I like teaching Sunday School because I personally get the most out of it. I hope it helps my students in my class too. One of my goals for my students is that they will find the Bible interesting, and that they will read and study it for themselves.
Some people say the Bible is boring or they do not understand it.
Let me compare it to reading the newspaper. You pick up the newspaper and read, for example, about the Presidential candidates this year. If you know a bit of the current state of the nation, and the background of Bush and Kerry, you will understand the articles about the Presidential race. If you don’t know anything about what’s been going on, you can still understand the articles, but it wouldn’t be as interesting, and parts of the articles will not make sense. However, you do not need to be an expert in current affairs or to know detailed biographical information about Bush and Kerry. In fact, the newspaper articles’ purpose is to give you more understanding of the candidates. It assumes you do not know everything.
So it is with the Bible. You don’t have know a lot about the Bible before you can understand the Bible. But if you know a bit of the background, you will find it more interesting. As you study it more, you will know more about God and what He is saying to you, and then it will be VERY interesting.
The problem is most people don’t take the time to read the Bible.