DAILY TEXT, Today's Friday, October 14. Jesus told them: Pay constant attention to your conduct and your teaching (1 Tim. 4:16).

DAILY TEXT, Friday, October 14, 2022. Jesus told them: Pay constant attention to your conduct and your teaching (1 Tim. 4:16).

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Friday October 14

Pay constant attention to your conduct and your teaching (1 Tim. 4:16).

The work of making disciples is a work that saves lives. Why do we say this? Let us remember that in Matthew 28:19, 20 Jesus commanded “go”, “make disciples” and “baptize them”. And we know that baptism is very important, because it is a requirement for those who want to be saved. The person who wishes to be baptized must have faith that he can only be saved because Jesus died for us and was resurrected. That is why the apostle Peter told Christians: “Baptism . . . is now also saving you. . . through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 3:21). Thus, from the moment someone is baptized, he can hope to live forever. To make disciples, we need to cultivate the “art of teaching” (2 Tim. 4:1, 2). why? Because Jesus commanded us to “go”, “make disciples” and “teach them”. The apostle Paul told Timothy not to stop striving in this work, adding: “In this way you will save yourself and also those listening to you.” w20.10 14 paras. 1, 2.

Why should the teacher control himself when teaching the Bible? (See also note.)

We all love to teach about the Word of God. So maybe we are tempted to talk about it endlessly. Now, when conducting the Watchtower Study, the Congregation Bible Study, or giving Bible classes, we should not talk too much. Let the Bible teach. To do this, the teacher has to control himself and not try to explain everything he knows about a certain topic or verse (John 16:12).b Compare what you know about the Bible now with what you knew when you were baptized. Most likely, he only knew the basic teachings (Heb. 6:1). If it took you years to gain the knowledge he has now, don't try to teach your student all things at once.

According to 1 Thessalonians 2:13, what do we want the student to understand? And how can we get the person to express himself about what he is studying?

We want the student to understand that what he is learning comes from the Word of God (read 1 Thessalonians 2:13). To achieve this, let's encourage him to express himself about what he is studying. Instead of always being the ones to explain the texts, let's ask him to explain some of them. Let's help him see how he can personally apply what the Bible says. Let's ask him questions to guide him and to help him express what he thinks and what he feels about the verses he reads (Luke 10: 25-28). For example, ask him, “Can you see any qualities of Jehovah in this passage?” “How can this Bible truth benefit you?” “How does what he just learned make you feel?” (Prov. 20:5). The most important thing is not if he learns a lot of things, but if he loves them and puts them into practice.

Why might it be a good idea to ask experienced publishers to come with us to our Bible courses?

Do we occasionally ask experienced publishers to come with us to our Bible courses? If one of them comes with us, we can ask him to tell us what he thought of the way we conducted the course and whether we let the Bible do the teaching. To improve as teachers, we have to be humble (compare Acts 18:24-26). We can also ask him if he thinks the student is grasping what he studies. If we are going to be away for one or more weeks, we may ask you to lead the course in the meantime. This way the classes will not be interrupted and the person will see how important they are. Let us never think that the student is ours and that no one can replace us. At the end of the day, we want the best for our student and for nothing to stop their progress.

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