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Originally Posted by Esaias
Just throwing this out there...
Doctrine means teaching. But to have teaching there must be a teacher...
Today we often get teaching from books, videos, forum discussions, etc etc.
Back then you got teaching direct from a teacher.
Nowadays everybody wants to do their own thing. Back then you were a part of a community and were willing to defer to the community unless something REALLY stuck in your craw.
Today tradition is a bad word. Back then tradition was an expression of the faith and the life of the community, providing identity.
Back then you knew who you were. Nowadays nobody knows anything.
And it's not by accident, it seems.
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This reminds me of Paul's statement to the Corinthians about having 10,000 instructors in Christ.
I agree that it seems everyone wants to be the authoritative Bible teacher. Rarely do I find anyone willing to sit down, shut up, and listen and learn from someone else for a change (Conversely, sometimes it seems all anyone wants to do is sit down, shut up, and listen to someone else without ever actually taking to heart and applying what is being said so they can grow and mature and find their own place in the service of God).
The teacher gifting from
Ephesians 4 is as much by grace as any of the other gifts, and yet, like the other four gifts, it seems like people just assume they can step up and be one or more of the five gifts without the actual prerequisite grace from God.
It seems to stem from a lack of humility and a willingness to abrogate Biblical requirements for the service of God in order to scratch a carnal itch in the Church.