For those spiritual leaders who think they can teach the Word, they pride themselves in teaching bible knowledge: textual analysis, historical study, word study and the whole nine yards. These teachers of the Word do not realize the spiritually deadly consequence of not "teaching to OBEY", resulting in a generation of Christians with only head knowledge of the Bible, engaging in empty theological arguments without the TRUTH LIVED and EXPERIENCED -- without ever tasting the power and the authority of the Word that comes alive in our day to day real life situations.
Jesus clearly stated those who loves me will OBEY my commands. We are not making disciples unless and until we TEACH TO OBEY: with the teacher being the role model of the Truth, living a life of transparency among his disciples.
Jesus Himself has set us as example of life-impacting-life church model. After all, church is a gathering of people who belong to Christ. How far have we fallen into Satan's trap and digress from Jesus' classic role model of ministry, stated so clearly in Matthew 28: 18-20?
There is an heaven and hell difference between "Teaching them to OBEY" versus "Teaching them to KNOW". What a cunning, subtle deceit that Satan has so successfully schemed against today's Church!
