Revelation 19:9 (KJV)
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
I recently heard from a man whose family left the church. Really, they left the faith. He was angry at the pastor and blamed him, claiming that his family had left the church because the pastor believed he was right.
That is not the first time I have heard that accusation.
Very early in my ministry, a family started attending our church. The husband came from a strong Baptist background, while his wife had been raised Methodist. When they married, they joined a large Independent Baptist church in Portland. They liked the church, but they told me that her parents hated attending services there because, as they put it, “That pastor thinks he’s right.”
I always thought that was funny.
“What? Would you rather he think he’s wrong?”
Here’s the thing: we believe the Bible to be “the true sayings of God.” We understand that others interpret the Bible differently than we do. We even know that some people who claim to be Christians do not believe the Bible is absolutely true.
We also realize that we are not perfect and have probably made mistakes in our interpretations and applications of Scripture. But we study carefully, we absolutely believe the message of the Bible, and—of course—we believe the messages we preach are right. When we learn otherwise, we make corrections. We give others the liberty to study the Word of God for themselves.
People do not get upset because the pastor thinks he is right (though they may say that). They get upset because they think he is wrong.
One explanation places the blame on the pastor.
The other places the responsibility on the listener.
Of course we believe our message is right.
To believe anything else would be hypocrisy.
And that would be worse.
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“The Pastor Thinks He’s Right”! The Surprising Reason Some People Get Angry at Biblical Preaching
What do you think?
Have you ever heard someone say, “The pastor thinks he’s right”? Do you think that is a fair criticism, or should a pastor preach with conviction if he believes he is faithfully teaching God’s Word?
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