He definitely has a point. People also rely far too hard on their pastors/preachers/vicars/priests. They turn up and passively sit through a sermon and worship, talk about the weather/how work is going, then go home. I am extremely blessed with a great church, but I don't think anyone has ever talked to me about the sermon afterwards. In turn, the pastors are stuck relying on tradition, and the systematic theology passed down to them in Bible seminary. Many cling to their "Reformed theology" rather than letting the bible speak for itself. Or maybe they follow the feelings of spiritual experience and ignore clear biblical teaching. We need to return to God, and to His Word. So many are trapped by their traditions and in error, following their reformation heroes, blind to their many faults.
I find it ironic he said that unbiblical men are a threat when he said that God gave three ministry gifts to men, where in Ephesians 4 it clearly says there are five ministry gifts. Cessationists are a threat to unity because they have a form of godliness but deny the power.
Amen
He definitely has a point.
People also rely far too hard on their pastors/preachers/vicars/priests.
They turn up and passively sit through a sermon and worship, talk about the weather/how work is going, then go home.
I am extremely blessed with a great church, but I don't think anyone has ever talked to me about the sermon afterwards.
In turn, the pastors are stuck relying on tradition, and the systematic theology passed down to them in Bible seminary.
Many cling to their "Reformed theology" rather than letting the bible speak for itself.
Or maybe they follow the feelings of spiritual experience and ignore clear biblical teaching.
We need to return to God, and to His Word.
So many are trapped by their traditions and in error, following their reformation heroes, blind to their many faults.
That fact he said theres only 3 offices is unbiblical.
That would’ve been my answer
I find it ironic he said that unbiblical men are a threat when he said that God gave three ministry gifts to men, where in Ephesians 4 it clearly says there are five ministry gifts. Cessationists are a threat to unity because they have a form of godliness but deny the power.