Does not the Bible say that you need NO ONE to teach you? Do you...

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    Does not the Bible say that you need NO ONE to teach you? Do you believe those words?
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    Wotsup, you need to reexamine a lot of the things you have convinced yourself of.
    Those that became Jesus' disciples accepted him as a teacher. - Matt 8:19. Most lacked the humility to be taught by a carpenters son. Others accepted that he had lived in heaven with God and therefore they should listen to him. - John 8:58

    Before he left earth he trained and organized others to take up his teaching role.

    (Ephesians 4:8-11) For it says: “When he ascended on high he carried away captives; he gave gifts in men.” 9 Now what does the expression “he ascended” mean but that he also descended into the lower regions, that is, the earth? 10 The very one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might give fullness to all things. 11 And he gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelizers, some as shepherds and teachers,

    Where John spoke of needing no one to teach you , he was saying the person will know for certain they are one of the anointed.

    (1 John 2:27) And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but the anointing from him is teaching you about all things and is true and is no lie. Just as it has taught you, remain in union with him.

    Just as many lacked the humility to listen to Jesus, many lack the humility to accept they need to listen to his disciples.
 
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