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NASB | Ephesians 4:11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:11 And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct], |
Subject: Willing to be Taught |
Bible Note: Hi, Searcher... Learning, studying, teaching, are all fundamentals of Biblical Christianity. I've never known teachers that didn't like to be challenged -- I'm sure there must be a few. When students challenge, it demonstrates that they are thinking -- of course, challenges based on something *other* than thinking, are a waste of everyones time and pure annoyance. However, when you don't get an answer, be careful not to interpret it as a teacher not wanting to be challenged. The reason you don't hear from Spurgeon is because he has been dead for about 112 years now. Dead men are a lot easier to contend with, though. :-) So, you really want scriptural support for the quote I gave? I should think that you would have run into it all before. Use your concordence and look up the following words: teach, preach, instruct, learn, study, etc. (Don't forget other conjugations of these verbs.) Note the example of the patriarchs, the commands of Moses, the words of the prophets, the example/teaching of Jesus and the apostles. Also, you will see that the Holy Spirit is involved in these areas in multiple ways. Remember, the Great Comission has the verb "teach" in it along with "go," "make," and "Baptize." In Him, Doc "Oh, how rare are the Christians who speak with a tender heart and have a theological backbone of steel!" --John Piper |
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