“All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable….” (Second Timothy 3:16)
We pastors love the Word of God. We read it, study it, devote our lives to learning and teaching and preaching its riches. It is our sole authority for what we believe and teach.
And yet.
We sometimes do things that undermine the confidence of our congregations in God’s Word. By our (perhaps) well-intentioned attempts to communicate what we have learned and believe, we may actually do more harm than good. The result of that is to discourage God’s people from reading it on their own and feeding their souls upon its nourishment. And when we do that, we are betraying them, dishonoring the Lord, and playing right into the hands of the enemy. Keep reading
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