God gave us his beloved Son as a prophet, doctor, and teacher, affirmed his calling through a voice from heaven, and ordered us to hear him. The Son of God fulfilled his teaching capacity not only with words but also with actions and with the beautiful examples of his most holy life as was fitting for a righteous teacher. Saint Luke speaks of this in Acts 1:1. In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day when he was taken up. In this verse, the evangelist puts the word “do” before the word “teach” to point out that doing and teaching belong together. Indeed a perfect teacher must first do and then teach. Thus, Christ’s life is the true teaching and the true Book of Life.
Johann Arndt
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