Do you feel that there is a difference between teaching and preaching?

Question

I am just wondering because I do. I am more than willing to listen and learn what another believes and why but when someone starts preaching to me telling me that I am wrong, going to hell, and judging me I tend to walk away or at the least stop listening. What do you think and how do you feel and react in these situations? (And just before someone asks I am a Catholic.)

Thank you but I am happy with my Catholicism and I am not open to conversion. I just feel that if another person tells you this you should leave them alone.

Answer 1

I've asked this before. Preaching has more to do with motivating you to do something..."you ought to do x."

Teaching gives information so that you will be familiar with a subject.

The best kind of preaching teaches you and makes you aware of a subject, and suggests the best course of action based on the evidence (albeit it is subjetive).

I hate being preached to by novice individuals on ego trips, but enjoy conversations with those who are willing to learn as well as teach. Those conversations are hard to find.
I also enjoy environments where I expet preaching, but you have to give me good reason to believe, or I will get really annoyed.

Preaching is certainly not limited to religion...listen to the television and radio...people preach about all sorts of things.

Answer 2

Teaching is good. It depends which is truth and which is error. You might be taught one thing, but in reality it might not be the truth.
There's always two sides of an issue: (Heb.5:14)the good and the bad.
How does anyone know their right unless they experienced the both sides for theirselves.
I have and I still learn how other beliefs are the same and different, but if someone judged me like that; I would say "show me in the Bible what you're talking about" and about your issue You should tell them "what makes you so sure you have the truth and I don't; we might be both wrong and not even know it."

Preaching however should only be done by man pastors. Preaching is telling others the good news. But what's the good news if noone wants to hear the true message? Remember there's many false prophets(1John 4:1) out there; noone should (Matt.7:1)judge unless they want to be judged.
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Well as for the issue of hell:
Actually when people die; they're asleep in the grave. Death is called a sleep (Matt.9:24; John 11:11; 1Cor.15:51; 1Thess.5:10).
The spirit goes back to God that gave it!(Eccles.12:7; Psalm 146:4)


The Bible describes three hells.

SHEOL OR HADES, THE FIRST HELL
The first term in Greek and Hebrew means the grave. It's the grave where the dead await the resurrection.
GENESIS 37:35---I SHALL GO DOWN INTO THE GRAVE.
PROVERBS 15:11--HELL & DESTRUCTION ARE BEFORE THE LORD.
ECCLES.9:10---NO WORK...OR KNOWLEDGE...IN THE GRAVE,
MATT.11:23---WILL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO HADES
1COR.15:55---O HADES, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY

GEHENNA, THE SECOND HELL
The second term in New Testament means the place of fiery destruction of the wicked.
MATT.5:22--...BE IN DANGER OF HELL FIRE
MATT.10:28--TO DESTROY BOTH BODY AND SOUL IN HELL

TARTAROO, THE THIRD HELL
This third term is only used once and refers to the place of restraint where the demon spirits were placed following the rebellion against God.
2PETER 2:4---BUT CAST THEM DOWN TO HELL.

THE THREE HEAVENS
There's 3 heavens.

First Heaven = This is also called the firmament or expanse of heaven. It is the heaven where the birds fly and where the clouds give rain. (Gen.1:26; 2:20; 8:2 & 1Kings 18:45)

Second Heaven = This refers to outerspace where the sun, moon and stars can be found. (Gen.22:17 & Exodus 32:13 & Joshua 10:13)

Third Heaven = The Apostle Paul tells us that the heaven of God's abode is the "third heaven." In the Old Testament this is often designated by the phrase "the heaven of heavens." (Joshua 2:11 & Psalms 11:4 & 2Corinthians 12:2 equated with v.4 = paradise)

THERE ARE TWO KINGDOMS: ONE ON EARTH AND THE OTHER ONE COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN.

The 1st Kingdom of Heaven =
DAN.7:27 = "AND THE KINGDOM AND DOMINION, AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KINGDOM UNDER THE WHOLE HEAVEN, SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, WHOSE KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND ALL DOMINION SHALL SERVE AND OBEY HIM."
REV.5:10 = "AND HAST MADE US UNTO OUR GOD KINGS AND PRIESTS: AND WE SHALL REIGN ON THE EARTH."

