Yes, teaching the Bible is essential because without human teachers, people remain ignorant of the Word and cannot understand it on their own.
Les Feldick emphasizes that ignorance is simply a lack of being taught, and God uses human instruments like teachers and ministers to open hearts and bring understanding. He points to the example of Lydia, whose heart God opened as Paul taught, showing that while God does the opening, human teaching is the means He uses.
Acts 16:14 — Shows God uses a human teacher (Paul) to open Lydia's heart, illustrating the importance of teaching.
The Bible shows that God often uses human teachers to bring understanding. In Acts 16:14, Lydia, a worshipper of God, heard Paul speaking, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to the things spoken. This indicates that while God is the one who opens hearts, the teaching of His word by human instruments is the means through which He works. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul desired that believers not be ignorant of spiritual truths (Romans 11:25), implying that teaching is necessary to overcome ignorance. The Scriptures encourage believers to be well taught and well read, as Paul emphasizes in his epistles.
Les Feldick teaches that teaching the Bible is crucial because ignorance is simply a lack of being taught. He explains that no teacher can accomplish anything unless the Lord opens the heart, as seen with Lydia, yet God uses human instruments to bring understanding. He stresses that the church has often failed because it hasn't taught its people, leading to many believers unable to articulate what they believe. Les also emphasizes that his own goal is to get people into the Word for themselves. He wants to tantalize people to start studying and enjoying the Bible on their own, believing that this is why God left us the book. He expresses joy when people write that for the first time they are studying the Bible, and he encourages all believers to be well-taught.
Les Feldick uses the example of Lydia in Acts 16:14 to show that while God opens the heart, He uses human instruments like Paul to speak the words. He emphasizes that without the power of God, even the Apostle Paul would have accomplished nothing, but God works through teachers to attend to people's needs.
Les Feldick teaches that ignorance is simply a lack of being taught. He illustrates this with his own ignorance of electricity, noting that he doesn't understand it because he's never been taught. He applies this to the church, stating that the church has failed miserably because they haven't taught their people, leaving the average believer unable to explain what they believe.
Les says the only reason he teaches is to get people into the book so they can study and understand it for themselves. He shares testimonies of people who, after learning his line of teaching, can revel in reading their Bibles. He doesn't expect everyone to agree with him but hopes to encourage people to study the Bible on their own.
God Opens Hearts Through Teachers
Les uses Lydia's example to show that while God opens hearts, He uses human teachers like Paul to speak the words, emphasizing the vital role of teaching.
Ignorance is Lack of Teaching
Les defines ignorance as simply a lack of being taught, using his own ignorance of electricity as an illustration, and applies this to the need for Bible teaching.
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And so again, we just remind you to Nothing thrills us more than when you write and tell us that for the first time in your life you're studying, because after all, that's the only reason we teach is to get people into the book. I don't necessarily expect everyone to agree with me, but I'm always reminded of a lady that was in our class, I think it was at Macalester, several years ago.
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Les indicts the church for failing to teach its people, leaving believers unable to articulate what they believe, and stresses that believers should be well-taught.
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Oh, the other thing I want to stress that, you know, when you start teaching a book like Romans, it's not as exciting, I guess, I shouldn't use that word, but nevertheless, it's not the attention-holding that Genesis, or some of the things in the Old Testament, or prophecy, see, I don't have any trouble keeping people awake when you teach prophecy, or when you teach Genesis, but see, when you get …
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We just love to teach the Word, and hopefully tantalize people to start studying it and enjoying it on their own. Because after all, that's why God left us this book, is that you and I, as ordinary believers, can read it and study it. I think it was Tyndale, as he was being burned at the stake, was the one who said that he wanted every plowboy in England to have a copy of the Word.
Acts 16:14: And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Shows that God opened Lydia's heart as Paul taught, illustrating the role of human teachers.
Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Paul expresses his desire that believers not be ignorant, highlighting the need for teaching.
Les emphasizes teaching because God wants believers to be well-taught and not ignorant of the Scriptures. He believes that ignorance is simply a lack of being taught, and that God uses human teachers to open hearts and bring understanding.
Les said the church has failed miserably in teaching its people, leaving many believers unable to explain what they believe. He stressed that believers should be a well-taught people, well-read in the Scriptures.
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