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Show 1WO 61(1c:L MQ.;N BOTH FALL IN THE DITCH "And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his Master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master." (Luke 6: 39-40) Like Matthew 5-7, Dr. Luke was writing in this text the closing part of Jesus' sermon on the plain. He wanted the whole world to know that not some things are might careful. fatal if we are One of the greatest consequences for all who 1 teach is what happens when we teach what we lead where we do not know or do not go. So in His usual style, Jesus try to spoke people parabolic form. He asks two simple questions in this to the text: "Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both ditch?" fall into the Then He makes two statements: "The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master." Jesus three or seems four to be suggesting things that we need to remember. First, he suggests that what we know in this world 2 depends largely on what we are taught. We do not just come up with things on our own. We do not think things up. Our own knowledge is too limited to reason with logic and settle any issue. The great and serious questions of life demand some one to help us with teaching. You remember the Ethiopian Eunuch coming from Church reading his Bible. When asked by Deacon Philip, Do you understand what you are reading, he answered, "How can I except some guide me?" (Acts 8: 2640) The Apostle Paul put is to the man should 3 And chapter how shall they hear without a preacher?" God has good news, good tidings for His people and He is delivering them through His human instruments. Spiritual blindness helps neither teacher nor romans in 10: 14: " ... student. Second, the consequences of ones teachings affect the teacher and the student the same and in this teaching the blind, there will be nothing short of case, with the blind disaster. "Both will fall into the ditch." There is or no knowledge than 4 higher teaching spiritual wisdom. John said, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall (John 8: 32) On the other hand when taught religious set you free." error, that wrong shall lead to spiritual destruction. Both the teacher and the student fall into a deep ditch. F or this kind of teaching takes us further and further away from God, from His truth and wisdom. W e grow more and more , superstitious. We are robbed of our ultimate potential, our true heritage, our hope. Soon, we find ourselves trapped in the ditch of error, misunderstanding, and ignorance. 5 Third, the teacher cannot pass on anymore than the teacher knows. "The disciple is not above his master." Only what the teacher the teacher pass on to another. When the teacher's head is knows, can empty, the student will gain nothing. When the teacher lack character, the student will also. When the teacher's life is not fashioned by wisdom, the will be the same. student The limitations of every teacher is that he does not know it all. apostle Perhaps that what the Paul had in mind when he said, "Follow me as 6 I follow Christ," and not one step further. why every teacher has to keep of studying and learning in order to keep on teaching. Finally, the goal of sincere and serious teaching is to make the That's student like the teacher. What wonderful , opportunity! The a goal is he is, to think as he thinks, to feel as he feels, to live as he to be as lasting teaching comes by the teacher spending time with tp.e learner. Something rubs lives. Thus, any off on the student. Jesus spent three years walking and talking, living with Peter, 7 Andrew James, John, Matthew, Philip, Nathaniel, and the rest ofth , they went, He taught and they learned. They grew in wisdom, knowledge and stature, twelve. As and in favour with God and was what they saw Jesus man. It do, that caused them to want to fast and pray. It made was what Jesus taught that they what they became. 8 |
