Our Greatest Teacher!
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to Him,
“Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
John 20: 16
There are two great teachers in the Bible:
Solomon in the Old Testament and Jesus
in New Testament. Solomon’s proverbs
and Jesus’ parables were similar in they
illustrated deep truths with simple,
everyday examples.
But they differed in this way:
Unlike Jesus, Solomon didn’t
always practice what he taught.
Solomon’s priorities were skewed as he
pursued worldly temptations, whereas
Jesus was the
living example of values
and priorities of the Kingdom of God.
“Teacher” in Jesus’ day was another word for
rabbi, one who was a teacher of the law, like
Gamaliel who was teacher of Saul of Tarsus.
But not even Gamaliel taught with
the same
authority as Jesus. People “were astonished
at His teaching” (Luke 4:32).
Jesus tutored and taught His disciples for
three years and sent His Spirit to lead us
into all truth (John 16:13). Sit at His feet
daily to learn from His teachings
(Luke 10:39).
"A disciple is a
person
who learns to live the
life his teacher lives."
Juan Carlos
Ortiz