dennis j adams

Paul when writing to Timothy wrote a few words that have had an enormous impact on people who desire to learn. Yes, people who learn want to share what they have learned to others that they may learn also.

Paul wrote: “And the [instructions] which you have heard from me along with many witnesses, transmit and entrust [as a deposit] to reliable and faithful men who will be competent and qualified to teach others also. ” (2 Timothy 2:2, AMP)

This is truly a scriptural definition of mentoring.  Today in this society we need to pour our lives into competent people.  The “key” to this scripture is not so much the one that is teaching but the one receiving the teaching must be competent.  Yes, the teacher must have a good character, implacable reputation and a  great testimony throughout the community. We should never pour water into a bucket with holes or sand in a bag that has no closed bottom.  Mentoring is truly an art form of communication and a tool of education that must never be set aside.  More to come….

Best

Dennis

All Scripture in this blog post is from The amplified Bible, containing the amplified Old Testament and the amplified New Testament. 1987. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.