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1 | Can I trust this Pastor? | Hebrews | EdB | 16957 | ||
Jensen I can not tell you how my heart goes out to you. But I caution you don't let the failure of a man keep you from the blessings God has for you. Don’t let your past dictate your future. Once we come to Christ we become new creations, the old passes away 2 Cor. 5:17. From that point on we have a choice, hang on to the past or move on. I pray you will move on. Keeping yourself away from like minded believers steals so much of your Christian life, I pray you will reconsider and seek out a pastor you can trust and a church that will love you. You are in my prayers Be blessed and be a blessing EdB |
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2 | Can I trust this Pastor? | Hebrews | Jensen | 17102 | ||
I thought your first answer to my concern was right on target. You saw through all of my excuses and laid it at my door; Can I trust anyone? Well, the answer is no. But now you want me to try to find a church (anyway?)that I can trust. But how? There was one other thing about this church that I thought was curious (not following what Jesus said to do)but I now know that, apparently, other churches have the same practice. I can only believe what is in the Bible. I am not a scholar as so many on this Forum are. I can not quote verses to make my points because there seems to be an offsetting verse for everything and anything I might say. I may just sound stupid. It really is a matter of trust. That is why I believe your first answer was so important to me. There is no way that I could question a pastor on anything in the Bible and there is no way to place trust in any pastor who claims to know all the answers when in fact many pastors disagree on simple points. Or so it seems from reading "debates" on this Forum. There is one on this Forum who seems very knowledgeable and even responded to my question on this issue. When I wanted to consider him/her more seriously I pulled up other very recent debates that he/she was in and found that he/she was so inconsistant that I thought "these people just want to use many words to say,essentially, nothing." Again, your answer was perfect for the problem I have. I must first learn to trust (trust again)people before I will consider any lesson they may wish to teach that is based on a verse. They change like the wind. They just want to impress others, like the original pastor that was my concern. Please, keep me in prayer but know that it was you who nailed the problem. Additionally, I know that many, many Christians had no church to attend when this country was expanding west. Just home Bible studies. And that is where I am at and where I am going to stay. I do not need people making things up. Or I must first equip myself to protect my family from know it alls who may know nothing at all. I thank you again, and all those who offered their views. God Bless, Jensen. |
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3 | Can I trust this Pastor? | Hebrews | EdB | 17174 | ||
Jensen Yes you are correct almost any verse in the bible can be refuted with another, when taken out of context. Your also right some men in the pulpit have been preaching their own gospel by doing exactly this, taking scripture out of context. However there are honest and trustworthy men in many of the this world’s pulpits. Men that have an honest desire to do nothing more than to preach the Good News. Do they have all the answers? No. Will they be wrong at times? Yes. Do they have human failings? Yes. Can you trust them? Yes, even with your life! Does that relieve you of responsibility for your spiritual well being? No, we are to still study to show ourselves approved. I say all of this to get to this point. You will never find a perfect pastor, but if you are willing you can find a man you can receive from. Trust will then have to be established and built. However of this I am certain if you stop looking, you will never find a man to pastor you. And that my beloved friend is a very dangerous place to find yourself. Keep looking, not all pastors are out to prove something, impress someone, or even to dazzle you with many words. Many are honest men with an honest love, seeking to help, instruct and encourage the flock God gave them to shepherd. God Bless you and I pray your search will continue Ed |
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