Don't allow youself to be provoked, by those who hurt you, into thinking that you are "going to teach them a lesson." The attitude that can accompany such a boast is usually judgmental and retaliatory, rather than desirous of instructing and reproving. Jesus addressed that kind of attitude in Matthew 7:1, "Do not judge lest you be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged, and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own?" We are going to judge. But if the measure of our judgment is filled with arrogance, bitterness, unforgiveness and/or condemnation, we shall find ourselves condemned (Luke 6:37ff). It is not that we shouldn't teach but it is more about "the way" we teach. The way we do anything springs from the contents of our hearts (Matthew 12:34).

A teacher also has authority and so his/her speech carries a certain power with that authority. But that authority and power may have been usurped from God rather than granted by Him. If one desires to be a teacher, then that person must first "give it to God" and allow God to direct its course. One who desires to teach must realize that, with the authority and power to teach, there is a greater responsibility and accountability for the what, when, where, how and why of the lesson. So, before we presume to be teachers, we had better understand that God will judge us for our words and the motive behind our teaching. Think about it.