Monday, December 22, 2008

I am your Bible Teacher!


Who am I? I AM YOUR BIBLE TEACHER!


I'm not a friend, a loved one, a peer, an associate, a contact point or a preacher.


I TEACH THE WORD OF GOD TO THOSE HE BRINGS ME!

I don't care whether I know you or not. You can be my friend, my family, my enemy, my casual acquaintance or my intimate wife...it doesn't matter; my teachings never vary. I teach the same thing to everyone that God brings in my path...His Word with the moving of the Spirit.


GOD IS MY BOSS!


You have in your possession a checklist to make sure I do my job perfectly. In fact, I tell you from the start...if I'm not doing my job perfectly, I want you to leave immediately, and don't look behind! Just that fact alone should cause each of you to consider the realities of this situation.

How many of you can conform to a checklist for your workplace, everyday, all day, every hour in view of everyone? Give it a try! It is humanly impossible for a person to meet all of the requirements all of the time for any job, even the most menial. Yet, God demands me to conform to His expectations all of the time, or else.

The False Teacher and False Prophet checklist is not some abstract piece of writing to entertain you...it is a serious document that requires serious consideration. It sets out the requirements that God has for me as His Bible Teacher that He has revealed in His Word. Where each of my students can casually discuss the merits of an issue, at the end of the day, I must always ensure that His Word is appropriately represented in my presence. If I fail at my job, there is a good chance that He will take my life immediately. That is how serious a matter this commitment is between Him and I. He knows I know, and I know He demands my complete and total focus and allegiance, regardless of how freely His teachings are tossed to the winds.

Who am I? I AM YOUR BIBLE TEACHER! I have dedicated my entire life to being your Bible Teacher. I study and pray and live as deeply as I can, so I can teach and guide you in the things He Wills. While my enemies and the misguided or unknowing can toss about words accusing me of wickedness and cultish behavior and suggest my motives are impure, my students must always stand firm and proclaim that I AM YOUR BIBLE TEACHER! To do any less allows the enemy to move in and create doubts in the midst of the moving of the Holy Spirit.

You cannot receive the deepest food from Him, and then wonder if there is some danger lurking behind our Bible Study. THERE IS NOTHING WITHIN OUR BIBLE STUDY BUT THE WORD OF GOD AND THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT! There is no hidden agenda or secrets or confusions with our teachings from the Word of God. All of our studies are public and known to be open for review and comment. The closed aspect of our private classroom is done to protect our students, not to hide anything, and we make sure that our teachings are publicly known by putting them on our public classroom.

I am not your husband, wife, brother, sister, daughter, son, preacher, priest, boss, or even your friend. First and foremost, I AM YOUR BIBLE TEACHER! I am proud to be your Bible Teacher, and I am confident that I have represented the teachings of Jesus Christ effectively and fruitfully.

I don't come to any of you with my natural life. I share only my spiritual life, my spirit, through this Internet. I have no physical, mental or spiritual control over any of you. You are free to come, and free to go; free to question, and free to disagree as long as it is not the Holy Spirit you are debating.

I just thought you would like to know how this Bible Teacher accepts responsibility for the things of God that you are taught by me and my Becker Bible Studies Staff!

David "Bucker" Becker