“In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach” – Acts 1:1 (NLT version)
“The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.” – Mark 6:30 (NLT version)
The bible standard is that we should teach people the truth and also talk about things we are doing. we have to lead by example and show the way. People following you should not have to blindly try to do as you say but not as you do.
Anybody can thoroughly study motivational or business books and then rehash them for an audience. But going beyond head knowledge into real knowledge requires a degree of practicality.
It is easy to say ‘integrity’ is our watchword, but hard to do. When you share a real, true story of how YOU actually maintained your integrity and burned for it, we can see clearly that you are not just blowing hot air at us, we see that you are for real and we will respect you more.
It is not enough to be a Teacher, teaching people the things to do is actually not as important as showing them what you are actually doing. Perhaps that is why Apostle James cautioned us that we all should not rush into the office of a teacher, a teacher’s actions carry much more weight.
“Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly.” – James 3:1(NLT version)
There are a lot of things I cannot do again, not because they are sinful activities, but because they can be easily mis-read by my audience and I may just lead someone else astray.
Things we teach, things we do!
Going forward, it is not enough to talk about great principles on #TMP, I will also go behind the scenes and share more stories.
