Monday, January 31, 2011

Rabbi - Teacher

None of us like to be corrected. So our tendency may be to skip quickly over words of warning. If we rush through such exhortations we not only miss correcting our errors but don’t see wonderful treasures of truth hidden in those words.

For instance, look at Jesus rebuke of the Scribes and Pharisees in Mathew 23:8-10. We learn that Christ is our Rabbi, Father and Teacher.

Rabbi also means teacher so it is curious why Jesus said he was our Teacher, our Father and our Teacher. At first it appears redundant. But a Rabbi, is a religious teacher. This means Christ teaches us scripture (our Rabbi) and teaches us how to behave in the secular world (our teacher). Scriptures also says Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, (our Father) (Heb 12:2).

Do you have a question? Ask Jesus.