tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081631727760066049.post5733037821492250352..comments2023-07-13T00:09:18.439-05:00Comments on Preaching the Gospel: How Should We Listen to Ministers?author@ptgbook.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775228362728122027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081631727760066049.post-69765163985544115412012-05-30T06:25:26.553-05:002012-05-30T06:25:26.553-05:00Richard,
The talent of being able to give a sermo...Richard,<br /><br />The talent of being able to give a sermon does involve the ablity to persuade and a power to influence the audience. It does not necessarily mean that is all it does, it can also influence the speaker.<br /><br />With that territory ministers have their own set of problems to deal with as well. Forgetting when they were small and wanting spoil through being highminded may happen. Which is a worse case scenario, however what happens over the time we're all given doesn't exclude change. Albeit this has a tendency sometimes to not happen as fast as a person would want.<br /><br />As far as secular known facts, they can be just as bad as the scriptures when it comes to how they are being interpreted.<br /><br />NorbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081631727760066049.post-78957793693775183152012-05-26T22:27:19.904-05:002012-05-26T22:27:19.904-05:00The paradox for me comes when ministers claim they...The paradox for me comes when ministers claim they're speaking "under the inspiration of God's Holy Spirit."<br /><br />Since God cannot lie (Tit. 1:2), when someone claiming Spirit inspiration makes a statement totally contrary to Scripture or known secular facts, what is a worshiper left to conclude?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058030312904622191noreply@blogger.com