{"id":8238,"date":"2017-09-15T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=8238"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:18:43","slug":"teachers-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teachers-accountability.htm","title":{"rendered":"Words & the Teacher’s Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me state the obvious. Bible teachers<\/a> use words, lots of them. They verbally communicate truth from God’s Word. Even in facilitating discussion, they guide the process with words. They relate with students both in and out of the classroom using words.<\/p>\n

Connection Between a Bible Teacher’s Words & Accountability<\/h2>\n

\"TeacherIs it any wonder, then, that James 3:1 about Bible teachers being “judged more strictly” is written in the context of how we use our tongues?<\/p>\n

Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.<\/em><\/p>\n

If we read on we learn the following truths about why words tie into a teacher’s accountability<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1) Words can be a source of stumbling or a sign of maturity.<\/p>\n

We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. (James 3:2)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Certainly we want mature Bible teachers, the meaning of the word “perfect” in the above verse. How we handle, or control, our words could be an indication of how reliable we might be in all we do. Our words can betray what truly resides in our hearts.<\/p>\n

2) Words contain power.<\/p>\n

Notice the comparisons James 3 uses for the power of words, stating it’s like how a …<\/p>\n