God’s Teachers 3: Imparting Doctrine

Video: God’s Teachers 3: Imparting Doctrine (2 hours, 1 min)

Review

• Lesson 1: Character: 1 Tim. 4:11-16; 2 Tim. 1:12-14
• Lesson 2: Imparting Life: Psalm 128:1-4; 2 Cor. 3:1-3

Impart Doctrine

• God is THE only Teacher: Matt. 23:8-10
  • Via Bible: Psalm 119:99-100
  • Via Holy Spirit: 1 John 2:27
  • Via Humans: Acts 8:26-40
• Eph. 4:7-16: Christ teaches through teachers 
  • 4:11: 1 of 5 ministries
  • 4:12: for equipping all
  • 4:15: Speak the truth in love
    • KNOW THE TRUTH
      • God’s Spirit: John 16:13; 1 Cor. 2:6-16
      • God’s Word: John 17:17; cf. John 10:35
        • Scripture = authority, interpreter: Matt. 4:1-11
        • Think & Study: Acts 17:11; 2 Tim. 2:7, 15 
        • Pray: Psalm 119:12, 18, 125, etc. 
      • Jesus: John 14:6 (cf. John 1:14; 16:14; Luke 24:27) 
      • Love the truth: 2 Cor. 3:12-4:6 (cf. Gen. 44:33-45:3)
    • TEACH THE TRUTH
      • Goal = reveal Jesus (John 4:42; S. of S. 3:3-4)
        • Light → Life (Gen. 1:3ff; 2 Peter 1) 
      • Plainly: 2 Cor. 4:2
        • faithfully: 1 Cor. 4:1-2; 2 Tim. 2:2; 1 Peter 4:11 
        • may use: Outlines, Writing, Repetition
      • The whole truth–no more, no less: Rev 22:18-19
      • Acts 18:24-28: Apollos Example

Doctrines to Impart (modified from Discipleship Curriculum)

Principles:

1. Spend time in proportion to time spent in Scripture on subjects
2. Begin with clearest principles first
3. Teach what has been revealed to you

Scripture Prioritizes:

1. The Gospel: The Person and Work of Christ
   1. Theme of the Bible, especially spelled out in Gospels and N.T.
2. Loving/Discerning Truth 
   1. “Parable of Sower” given most attention in gospels
      1. Claimed as a sort of starting point in Mark 4:13
   2. If mechanism to discern truth is flawed, ministry and life will fail
3. Authority and Power of Scripture
   1. This is heavily taught and assumed by Jesus/Bible
   2. John 12:47-50: Standard by which we are judged
4. The Nature of God
   1. At the beginning of God’s written word to Israel (Ex. 20:1-6)
   2. Essential to worship, judgment, salvation (Ex. 20:1-6; Mark 12:32-33; John 8:24; etc.)
5. Ministry of the Holy Spirit
   1. Fruit, Sanctification, & Gifts of the Holy Spirit
   2. This is key to all ministry (Zech. 4:6; Phil. 3:3; etc.)
6. Growth and Discipleship
   1. Begins with baptism (Matt. 28:18-20)
   2. Acts 2
   3. Church
7. Prayer
   1. Seen as essential in Scripture; taught repeatedly by Jesus/Bible
8. Resurrection of the Dead & Eternal Judgment
   1. Listed as foundational/elementary doctrine in Hebrews 6:1-2