DAILY TEXT, Today Wednesday June 1, 2022, We were determined to give you not only the good news of God, but also our lives (1 Thess. 2:8).

DAILY TEXT, Today Wednesday June 1, 2022

Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2022

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

We were determined to give them not only the good news of God, but also our lives (1 Thess. 2:8).

Teachers must take a heartfelt interest in their students. They must see them as their future spiritual brothers. It is not easy for them to leave their friends in the world and make the changes they need to serve Jehovah. Good teachers introduce their students to brothers in the congregation who can be a good influence on them. Thus students can receive the spiritual and emotional support of God's people. We want each student to feel that they have a place in the congregation and that they are part of our spiritual family. If we can attract him to our loving Christian brotherhood, it will be easier for him to stop being close friends with people who do not help him to love Jehovah. —Prov. 13:20. If your friends in the world turn their backs on you, You will know that you can make real friends in Jehovah's organization.​—Mark 10:29, 30; 1 Pet. 4:4. w20.10 17 paras. 10, 11

Why should the teacher control himself when teaching the Bible? (See also note.)

We all love to teach about the Word of God. So maybe we are tempted to talk about it endlessly. Now, when conducting the Watchtower Study, the Congregation Bible Study, or giving Bible classes, we should not talk too much. Let the Bible teach. To do this, the teacher has to control himself and not try to explain everything he knows about a certain topic or verse (John 16:12) * Compare what you know about the Bible now with what you knew when you were baptized. Most likely, he only knew the basic teachings (Heb. 6:1). If it took you years to gain the knowledge you have now, don't try to teach your student everything at once.

a) According to 1 Thessalonians 2:13, what do we want the student to understand? b) How can we get the person to express himself about what he is studying?

We want the student to understand that what they are learning comes from the Word of God (read 1 Thessalonians 2:13). To achieve this, let's encourage him to express himself about what he is studying. Instead of always being the ones to explain the texts, let's ask him to explain some of them. Let's help him see how he can personally apply what the Bible says. Let's ask him questions to guide him and to help him express what he thinks and what he feels about the verses he reads (Luke 10: 25-28). For example, ask him, “Can you see any qualities of Jehovah in this passage?” “How can this Bible truth benefit you?” “How does what he just learned make you feel?” (Prov. 20:5). The most important thing is not if he learns a lot of things, but if he loves them and puts them into practice.

Why might it be a good idea to ask experienced publishers to come with us to our Bible courses?

Do we occasionally ask experienced publishers to come with us to our Bible courses? If one of them comes with us, we can ask him to tell us what he thought of the way we conducted the course and whether we let the Bible do the teaching. To improve as teachers, we have to be humble (compare Acts 18:24-26). We may also ask if you think the student is grasping what he is studying. If we are going to be away for one or more weeks, we may ask you to lead the course in the meantime. This way the classes will not be interrupted and the person will see how important they are. Let us never think that the student is ours and that no one can replace us. At the end of the day, we want the best for our student and for nothing to stop their progress.

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