{"id":5625,"date":"2015-05-08T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:25:31","slug":"gods-presence-distinguishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/gods-presence-distinguishes.htm","title":{"rendered":"God’s Presence: The Distinguishing Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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God’s presence is that which distinguishes Bible teaching from other kinds of teaching. While certain elements of teaching are similar when teaching an academic class versus a Bible class, the textbook used in each is quite different. No other textbook comes with the promise of the author’s presence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With His presence comes His authority and power as communicated in a previous post<\/a>. Consequently, the potential outcome of teaching from the Bible versus any other textbook is also quite different. God brings change from the inside out … not merely acquisition of knowledge or behavioral adaptation. This, then, forms a unique goal for Bible teachers.<\/p>\n

And, God’s presence goes with class members, in the Person of the Holy Spirit, to remind them of what has been learned, to bring conviction and empowerment to apply the teaching to life. Teachers of other types of classes can provide homework assignments for students to work on what has been learned in class but that just isn’t the same as the Resource Bible teachers can rely on to help their students.<\/p>\n

God’s presence is essential to effective Bible teaching! Without it, what do we have?<\/h2>\n

Moses of the Old Testament was quite aware of how God’s presence set apart His people from all the other people on the earth. He recognized the futility of leading the people without God’s presence.<\/p>\n

Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” (Ex. 33:15-16)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Likewise, in Bible teaching, His presence is the distinguishing mark, setting it apart from all other teachings. How aware are the Bible teachers in your church of the presence of God?<\/p>\n

A Lesson Worth Teaching Workbook<\/a> looks at the difference the Word makes in the teaching-learning process, because it is God-breathed (2 Tim. 3:16), a unique Book, with a ever-present Divine Teacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

God\u2019s presence is that which distinguishes Bible teaching from other kinds of teaching. While certain elements of teaching are similar when teaching an academic class versus a Bible class, the textbook used in each is quite different. No other textbook comes with the promise of the author\u2019s presence. With His presence comes . . . Continue reading God’s Presence: The Distinguishing Mark<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teacher-issues"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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