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<font size="3"><b>TEACHER</b></font></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><font size="3"><b>
- diDASka-los, 58x, (from #1321, to teach, 97x) from Strong # 1320</b></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">This
word means a </span><u>teacher</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
and in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the
duties of man. (1) one who is fitted to teach, or thinks himself so,
Heb 5:12; Rom 2:20; (5) of those who in the religious assemblies of
the Christians, undertook the work of teaching, with the special
assistance of the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 4:11; Acts 13:1; (6)
of </span><u>false teachers</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
among Christians, 2 Ti 4:3. </span></b></font>
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">1.
John 3:1-2 (1-15) </span><u>TEACHER</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
FROM GOD: HOW NICODEMUS RECOGNIZED JESUS. "Now </span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">there
</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">was
a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews: </span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">2
</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">the
same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbei, we know that
you are a </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>teacher</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
come from</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u> </u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">God;
for no one can do these :signs which you do, except :God be with
him." </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Jesus
is the </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Master-Teacher!</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
He is the </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">teacher</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
sent from and approved by God, and in 3 times God vocally confirmed
from Heaven His approval! He demonstrated the true role of a </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">teacher</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in front of His 12 disciples whom </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">He</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
chose to be apostles. (They did not make this choice themselves, nor
did any other.) Jesus acknowledged that they called Him </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Teacher</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
He approved of this. It was Jesus' signs and wonders that confirmed
to Nicodemus that He was sent from God as </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Teacher</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.</span></span></span></font></p>
<p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
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</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>2.
Acts 13:1 (1-3) </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>TEACHERS</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
SHARED WITH PROPHETS IN PRESBYTERY. "Now in the church that was
at Antioch were prophets and </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>teachers</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>,
both :Barnabas and Symeon :called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and
Manaen foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul."</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">It
was not too long - just following their first missionary journey -
that Paul and Barnabas (in that order) returned as </span></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">apostles</span></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
They formerly moved as Prophetic-</span></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">teachers</span></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
just as Evangelists Stephen and Philip formerly functioned as
deacons. It is good to ponder on the above.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
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</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
2 Peter 2:1 (1-22) </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>FALSE
TEACHERS</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
PETER WARNED AGAINST. "But false prophets arose also among the
people, as among you also shall be </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>false
teachers</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
who shall privately bring in destructive heresies, denying even the
Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction."
</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Notice
that </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">many</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
shall follow their lascivious ways! Do we not see a similar deception
even in our day? Ministers with lives not cleansed from evil and sin
and lasciviousness - their spirit will contaminate and corrupt their
hearers. And do not allow such to lay hands upon you, for there is an
impartation more than possible from such. And - lay hands in approval
and ordination suddenly upon no man - lest you also be partaker of
his sins.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
<br>
</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
1 COR 12:28 (12-31) </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>TEACHERS</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
SET BE GOD IN THE CHURCH. "And God has </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>set</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
some in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>teachers</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
then powers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, kinds of
tongues." </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
need to well understand the significance of what God has done here.
There is a fuller explanation of this in the </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Note</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
below.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
<br>
</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
EPH 4:11 (1-16) </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>TEACHERS</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
A GIFT OF CHRIST TO THE CHURCH. "And HE gave some as apostles; and
some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>teachers</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">."
