A pastor should also HIGHLY ESTEEM the opinions of biblical scholars. There really has been too much, "All I need is God and the Bible" sort of talk from self-proclaimed preachers who spout out utter nonsense. This does not mean we accept everything a scholar produces to us, but it is wisdom to receive a multitude of counsellors.
One preacher spoke of Isaiah having preached to Sodom and Gomorrah, because he read this:
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Isa 1:9-11 KJV Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. (10) Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. (11) To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
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Sodom and Gomorrah rose and fell long before Isaiah was born, back in the days of Abraham! And a preacher mistook the reference above to refer to an idea that Isaiah actually preached in those cities. Had he researched the passage and observed some ideas from a good commentary or scholarly work, he would have realized how incorrect he was.
The idea that commentaries and references are nonsense is rife amongst many apostolic ministers, but is ridiculous in actuality. I send the motion that minister should use some good years in bible school.
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