Bible instruction is to be made forcible by the holy life of the teacher. God-fearing teachers will practice every principle they seek to imprint on the minds of the children. Such teachers do not see their heavenly Father except by the eye of faith; but they have learned of Him; they read His love in the most trying dispensations. They do not judge their Creator by dispensations; they are partakers of His divine nature. They can trust Him who withheld not His only-begotten Son, knowing that with Him He will give all things for their spiritual and eternal good. {CT 183.3}

Bibelundervisningen skal gøres kraftfuld af lærerens hellige liv. Gudfrygtige lærere vil praktisere alle principper (184) som de forsøger at indprente i børnenes sind. Sådanne lærer ser ikke deres himmelske Fader, uden ved troens øje, men de har lært af Ham; de læste Hans kærlighed i de mest prøvende tilskikkelser og forordninger. De dømmer ikke deres skaber ved forordninger, de tager del i Hans guddommelige natur. De kan stole på ham som ikke holdt Sin enbårne Søn tilbage, vidende at Han vil give alle ting gennem ham, for deres åndelige og evige bedste.