{"id":11177,"date":"2020-09-18T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=11177"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:34:05","slug":"as-friends-bible-teachers-accept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/as-friends-bible-teachers-accept.htm","title":{"rendered":"As Friends, Bible Teachers Accept Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Bible teachers to truly be able to say “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” (1 Cor. 11:1), they need to model Christ-like attitudes as well as behavior. That extends to what’s at the heart of friendship — acceptance of one another. Bible teachers accept students like friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Friends, Bible Teachers Accept Students as Christ Accepts Us<\/h2>\n

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We’re all exhorted to “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God” (Rom. 15:7). For teachers to extend friendship, they need the attitude of Christ.<\/p>\n

So, what is that attitude in Christ Jesus that enables Him to accept people on the basis of grace, not merit (Rom. 5:8)? It began with humility. He “did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage” (Phil. 2:6-8).<\/p>\n

The Bible Teacher’s Role Download<\/strong><\/a> provides brief commentary about Romans 15:7 and some examples of what it looks like to accept our students and how it affects them when we do. It also gives input on other aspects of friendship teachers can extend to students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Bible teachers to truly be able to say \u201cFollow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.\u201d (1 Cor. 11:1), they need to model Christ-like attitudes as well as behavior. That extends to what\u2019s at the heart of friendship \u2014 acceptance of one another.<\/p>\n

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