hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.” One way or another a person teaches his values and beliefs by example. As a former headmaster at Upper Canada College put it, saintly person will teach saintly Mathematics and a degenerate will “A teach degenerate Mathematics!” James stresses how important outstanding character is for teachers, many of you would presume to be teachers, my brothers, “Not because you know that we who teach will be judge more strictly” (James 3:1). Christian school educators need to have the spiritual gift of teaching as defined in Ephesians 4:11 because teaching is much more than passing on no shame if a person have that particular information. There’s doesn’t gift but it is essential in order to teach effectively. Scripture gives one primary motive for believers who teach: to honour God. "He who speaks on his own does so to gain honour for himself but he who works for the honour of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him” (John 7:18). Teaching has the potential to be dangerous. For example, what if a teacher or school system teaches that some forms of sexual sin are normal, acceptable and a philosophy with some good? Now there’s potentially disastrous consequences! has a warning for Mark’s gospel people who work with children. if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would “And be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck” (Mark 9:42). Life principles from Scripture need to be taught consistently at home, in church and at school. Children become when the truths exasperated at home and in church are contradicted or mocked at they’ve learned school. Paul says, do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training “Fathers , and instruction of the (Eph 6:4) Lord.” Paul warns about a time when people important Christian won’t tolerate teachings. Sounds a bit like today. the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to “For suit their own desires they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.” One way or another a person teaches his values and beliefs by example. As a former headmaster at Upper Canada College put it, “A saintly person will teach saintly Mathematics and a degenerate will teach degenerate Mathematics!” James stresses how important outstanding character is for teachers, “Not many of you would presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judge more strictly” (James 3:1). Christian school educators need to have the spiritual gift of teaching as defined in Ephesians 4:11 because teaching is much more than passing on information. There’s no shame if a person doesn’t have that particular gift but it is essential in order to teach effectively. Scripture gives one primary motive for believers who teach: to honour God. "He who speaks on his own does so to gain honour for himself but he who works for the honour of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him” (John 7:18). Teaching has the potential to be dangerous. For example, what if a teacher or school system teaches that some forms of sexual sin are normal, acceptable and good? Now there’s a philosophy with some potentially disastrous consequences! Mark’s gospel has a warning for people who work with children. “And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck” (Mark 9:42). Life principles from Scripture need to be taught consistently at home, in church and at school. Children become exasperated when the truths they’ve learned at home and in church are contradicted or mocked at school. Paul says, “Fathers , do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” (Eph 6:4) Paul warns about a time when people won’t tolerate important Christian teachings. Sounds a bit like today. “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
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