Waiting on Someone to tell You How to Believe?

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I think the thing that most concerns me about the whole television issue is that some men haven't made up their mind after all of this time and debate, and still others vascillate wildly.

How could someone be so weakminded as to not know where they stand on the issue by now? Are they waiting for the right bigwig to tell them how to believe?

It's the typical cult mentality that is, sadly, common in many churches today. Saints in the pews wait to be told what to believe from the pulpit instead of being like the Bereans in Acts 17 and studying the word of God for themselves, and instead of asking the Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Chan

It's the typical cult mentality that is, sadly, common in many churches today. Saints in the pews wait to be told what to believe from the pulpit instead of being like the Bereans in Acts 17 and studying the word of God for themselves, and instead of asking the Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth.

This is good!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Chan

It's the typical cult mentality that is, sadly, common in many churches today. Saints in the pews wait to be told what to believe from the pulpit instead of being like the Bereans in Acts 17 and studying the word of God for themselves, and instead of asking the Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth.

My experience has been that the teaching leans toward following after the preacher and not questioning what he has to say. If you do, you are labeled as rebellious. I don't broad brush that statement for every man of God, for the record.

Perhaps that mentality has carried over from the Catholic Church. I was reading an article about a Pentecostal preacher who was required to wear a "collar" because of a seminary assignment. He noticed he got more respect and that it seemed to reflect all of ministry.

When I was a new convert I noticed, studying for myself, that "touch not thine anointed" was speaking of the whole house of Israel. I mentioned it to one of the elders in the church, because our pastor preached on it regularly, and he put up his hands up and said, "We better not discuss this."

All I said was, "I noticed this in the scriptures." lol! He was so frightened!

I've been under elderly men that taught Adult SS and they have stated that God will not show you the deep things in the Word. He only reserves that for the ministry.

I was sitting there thinking, "Well, that is the strangest thing I believe I have heard a person say. God only tells the preacher what his Word means?"

Go figure.

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

My experience has been that the teaching leans toward following after the preacher and not questioning what he has to say. If you do, you are labeled as rebellious. I don't broad brush that statement for every man of God, for the record.

Perhaps that mentality has carried over from the Catholic Church. I was reading an article about a Pentecostal preacher who was required to wear a "collar" because of a seminary assignment. He noticed he got more respect and that it seemed to reflect all of ministry.

When I was a new convert I noticed, studying for myself, that "touch not thine anointed" was speaking of the whole house of Israel. I mentioned it to one of the elders in the church, because our pastor preached on it regularly, and he put up his hands up and said, "We better not discuss this."

All I said was, "I noticed this in the scriptures." lol! He was so frightened!

I've been under elderly men that taught Adult SS and they have stated that God will not show you the deep things in the Word. He only reserves that for the ministry.

I was sitting there thinking, "Well, that is the strangest thing I believe I have heard a person say. God only tells the preacher what his Word means?"

Go figure.

Again, the cult mentality.

Whenever I preached or taught, I made it a point to tell the hearers to go home and study the stuff out for themselves and then, if they found anything wrong in what I said, to come back and tell me.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Chan

Again, the cult mentality.

Whenever I preached or taught, I made it a point to tell the hearers to go home and study the stuff out for themselves and then, if they found anything wrong in what I said, to come back and tell me.

Chancellor,
I think that's the best way. You would have a healthier congregation.

[MrsMcD]

Originally Posted by Chan

It's the typical cult mentality that is, sadly, common in many churches today. Saints in the pews wait to be told what to believe from the pulpit instead of being like the Bereans in Acts 17 and studying the word of God for themselves, and instead of asking the Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth.

Unfortunately, I believe in a lot of instances you are correct.