</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
is quite parallel to the reference above. Yet it has differences we
need to note. It is </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Christ</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
here doing the </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">giving</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
and it places the 5-fold offices in a unique position </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">above</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
the fuller list in 1 Cor 12:28. It is these 5 </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">alone</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
who perform the "spiritual chiropractic adjustment" on the body
of Christ - not the fuller list in 1 Cor 12. Here we find the
"Presbytery" or Eldership that functions in a many-faceted
manner.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
<br>
</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
HEB 5:12 (5:11-6:8) </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>TEACHERS</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
MUST BE QUALIFIED. "For when by </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">reason</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">of</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
the time you ought to be </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>teachers</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
you have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the
beginning of the oracles of :God; and become such as need milk, not
solid food." </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">teachers</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in these Messianic Jewish Congregation addressed in the book of
Hebrews, had backslidden from their original sharpness. They had lost
the "fire" of their first love. They were no longer capable of
functioning capably in the </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">teacher</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
role. They needed a "repeat" course on NT Foundations, the milk
of the word, the </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">beginning</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of the oracles of God. The last point of the 6 foundations of Heb
6:1-2 is "being borne unto </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">perfection!"</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Don't repeat over and over again courses on Foundation Truths! - Go
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">on</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to perfection!</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
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</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
1 TIM 1:7 (3-11) </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>TEACHERS
OF LAW</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
OFTEN A FLESHLY OR CARNAL GOAL. "</span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Some
having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
desiring to be </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>teachers
of law</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
though understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they
confidently affirm." </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">There
are </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">many</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in the office of </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">teacher</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
- indeed in </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">all</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of the 5-fold ministries - who are neither qualified for this office,
not called to it! Only the Lord Jesus can call us to these offices,
and it then must be confirmed by other mature members of the 5-fold
ministries. </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">No
man</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
can take this honor unto himself. The average person called to this
office seeks to get out of the call - just the opposite to the above.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><u><b><span style="font-style: normal;">NOTE</span></b></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
In the late 60's and 70's of the last century, there were many
special </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in the land. Some designated these as Apostolic </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
In 1971 and 1972 through Father Dennis Bennett of St. Luke's of
Seattle and Bob Mumford, a gathering of 30 of these </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
met on these two successive years in Seattle. Some factiously called
these meetings "Seattle I" and "Seattle II" after Vatican I
and Vatican II. </span></span></span></font>
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">For
one week of each of these years, 30 plus 8 local pastors met morning
and afternoon each day in closed session to discuss at least four
subjects causing controversy between these 30 and their larger group
of 50 </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
Dennis Bennett chaired these closed sessions both years.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;">
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Then
at night these 30 </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
visited in succession 5 different churches in the SeaTac Metroplex,
divided into 5 groups of 5-6. Those who attended one of these venues
would in 5 nights hear all 30 of these "name" </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
from various denominations. It was like a panorama of "Who's Who!"</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Through
Derek Prince, these 30 </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
plus the 8 local pastor-</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
signed a covenant that no longer would they speak against an absent
brother either publicly or privately, without first contacting either
this </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teacher</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
first - or the leadership of the local church that gave him covering.
This was much in line with the standards set for the 70,000 attending
Wesley's "Class Meetings" of some 250 years ago. These pledges
were kept on a high standard until the "Discipleship-Shepherding"
controversy broke out, at which time the heatedness caused these fine
standards to go by the board.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
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in this decade or so of the </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in the last century, we saw God bringing to the forefront the
restoration of understanding of this office that Christ gave to the
church in the beginning. This decade was soon followed by one of the
"Prophets," and currently we are witnessing an emphasis on
"Apostles." The "Healing" decade that preceded these three,
restored an understanding of the "Evangelist," and how his
ministry in the beginning was enhanced by the strong accompaniment of
"signs and wonders," just as Jesus and his early apostles also
experienced.</span></span></span></font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
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<font size="3">Some say, "But all that ceased with the early church!"
We can challenge such statements by asking, "And where in the Bible
does it so state?" It doesn't. This conclusion is but man's
theological premise, not based on the Word of God.</font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
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<font size="3">Greek is often called the "language of the Aorist."
It is worth repeating that "gave" in Eph 4:11 and "set" in 1
Cor 12:28 are in the Aorist tense. It is unique to Greek, and
forthrightly asserts that these two verbs in the "Aorist"
incontrovertibly set forth the offices and ministries of these two
verses as being God's will to continue throughout the entire church
age.</font></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Back
to "</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Teacher</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">."
Consider again the 7 references above. Take a Strong's Concordance
and look through the entire list of references to this from which
these 7 have been selected. Jesus as the </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Master-Teacher</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
lends great dignity to this office, as did also his 12 chosen
apostolic-</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.</span></span></span></font></p>
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
need a yet clearer content for </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
for these last days. We need the clarity, boldness and fruitfulness
of a Paul's </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teaching</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
once again. It was a a combination of thorough understanding of the
Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">plus</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
the balance of a most unusual revelation of the Spirit by the Lord
Jesus in his 3 years in the desert following his conversion. This our
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of today also need to understand and walk in. Then the sheep of today
will not be gullible with </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">false
teachers</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and a mixture of signs and wonders, with </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">lying
signs and wonders</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
Jim Watt</span></span></span></font></p>
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