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    Learn how to teach!

    Posted by Lev/Christopher on February 19, 2010 at 7:03am
    in Inspirations / Devotionals

     
    2 Timothy 2:24-26 And the servant of Yahweh must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if Elohim peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

    When the apostle Paul wrote this letter to his young student Timothy, he taught him some profound truths that I often apply in my life. I suppose when Timothy received these instructions, he was about my age – a young man still developing his skills at evangelism, teaching and instructing.

    Early in my Christian walk, I grabbed hold of a passage – let no man despise thy youth, but rather be an example in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, and in faith. This was my mantra in the first years of my walk.

    Now I'm focusing on being a servant able to teach. Paul's instruction is not to "strive" -- I hear him saying "be careful to teach with a proper spirit" and to avoid "trying to prove that you're right". I want to be sure that I'm not trying to force my perspective on someone, but rather instruct with meekness, gentleness, and patience.

    One phrase in the verse says something about the effect of teaching in the right spirit -- "they recover themselves"! It's not our job to convince someone of the truth. We "contend earnestly for the faith" allowing the Ruach haQodesh to do the convincing, so that someone who is in error is free to repent based on Yahweh's conviction, and not my persuasiveness. So let's be sure we're leaving room for Him, teaching in a manner that Paul would be proud of.

    We're all called as servants; so let's strive to be servants that would make our Master proud!


    This is very Tov advise ! I have seen those that tries to "make" someone believe the way they do, and all that person does is turns a person away from knowing the truth.
    I once visited a group in my earlier years when I first came into the knowledge of who Yahweh and Yahshua was, and this group was discussing Revelation 14. They was talking about those not defiled with women, as they was virgins.
    I said during the discussion, could these people that was not defiled with women symbolize they had not been caught up in "religions" of the world, so they was considered virgins to the Torah of Elohim ?
    The man in charge of the discussion, became very upset with me because my view point differed with his and what he was telling the people there. He began getting louder and louder to the point that I got up and walked out never to return.
    This could have been very discouraging to a new believer there or even myself, had I of let it, but I didn't.
    What could have turned out to be a learning lesson for me and for the others there, was turned into something close to the ravings of a mad man lol.

    How right you are. Unfortunately there are many teachers more interested in defending their theological turf than in trusting Yahweh to lead His people into all truth in His own time and way. There was a time when I thought that doctrinal correctness was paramount but I have mellowed over the years realising that there are different categories of truth and that we need to be more occupied in defending the fundamentals and let time take care of all the rest. The "turf-defenders" soon reveal their poverty of love and people will always be drawn to love before theological truth. Unless the theological truth manifests itself in love it cannot be seen as the Truth that matters, which is truth incarnated in love.

    Connie said:
    This is very Tov advise ! I have seen those that tries to "make" someone believe the way they do, and all that person does is turns a person away from knowing the truth.
    I once visited a group in my earlier years when I first came into the knowledge of who Yahweh and Yahshua was, and this group was discussing Revelation 14. They was talking about those not defiled with women, as they was virgins.
    I said during the discussion, could these people that was not defiled with women symbolize they had not been caught up in "religions" of the world, so they was considered virgins to the Torah of Elohim ?
    The man in charge of the discussion, became very upset with me because my view point differed with his and what he was telling the people there. He began getting louder and louder to the point that I got up and walked out never to return.
    This could have been very discouraging to a new believer there or even myself, had I of let it, but I didn't.
    What could have turned out to be a learning lesson for me and for the others there, was turned into something close to the ravings of a mad man lol.

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