Having A Teachable Spirit

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. — read the full passage →

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? — read the full passage →

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. — read the full passage →

Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. — read the full passage →

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: — read the full passage →

If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. — read the full passage →

For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. — read the full passage →

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. — read the full passage →

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Honour widows that are widows indeed.

But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. — read the full passage →

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?