A teacher who does not know the way to heaven himself, is not likely to lead his hearers to heaven.

The loss of souls which it has occasioned is fearful to contemplate.A teacher who does not know the way to heaven himself, is not likely to lead his hearers to heaven.The man who hears such a teacher runs a fearful risk of himself being lost eternally."If the blind lead the blind both must fall into the ditch".

If we would escape the danger against which the Lord warns us,we must not neglect to prove the teaching that we hear from the Holy Scriptures.We must not believe things merely because ministers say them.We must not suppose,as a matter of course that ministers can make no mistakes

Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke

By J.C. Ryle