Is the word of God absolute????
Seems many churches change their teachings and views according to what is popular.
Many people use their own interpretation of the bible to fit their thinking.
Seems right and wrong now depends on what church you go to.
So, is the word of God absolute????
Or does it change with the times????
Is the word of God absolute????
My 2¢...
Years ago at the church we regularly attended and served, there was a push by the single (unwed) pastor to dive deeper and deeper and deeper in the Word...to the point that there was almost a fistfight at a Bible study over the exact and specific meaning of a verse.
When I got the room calmed down, I suggested, “There’s some folks with 2-3 kids that live not a mile down the road, and their house burned down last night...we need to be spending all this effort trying to help them instead of fighting over a SPECIFIC AND EXACT meaning of a vague verse.”
I was told that family is just a bunch of crack-heads, and not worth fooling with.
We left that church not long after that. My wife had grown up there, her great-granddad donated the land and and had some of his sawmills shut down for several weeks to go build the church...so it was very tough for her to leave.
After several visits to other churches, we found one that states their specific goal is to help EVERY single member find their gift, equip them well, and support them in their ministry.
I’m a guy that prefers to spend more effort on helping folks, than fighting over what a vague verse “means”.
Guess what? Folks can tell if you’re in it for you, in it to look like pious know-it-all, or just want to learn more about living a good life and INTENTIONALLY look for someone you can help daily...and thank them for letting you help them, because they’re actually helping you more than you’re helping them.
I jokingly refer to myself as “Butch The Magnificent And Humble”. HAHAHAHA!!!
-This is a joking way of poking fun at the folks that take the utmost pride in being not just good church members...but want to be in charge of everything, and recognized for what all they do. They can have the recognition, I’d rather move on and find someone else to help.