There are many who want to teach the Bible but Jesus told us not to call no one earth your teacher. For you only have One teacher, the Christ Matthew 23:10. Do you ever wonder why Jesus would make such a statement and yet Paul writes to the Ephesian church regarding the 5 fold ministry where teachers is on that list?
As the Lord was sharing this with me, I wanted to know what the truth is regarding this. So He told me that a disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher Luke 6:40. This is why He has asked me to only have Him teach me through His word. The more I let go of what others have taught and let him teach me, the word opens up even more. I am not saying that you should just give up what others are saying but what I am saying is that once you are in the word so much, you can tell the difference when those who teach are teaching from the flesh or from the spirit. There is a BIG difference. Unless you are in the word (which is Spirit) you won’t tell the difference.
The teachers of today are to grow you up into Christ. This is the objective of the 5 fold ministry. This is why the church in Antioch they where first called Christians “Christ like Ones.” Acts 11:25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. 26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. This is what the word says what the teaches and the other positions in the church are to do. Ephesians 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
This is the reason why He is the one who is teaching me. He wants me to walk in the fullness of Him. He wants ambassadors that representing the Kingdom. 1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. He wants His people to follow His example.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches spoken to all the 7 churches in the Book of Revelation