Teachers

“Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, bceause you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.” James 3:1
Teachers – in both the Biblical and secular arenas – are given a reminder here, of the greater accountability they are under. They have power to lead people closer to God, or to lead people astray. “Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 5:19).
Teaching children carries a particularly heavy accountability. Children are very impressionable. “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea” (Matt. 18:6). I don’t envy those schoolteachers who think they are doing the right thing by teaching kids that they evolved from slime. What they are taught at school, and what they are taught in the home, will shape their character and their thought processes for life.
The same is true among new believers. They are spiritual children, and with a newly re-created heart, they lap up anything they are taught. We need to be careful to teach them the majors of the faith instead of emphasising things that really don’t matter (like what kind of haircut they should or shouldn’t have now they are a Christian).
The same goes for this online forum. I don’t know who might be reading this. I hope and pray that it will edify somebody out there. And I acknowledge and accept the accountability that comes with teaching the Word in the online domain. This accountability is not something to be afraid of, unless you are teaching falsehood.