Being Taught Of God

Learning about God and what He wants from us is a lifelong endeavor.

Introduction

• The word “teach” implies a desire or cause to learn knowledge or a skill or just simple wisdom.

• We learn when someone teaches us.• We also learn from hands-on experience.• There are many things that we need to be

taught.

Introduction

• The law (of God).• The law (of society).• The laws of physics.• The laws associated with growth.• The unwritten laws of etiquette.• How to get along with others.• Etc.

Teaching God’s Laws

• There is a reason God gave us His laws.• Some just consider that these laws are a form

of punishment.• But not so, the law guides us towards being

acceptable by God.• God began His teaching in the garden with the

very first commandments.

Being Taught Of God

• Exodus 4:15 “So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for Me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do”.

• Exodus 24:12 “The LORD said to Moses, ‘Come up to Me to the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandments that I have written, so that you may teach them”.

Being Taught Of God

• Deuteronomy 4:14 “Moreover, at that same time the LORD commanded me to teach you statutes and ordinances for you to keep in the land which you are about to enter and possess”.

• Deuteronomy 5:31 “But as for you, stand here by Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and the statutes and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I gave them to possess”.

Being Taught Of God

• Deuteronomy 6:1-2 “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it, so that you and your son and your grandson might fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged”.

Being Taught Of God

• Job 6:24 “Teach me, and I will be silent; and show me how I have erred”.

• Job 33:33 “If not, listen to me; Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom”.

• Job 34:32 “Teach Thou me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more”.

Being Taught Of God

• Psalm 25:4-5 “Make me know Thy ways, O LORD; Teach me Thy paths. Lead me in Thy truth and teach me, for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee I wait all the day”.

• Psalm 27:11 “Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a level path, because of my foes”.

Being Taught Of God

• Psalm 34:11 “Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD”.

• Psalm 86:11 “Teach me Thy way, O LORD; I will walk in Thy truth; unite my heart to fear Thy name”.

• Psalm 119:12 “Blessed are Thou, O LORD; Teach me Thy statutes”.

Being Taught Of God

• Psalm 119:26 “I have told of my ways, and Thou has answered me; Teach me Thy statutes”.

• Psalm 119:33 “Teach me, O LORD, the way of Thy statutes, and I shall observe it to the end”.

• Psalm 119:64 “The earth is full of Thy lovingkindness, O Lord; Teach me Thy statutes”.

Being Taught Of God

• Psalm 119:66 “Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe in Thy commandments”.

• Psalm 119:68 “Thou art good and doest good; Teach me Thy statutes”.

• Psalm 119:102 “I have not turned aside from Thine ordinances, for Thou Thyself hast taught me”.

• Psalm 119:108 “O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Thine ordinances”.

Being Taught Of God

• Psalm 119:124 “Deal with Thy servant according to Thy lovingkindness, and teach me Thy statutes”.

• Psalm 119:135 “Make Thy face shine upon Thy servant, and teach me Thy statutes”.

• Psalm 119:171 “Let my lips utter praise, for Thou does teach me Thy statutes”.

Being Taught Of God

• Psalm 143:10-11 “Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God; Let Thy good spirit lead me on level ground. For the sake of Thy name, O LORD, revive me. In Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble”.

• We can learn what it takes to please God by following His commands.

• The doctrines and precepts of men will lead to destruction.

Being Taught Of God

• We learn by instruction and by watching examples.• 2 Timothy 2:2 “And the things which you have heard

from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also”.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:1 “Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you may excel still more”.

Conclusion

• God teaches us in many ways.• Our job is to learn God’s ways and apply His

teaches to our lives.• Do not waste effort in learning the doctrines

and precepts of men and false teachers.• Let God teach you.• And that happens by learning His word.