{"id":16799,"date":"2024-02-16T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=16799"},"modified":"2024-02-16T09:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:30:38","slug":"teachers-with-shaky-foundations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teachers-with-shaky-foundations.htm","title":{"rendered":"Teachers with Shaky Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"

If we are going to teach the Bible in ways that affect people’s lives, then we need to at least have some basic Bible knowledge<\/a> and beliefs on which we build. Teachers with shaky foundations fail to instill a faith worth holding onto in their students.<\/p>\n

Why Teachers with Shaky Foundations Lead to Students Easily Shakened<\/h2>\n

What we believe about the Bible has implications for how we teach it. What we understand the Bible to be about has implications for how we present the God of Scriptures to others and how we answer students’ questions. It will even affect how seriously we take the need to study and prepare the lesson.<\/p>\n

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\nJesus said, “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.” (Lk. 6:39-40)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Foundation upon Which Effective Teaching Needs to be Built<\/h2>\n

Here are two basics Bible teachers need to adhere to if they are going to help lay a firm foundation in their students’ lives:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Authority of the Bible: It’s inspired by God.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If we don’t believe “all Scripture is God-breathed” then we won’t teach it as absolute truth. If that’s the case, why would our students depend on God’s Word to be truly “useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”. And, how then will they become “thoroughly equipped for every good work”? (2 Tim. 3:16-17)<\/p>\n

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    1. The Focus and Theme of the Bible: It’s about God and His love story.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If we merely look at the Bible as a bunch of isolated stories and commands to obey then we’ll miss passing on the heart of God. Through the ages He has worked to bring people into a love relationship with Himself. Since “we love because he first loved us” (1 Jn.4:19), how will our students grow to love the Lord with all of who they are which will spill over into them loving others? These are the greatest commandments on which “all the Law and the Prophets hang” according to Jesus (Matt. 22:37-40).<\/p>\n

      Glean more with the What Bible Teachers Need to Know About God’s Word To Help Students Find God in the Scriptures Download<\/strong><\/a>. In addition to providing a bit more about the authority, focus, and theme of the Bible, it gives a brief summary of the entire Bible and a panoramic view of God through the Bible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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