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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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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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