Quotes about Teaching

Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.

Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart therefrom.

I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.

It will always be true that the wisest course for the disciple is...to abide solely by the Word of God in all simplicity.

But this distinction between person and office is wholly alien to the teaching of Jesus. He says nothing about that. He addresses his disciples as men who have left all to follow him, and the precept of non-violence applies equally to private life and official duty. He is the Lord of all life, and demands undivided allegiance.

On subsequent visits I expanded further on the life and ministry of Jesus

A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.

self-confidence is the worst of teachers—but from the church's most famous writers.

We need to approach the Bible each day with a spirit of deep humility, recognizing that our understanding of spiritual truth is at best incomplete and to some extent inaccurate ... we should approach the Scriptures in humility and expect the Spirit to humble us even further as we continue being taught by Him from His Word.

This is fellowship: sharing with one another what God is teaching through the Scriptures, and this is an important part of true community.

Even Christians taking in the teaching of the Bible can be deceived about our own sins. We somehow feel that consent to the teaching of scripture is equivalent to obedience.

believe this truth, that we are fellow members of the body of Christ and that God loves each of us, could serve to diffuse a lot of hostility and disagreement among fellow believers. I am grateful that God taught me this lesson early in my training to be a Navigator staff member.