Bible Verses About Instruction

What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a minor he is no different from a slave, even though he is the legal owner of the estate;

rather, he is subject to guardians and caretakers until the time previously set by his father.

Furthermore, he gave some people as emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers.

Their task is to equip God’s people for the work of service that builds the body of the Messiah,