Mark 10:17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
Just observing the way Jesus dealt with people, we could well say Jesus is more than Good Teacher; He is a great teacher. By using self-examining questions Jesus was able to bring the truth out, even when it hurt. His teaching, and asking questions brought people face-to-face with the truth. But the name Good Teacher has to do with much more than how effective He was as an educator. The term Good refers to "one of favorable character or tendency; of high quality; true honorable, virtuous, right; commendable, kind, benevolent; competent, skillful.", which Teacher is simply: "one whose occupation is to instruct."* In other words, the title emphasizes much more strongly Christ's character than His job. That's why Jesus replied the way He did. He did not ask "Why do you call me teacher?" Rather, He does his teaching, drawing the conclusion that if He is that Good, He must be God, which, in fact, He really is." May He teach us well today, even if it hurts.
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