The Need for Teaching in the Church – Part 3

The Command of the Lord Jesus Christ:
Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the [...]

The Need for Teaching in the Church – Part 2

Some Presuppositions
It might be best to set forth some of the questions that are in my mind as I examine the scriptures regarding this matter of the need for teaching in the church. Here are they are:
1. Did Paul purposefully and systematically teach the whole counsel of God, or did it come out spontaneously? Another [...]

The Need for Teaching in the Church – Part 1

Acts 20:17-38 – Paul’s Message to the Ephesian Elders
“Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.”
In his frank talk to the Ephesian elders, Paul emphasized how he had taken every opportunity to [...]