Although it is very important to be on the lookout for
suspect doctrine emanating from the preacher in the pulpit, it can turn into a
nasty habit of looking for these errors and ignoring the general excellent tone of what is being said. We are all human and should have a kindly
attitude to the preacher you find to be mostly very good. There always seem to
be new ways of looking at our faith which may seem blindingly obvious to us,
but perhaps the man in the pulpit has not caught up on these. We should be supportive of these men if at
all possible and speak gently to them about the things we are concerned about.
God seems not to be as fierce with them as we are and chooses the weak to do
His bidding. The latest hot potato is the New Covenant which I agree with but
have yet to take in fully; I’ve read a
paper on it but not looked up the scripture passages on it, obviously a very
important part of the argument. These things take a time to digest and
meanwhile the Lord chooses to use those who have not caught up yet. Which is the greater sin, holding on to what
you have always believed, or having a critical spirit?
When we lose a loved one it is natural to wonder how they are faring in the next life. I would warn against going to a medium to find out. At worst these people are charlatans after your money, the rest misguided or worse. We are told in the Bible not to try to reach the dead. The best person to call on in this situation is Jesus. That's right, go to the top. He is always available through prayer and doesn't make a charge. All he requires is that you look for him with all your heart. He has the answers to all of life's difficult questions.
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