I recently saw this meme posted by someone on Facebook, who had seen it posted by his friend and shared it.
Both of these men are involved in ministry with YWAM.
Here’s the bad meme:
*Irony Alert*
It took less than a minute to find the following photos posted by the two YWAM men who posted the above meme; notice how these depict classroom settings with a teacher at the front providing instruction:
This meme seems to teach the idea that Jesus wasn’t an academic teacher, that he was more of an action hero, someone who “actually did stuff!” As if he was always telling the disciples, “Come on guys-why are you all just sitting around? Let’s get out there and make it happen!”
But this idea is not something we see in the Bible. While it is true that Jesus was more than a teacher (He is our Savior), he was a teacher, and his teaching is extremely important! Yes, Jesus didn’t use the funny looking desks in the meme, but he clearly spent a great deal of time teaching people, and we should be students of his Word: The Holy Bible.