28 Bible Verses about Teaching In The Church
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When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin -- that is, the whole high council of the Israelites -- and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.
and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming (along with many others) the word of the Lord.
You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming to you anything that would be helpful, and from teaching you publicly and from house to house,
For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I help you unless I speak to you with a revelation or with knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
What should you do then, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.
Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches it.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle -- I am telling the truth; I am not lying -- and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
But those who have believing masters must not show them less respectTeach them and exhort them about these things.
Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.
Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.
Remember your leaders, who spoke God's message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.
In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,
But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.
Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God's utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.