of their hearts.
always keep pace with the Spirit of God so as not to push ahead of the work He is doing in someone’s heart, nor to lag behind.
occasionally present the Gospel message even if we think all students in our class are believers.
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