God gave teachers to the church as a gift.
“ 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…
God gave teachers to the church as a gift.
“ 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…
May be a “word” issue, because, as I just pointed out to another poster...
“Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.”—Mathew 23:10
And I’m sure I could find other instances. One obvious one is Jesus’ statement that, “The kingdom of Heaven is within.” If that’s the case (and I believe it is), then why would we need an external teacher?