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Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 15, paragraph 2 IX. Faithfulness 2 True faithfulness, however, does not deviate. 2Being consistent, it is wholly honest. 3Being unswerving, it is full of trust. 4Being based on fearlessness, it is gentle. 5Being certain, it is joyous. 6And being confident, it is tolerant. 7Faithfulness, then, combinesContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX: Faithfulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15 paragraph 2”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 15, paragraph 1 IX. Faithfulness 1 The extent of the teacher of God’s faithfulness is the measure of his advancement in the curriculum. 2Does he still select some aspects of his life to bring to his learning, while keeping others apart? 3If so, his advancement isContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX: Faithfulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15 paragraph 1”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 15, paragraph 1 VIII. Patience 1 Those who are certain of the outcome can afford to wait, and wait without anxiety. Patience is natural to the teacher of God. 2All he sees is certain outcome, at a time perhaps unknown to him as yet, but notContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII: Patience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15 paragraph 1”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 14, paragraph 2 VII. Generosity 2 The teacher of God is generous out of Self interest. 2This does not refer, however, to the self of which the world speaks. 3The teacher of God does not want anything he cannot give away, because he realizes itContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII: Generosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 paragraph 2”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 14, paragraph 1 VII. Generosity 1 The term generosity has special meaning to the teacher of God. 2It is not the usual meaning of the word; in fact, it is a meaning that must be learned and learned very carefully. 3Like all the other attributes ofContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII: Generosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 paragraph 1”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 13, paragraph 1 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? V: Joy 1 Joy is the inevitable result of gentleness. ²Gentleness means that fear is now impossible, and what could come to interfere with joy? ³The open hands of gentleness are always filled. ⁴The gentleContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V: Joy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 paragraph 1”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 13, paragraph 1 V. Joy 1 Joy is the inevitable result of gentleness. 2Gentleness means that fear is now impossible, and what could come to interfere with joy? 3The open hands of gentleness are always filled. 4The gentle have no pain. 5They cannot suffer. 6Why wouldContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V: Joy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 paragraph 1”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 13, paragraph 2 IV. Gentleness 2 Therefore, God’s teachers are wholly gentle. 2They need the strength of gentleness, for it is in this that the function of salvation becomes easy. 3To those who would do harm, it is impossible. 4To those to whom harm has noContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV: Gentleness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 paragraph 2”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 12, paragraph 1 IV. Gentleness 1 Harm is impossible for God’s teachers. 2They can neither harm nor be harmed. 3Harm is the outcome of judgment. 4It is the dishonest act that follows a dishonest thought. 5It is a verdict of guilt upon a brother, and thereforeContinue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV: Gentleness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12 paragraph 1”

Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? page 12, paragraph 1 III. Tolerance 1 God’s teachers do not judge. 2To judge is to be dishonest, for to judge is to assume a position you do not have. 3Judgment without self-deception is impossible. 4Judgment implies that you have been deceived in your brothers. 5How, then,Continue reading “Manual for Teachers: Section 4 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II: Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12 paragraph 1”