The 2nd kingdom of Heaven =
AFTER 1,000 YEARS = A NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH-HOLY CITY COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN = REV.21:1-4; ISAIAH 65:17-25; 66:1,22 AND ETC.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO---
ISAIAH 66:21; ZECH.14:9-11 = "BUILD HOUSES, PLANT VINEYARDS, EAT VINEYARDS"
ISAIAH 66:23; ZECH.14:16-19 = "WORSHIP FROM ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER AS ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER"
JESUS WILL BE GIVING CITIES TO THE SAINTS INWHICH THEY WILL BE TEACHING OTHERS THE TRUE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE = MATT.25:14-23; EZEKIEL 36:10,33; LUKE 13:26; ISAIAH 61:4
WE WON'T MARRY OR BE GIVEN UNTO MARRIAGE = MATT.22:30
BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE PLAYING IN THE STREETS = ZECHARIAH 8:4-5,8
MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH = PSALM 37:9-11; MATT.5:5; REV.5:10

Answer 3

Firstly no man has the right to say you are going to hell... God's judgement is the only one the matters.

I used to be Catholic, til I figured out most are wayyyy to liberal and have a reallllly contorted view of Christianity and the "do's & don'ts" of it. So I became Lutheran.. then Baptist. Still trying to figure "things" out, but I feel a lot more comfortable confessing to God than I ever felt confessing to a man in a booth.. I'm not putting you down or your beliefs or anything, that's only what I found out.. I have many friends that are still Catholic and most of them are really "screwed" up people.. vs. the friends I have that are Lutheran or Baptist.. they're the nicest people i've ever met.. they don't judge you and they're arms are wide open! So the choice for me was obvious.

Perhaps you should find a small Bible study?? Try a new church?? When you find it, it'll feel like you're home!

Teachers and Preachers both want you to believe what they say & what's in their books.. Personally I'd trust a book that's been around for thousands of years and never been revised before I trust a book that's revised every semister.. Also, teachers do it for money and strike when they don't get it, and preachers do it for the people of their church for practically nothing.

Answer 4

Get "The Emotionally Abused Woman" by Beverly Engel. Part of the book talks about this very subject, as many abusers use the "teaching" as an excuse for their mistreatment.

I, too, was brought up a Catholic, so I know only too well about using guilt to manipulate you to do things their way, and when you call them on it, "they're trying to 'teach you', 'help you'", GMAFB!! LOL

No, while sometimes occasional bluntness is a necessary wakeup call, the key is if this happens once in a while, accept that we all are human and not always tactful. But if someone continuously treats you in such a manner, that person is an abuser, and you need to get away them if you want to have a healthy sense of self.

Answer 5

Of path a Christian is aware of the change among instructing and preaching, I absolutely do. However, whilst I realise the factor you're seeking to carry, you seemed burdened over the area of instructing, that is the method of instructing any individual. Teaching isn't relatively taught in any nation, because it conveniently calls for the instructor to move on understanding to the scholar who then memorises it and regurgitates that understanding given for the period of assessments. This is a 'banking process' of schooling wherein the understanding is deposited into the scholar. In result, is valuable for the ones with well reminiscences, peculiarly for the period of assessments, however is of little use to these with deficient reminiscences, when you consider that for the period of assessments they're prone to fare much less good. Real schooling is a 2 approach go with the flow and calls for duologue from each instructor and scholar, that is performed, you may study from one yet another, however this doesn't imply that the scholar is 'ignorant' as you set it, simply much less good proficient.

Answer 6

I like that question.

Preaching:
One picks a subject and goes often started by a verse (one only please) and then applies it to whatever point he/she is trying to make. And some can go for hours!

Teaching:
Pick a book of the bible and start at the 1 chapter and read and (here's the important one) interpret through the wisdom of God (we all hope) all the way to the last chapter and verse.

A lot do not teach because it goes against the "teaching of men" and they may lose $. Not to mention the disdain of there (Fellow?) preachers.

Hope this helps

Answer 7

Yes, there is.
A teacher teaches, and after the day it is up to the student to hear or not hear.
A preacher tries to to change that person at that second without the student's consent.

Answer 8

Absolutely. Teaching says this is the way things were/are. Teaching says this is why I believe this way.

Preaching says this is what you should believe. This is how you should behave. Do it my way because I know best.

Answer 9

I'm the same way. As long as it's a dialog, and they're listening/paying attention to me, it's ok. But the second they want lord it over me, I lose interest.

Answer 10

Teaching is about fact and reason and belongs in school , preaching is about faith and religion belongs in church...the two should be kept each in their proper place.