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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I think its wrong to assume that the minister is being careless or untruthful, as opposed to either presenting his dramatic interpretation for illustration purposes, or simply presenting his understanding of the scripture at hand. Without being too *disrespectful* myself, some people approach scripture in literal, simple fashion, and they interpret it accordingly. I kind of tire of the *intellectuals* sometimes, simply because they can't ever seem to take anyone (or his words) at face value, and must always be looking for the meaning under the meaning of the meaning.
It's one thing to question accuracy; its quite another to question and then assign bad motives, and procure a negative judgment of a man's character as a result.
Personally, unless there are serious issues at hand, I think you should keep your questions to yourself and ponder them in private. If you feel you MUST express your questions, they should go directly to the pastor, and not to your fellow saints, or worse, be discussed in front of your family, in such a way as to undermine the pastor's positive influence with them.
I'm all for thinkers. I'm also for respect. Balance it out and all will be happy.
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I try to be extremely careful about what I preach and teach.
I don't use email forwards for sermon illustrations.
I am not afraid of fact checkers, because I am a pretty meticulous checker myself.
What I am annoyed by are critics and nit-pickers who like to prove how much smarter they are than any dumb preacher.
Motive is the dividing line.
By the way, the noble Bereans weren't trying to disprove Paul; they were seeking deeper Scriptural validationto support him. Big difference.
Another little point some neglect to consider...
Those gullible Thessalonicans became an established church.
Anybody ever read an epistle to the Bereans?
Childlike faith was what Jesus commended most, not theological hair-splitters.