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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BIBLE CLASS TEACHER
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BIBLE CLASS TEACHER
It is impossible to overstate the importance of the Bible class teacher. There are those who
can teach and impart certain skills, trades and knowledge. There are those who run large corpo-
rations, and those who rule countries. Yet, if a list were somehow composed of all positions of
the world being arranged in order of importance, the Bible class teacher would be above them
all. Why is this the case? When one is teaching the Bible, he/she is fulfilling the very means by
which one may be drawn near to God (John 6:44-45). It is the Gospel that is the power of God
unto salvation (Romans 1:16), which is only able to act when it is presented (Romans 10:13-14).
Furthermore, it is through the teaching of God’s Word that the Christian may be thoroughly fur-
nished unto all good works (2 Timothy 3:16-17), and then, by acting upon that knowledge, his
calling and election is made sure (2 Peter 1:10). Thus, the efforts of the Bible class teacher are
supremely important.
Not only can we see the eternal results of the labor of the Bible teacher, we also can see the
immediate results. When the parents are overjoyed to hear their child’s first recital of the Bible
lesson—we can thank the teacher. When we see our children grow in the admonition of the
Lord, when we see our children developing good morals, when we see our members abstaining
from doing that which is evil and cleaving to that which is good—we can thank the teacher.
When we see men who faithfully preach the Gospel, men who stand up to defend the truth, men
who serve as God-fearing elders, deacons, and teachers, and women who teach and help the
church in any way they can
Teachers, your effect can be felt into eternity, and it just might be the case that your efforts
will help raise up strong, faithful leaders of the church of the future. Surely, it is impossible to
overstate the importance of the Bible class teacher! ~Gary Henson
—we can thank the teacher for their vital part in their instruction and
Christian Bible Teacher Magazine
via White Rock church of Christ, Dallas, TX
