The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-02

r. pic.-cnrist our teacher.-John XII.
AS fConsecration meeting) Comment
by lev. Sherman HI. Doyle. p. D.
7 ae world has had many great teach
ers. but 1t Is generally conceded that
Jes IS Christ is the greatest teacher
of all times. A delegation sent by
the Pharisees to arrest Him came back
without Him and gave as their excuse
this man." They SO wondered at His
teach hing that they were afraid OF per-
sonally diSinclined to fulfill the mis-
sion upon which they had been sent.
No greater testimony as to the con-
vincing power of Christ's teaching
ability can be found than this testi-
mony of His enemies. But 1t Is also
proved by the character and source Of
Christ's teachings. HE taught as one
having authority and not as the scribes
and Pharisees." The Jews leaders
taught upon the authority Of Moses
and the prophets. They said. THUS
saith the law and prophets" Jesus,
teaching upon his own authority. be-
gan His teachings by saying, But !
say unto you.' He appealed to no
one except the Father and Himself.
who were one and the same.
As q teacher Christ possessed di.
vine and therefore perfect knowledge.
He also had the ability of attractive
" imparting His knowledge to others.
Mere possession Of knowledge does not
make q teacher. There must also be
| possessed the ability to impart that
knowledge to others and to inspire
them with an enthusiastic desire to
study the subject In hand. Some men
are walking enclyeopedias OF knowl'
edge, yet would fail to be good teach
| ers because they have no power Of
| the importation Of knowledge. In &c
lecting teachers for our Sabbath schools
those known to possess great knowl
edge are often chosen, yet they may
be absolutely void of the first princi
pies OF teaching. On the other hand
/ one who possesses half the knowledgt
| that they do may be most successful
| teachers because they have the In
stinct of holding the scholars atten
| ton and Of imparting to them AZ nucf
! as they know. Jesus possessed as N
| other human being all the qualifca
lions of q teacher. He knew what t.
teach. His method Of teaching By
parallels the great divine truths whes
man could not grasp them II abstract
" presented has never been improved
upon, and this method may well By
initiated by all religious teachers. Fol
| lowing Christ as teacher, be full,
| prepared upon the subject, teach tn
| word Of God In such way that It will
be grasped by those who are taught
and to this end use the natural 40 ;
mirror to set forth the spiritual /
these methods be followed truth vii
he impaired. souls will be ccnvertet
and built up in their faith and mad
eager to search the Scriptures and Z
I lead others Into the truth.
1 What Christ taught Is OF vast i'm
portance. In this last part Of tn
Il twelfth chapter OF John the aposti
i sums up some Of these teachings no
by using his own words. but by quot
ing the words Of Christ. used at yari
Gus times. The Jews have manifeste'
their unbelief. Jesus has withdraw
from them The time Of His dealt
IS near In this summary Of Christ
| teachings Christ does not speak. bu
John represents Him rs speaking vha
He had on different occasions spakel
before. And Jesus cried ard aalde
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