Among the qualifications for a bishop listed in 1 Timothy 3, is the ability to teach (vs 2). Often, we leave this to the church leadership thinking that is their duty and not ours. But, is that true?
As servants of God, we are instructed to be able to teach (2 Tim 2:24). The Greek word for “teach” here, “DidaKtikos,” doesn’t necessarily mean we should hold positions as teachers, but we should be able to teach the basic beliefs of the church to those who are young in the Lord (Col. 3:16).
We who are older in the faith should be able to contend for the faith and be able to spot false teachers within the body (Jude 1:3-4), we need to examine ourselves to see if our beliefs line up with the Bible (2 Cor. 13:5), we are to be able to answer the questions of those who challenge our faith (1 Pet. 3:15), older (in the Lord) women are expected to teach the younger women (Titus 2:3). This takes more study and commitment than the average Christian is willing to take on.
Ours is a reasonable faith, a faith founded on fact, not a blind faith. We have reasons to believe what we do, and this blog is here to help you find ways to deepen your faith and to share your faith more effectively with others.
Ours should be a quest to lead people out of the darkness and share the Light of the world, Jesus.
The resources to help us do this are plentiful and readily available. If you can’t find them, drop me a note so I can help. Let’s build an army of Believers Armed and Dangerous to reach out to even the hard to reach.
As usual, an extended version of this can be found on the “Apt to Teach” page found either on the right sidebar or at the bottom of the page.
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