Benjamin is described as a ravenous wolf who devours the prey (Genesis 49:27). A disciple must eat and use the Word. A disciple obtains a malachite stone upon being able to learn, obey, and teach.
The Teaching
Podcast
Memory Verses
- I have kept my feet from every evil path to follow your word. I have not turned from your judgments, for you yourself have instructed me. How sweet your word is to my taste — sweeter than honey in my mouth. I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every false way. Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path. (Psalm 119:101-105)
- Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the LORD, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel. (Ezra 7:10)
- My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another. (Romans 15:14)
- Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)
- What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2)
The Steps
- Learn to understand and apply the Scriptures accurately as they live in relationship with the Word, written and living.
- Live a lifestyle above reproach.
- Teach the Word to others.
Resources
Books and Articles
- Doctrine and Understanding the Bible
- What Christians ought to Believe by Michael Bird
- Bible Overview by Rose Publishing
- Foundations of Wesleyan-Arminian Theology by Mildred Wynkoop
- Making Sense of God’s Word by Ken Schenck
- How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee and Stuart
- “You Just Decided to Study the Bible, Now What?” (PDF) from Bible Study Magazine
- “What Kind of Passage Is It?” (PDF) from Logos Mobile Education
- “100 Bible Knowledge Questions” from The Gospel Coalition
- Leading and Teaching
- Living By the Book by H. Hendricks and W. Hendricks
- Teaching to Change Lives by Howard Hendricks
- Lead Like Wesley by Mark Gorveatte
- Mentoring Leaders by Carson Pue
- Spiritual Mentoring by Anderson and Reese