Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

student believe the truth for himself. He must be
drawn out to state this truth clearly in his own
words, that it may be evident that he sees the force
of the lesson and makes its application.
In all your teaching never forget that the
greatest lesson to be taught and to be learned is the
lesson of copartnership with Christ in the work of
salvation. The education to be secured by searching
the Scriptures is an experimental knowledge of the
plan of salvation. Such an education will restore
the image of God in the soul. It will strengthen and
fortify the mind against temptation and fit the
learner to become a worker with Christ in His
mission of mercy to the world. It will make him a
member of the heavenly family, prepare him to
share the inheritance of the saints in light.
The teacher of truth can impart effectively only
that which he himself knows by experience. Christ
taught the truth because He was the truth. His own
thought, His character, His life experience, were
embodied in His teaching. So with His servants;
those who teach the word must make it their own
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