The dangers of not having a Pastor in your Life...

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

God did that...


Because they did this...


I'm not saying that we don't need the ministry of the Lord in our lives (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Teachers & Pastors) because we all certainly do.

A few of the faults I find in your synopsis are...

1. Why wouldn't the same thing say we need Apostles in our life? Prophets in our life? Teachers in our life? Evangelists in our life? What we need is accountability and ministry from the many sources God has blessed the church with. All of us.

I personally think one man can fulfill all the areas of ministry you listed... also we do need those ministries in our lives... the Apostles...Prophets...and Evangelists I do know are mostly travellers... the Pastors are usually stationary... thereby making a deeper impact on our daily lives...

2. There are methods of delivery of Gods word of which I have mentioned a few in point 1. The problem wasn't that they didn't have the method in their life. The problem was that, in spite of the methods God used... they never listened.

The importance of sound spiritual advice in important in our daily lives...
They listened to the wrong voices....
(TLV)
17 But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice. 18 They decided to abandon the Temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they worshiped Asherah poles and idols instead! Because of this sin, divine anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem. 19 Yet the Lord sent prophets to bring them back to him. The prophets warned them, but still the people would not listen.

To take a portion of scripture like this where someone failed to obey Gods clear voice because of their own rebellion and then make an assertion that the main point is that you need a pastor seems to be taking a little bit of poetic license IMO.

There is one interpreation but many applications.....I think the point is the Role a Good Pastor can affect in one's life....