{"id":16409,"date":"2023-10-20T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=16409"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:15:41","slug":"teaching-admonishing-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teaching-admonishing-message.htm","title":{"rendered":"Teaching & Admonishing with the Right Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIn a previous post we noted that Bible teachers should both teach and admonish<\/a> their students based on Colossians 3:16. This approach aims at students not only knowing truth but living in accordance with it. For that to happen we need the right message.<\/p>\n

What the Right Message Is as We Teach and Admonish<\/h2>\n

According to Colossians 3:16, teaching and admonishing should happen when “the message of Christ” dwells among us. Does that mean we only teach the New Testament? Jesus Himself, as well as other verses in the New Testament answer that for us.<\/p>\n

Jesus spoke to the religious leaders of His day saying, “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me” (Jn. 5:39). The Scripture they studied would have been the Old Testament law and prophets. According to Jesus, the message of Christ, is within those writings. He went on to say, “If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.” (Jn. 5:46) which means the Old Testament is sufficient to lead us to Jesus. After His resurrection, Jesus took His disciples “through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself” (Lk. 24:27).<\/p>\n

Jesus did not come to set aside the Law or Prophets. He said, “I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 5:17-19)<\/p>\n

The Apostle Paul said, “I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.” (Acts 20:27). He didn’t have the New Testament as we have today but would have derived much of his instruction from the teaching of the Old Testament as well as what he directly received from Christ. Elsewhere we read that “ALL Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Tim. 3:16-17). And, “EVERYTHING that was written in the past was written to teach us” (Rom. 15:4).<\/p>\n

Also consider that the Church is “built on the foundation of the apostles AND prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone” (Eph. 2:20). Again, notice the spotlight on Jesus while bringing the old and new together.<\/p>\n

Teaching the whole counsel provides a consistent, coherent message that all points to Christ. That’s the message that needs to dwell among us as we teach and admonish one another. Jesus changes lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a previous post we noted that Bible teachers should both teach and admonish their students based on Colossians 3:16. This approach aims at students not only knowing truth but living in accordance with it. For that to happen we need the right message. . . . Continue reading Teaching & Admonishing with the Right Message<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-teaching"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t