I think the reason why people believe whatever they are told (truth or lies) is that they don’t have a mind of their own, and they don’t read the Bible. There are so many people that carry their Bibles up and down, but unfortunately, so many more don’t read it, even for their own personal benefit. Any member of the church that really reads his/her Bible would come to realize / be informed whether whatever the Pastor said on the pulpit is true or false. I also believe the reason why a couple of Pastors could lie to their congregations (intentionally/not) is that they know their members don’t read their own Bibles and would never find out about the passages of the Bible he(the Pastor) misquoted and twisted around each other. Even the Bible itself says “Search the scriptures”, not just “read”, as if it was todays newspaper edition which will become “yesterday’s news” tomorrow.

It’s interesting that you commented on this post, which is a bit dated, and this week I heard someone telling this inaccurate story. Frustrating.

i could say as well that becoming a bible teacher is a big and no easy job for a christian. you need to filter everything you read, learn and hear to share the truth to other believers.

great post, an eye-opener.

That’s the problem, people with diplomas were taught by other people with better degrees who have often bought into the same lie instead of researching for themselves. This is true for any field of research btw.

Yeah I thought it was true till a college prof set me straight. I did a lot of reading to try and prove him wrong but came to the same conclusion. Very frustrating because it is such a cool idea.

I’m becoming better at NOT blindly following anyone who seems to know what they are saying. Even my pastor, if what he says doesn’t match up with the bible, I take it with a grain of salt. Though, I know people who would jump off a cliff if he said it was biblical.

Just because others have degrees and diplomas does not always mean they tell the truth.