#58. Romans 2:19-20 – The Haughty Implications, Part II
Part II: The Conduct of Humanity Besides, you have confidence in yourself to be a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness, a discipliner of the imprudent, a teacher of minors, having the form of knowledge and the truth in the law. A Teacher of Minors The final “title” which the Jews are charged with seeking to attain is “teacher.” This is their view on the matter – that they, in having the law, should teach from it and expect others to do as they teach. This, like the other three points, is not inherently evil. Yahweh did charge the Jewish nation to be teaching the law. Observe Deut. 31:12-13– Assemble the people, the men, the women, the little ones and your sojourner who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn… And King Jehoshaphat (a good king, don ’ t-cha know?) sent out Levites to instruct Judeans in the law. Observe 2 Chron. 17:7-9– In the third year of his reign he sent for his chief officials and sons of valor, namely Obadiah and Zechariah and N...