So many people merely believe what their pastors tell them, not realizing that even having a one man pastor is not Biblical. That's the first way that "Pastor" who is suppose to know so much, is violating the word of God.
The description of the first century church was one in which there was a plurality of leadership, no one was given a title, nor were they considered the "expert", it was Christ Who is pre-eminent.
When a pastor is ordained by man, he and those who ordain him are violating Scripture. Men of God are called by God and those in the gathering recognize the gift of teaching, there is no formal education or ordination of men that makes a man a teacher or preacher.
Those who "ordain" and those who have been "ordained" by men are in violation of the Word of God, following traditions of men rather than Christ.
Most of the time "Pastors" who have been to formal schooling for the purpose of the ministry, are indoctrinated by the institution they attend to believe whatever they are taught. There is a mentality of higher education being superior to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. These men are no longer seeking Christ, they are going to their denominational books, preachers and seminary profs for their enlightenment.
It has been my experience that most "Pastors" are so full of themselves that they will not listen to someone who corrects them. They do not go to prayer to confirm by the Holy Spirit if they are right or wrong, the simply dismiss the one who challenges them as ignorant or not worthy of their attention.
Proverbs 11:2
"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom."
The churches of today are apostate for the most part, filled with arrogant people who believe they are superior to those in the pews. There may be some very godly men who have walked with God full of wisdom in the pews who are never allowed to preach or teach because they don't have that certificate of acceptance by a seminary or the special letters behind their name to lift them above others.
Some of the wisest and godliest men I have known never attended a formal training in a Bible school or seminary, but they had many gifts that were not recognized because they lacked that human degree. These men were taught by the Holy Spirit through many years of Scripture reading, prayer and life examples that brought the Scripture to life for them.
1 Timothy 3:6 " 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil. "
Many men in the pulpits today have not yet finished raising their families, they do not have the total life experience that an older wiser man can have. They are novices in life and novices in the Word, but are given authority positions in the man made human tradition of hierarchy in the church. This should not be, it violates the Word on so many levels it would take a book to show it's unBiblical standards.
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