Christians, do you believe in the bible's words or you preachers words?

Question

You are a Christian so please be honest.

Unless you read every verse and understood it for yourself, you are placing your faith in the hands of a human to tell you what the bible means. And with so many different sects and views on substantially contradicting concepts, how could you claim that what you believe is correct? Shouldn't you read if for yourself and believe only what you come to find the meaning to be?

Answer 1

yep - You are right.

Whatever is written in the Holy books ( Koran, Bible - whatever)
is quite different from what comes out of the preachings in the temples ( call it church, mosque or tempel)

Answer 2

I believe the Bible is the absolute truth and I have read the whole thing several times over the years. If I hear a preacher misinterpret it and I know it for sure I will not believe him because no preacher is perfect and they are capable of mistakes. I was once watching a well known televangelist and he said something that I know was dead wrong and I couldn't believe him. I'll tell you what he said, he said angels don't have free will but they must have because 1/3 of them rebelled against God and some of them later on sinned against god by taking wives on earth. He was obviously wrong so I just can't trust even the best of preachers to always know what they are talking about.

Answer 3

I listen to the preacher who sticks with what the bible says. I read the bible and I know if the preacher is wrong or not. So I pick which ever one is the closest to what the bible says. I have faith in God, not a man. the preacher is only there to encourage you in your journey as a christian. If he is teaching things you don't agree with then you shouldn't be listening to him or her.

Answer 4

sure and likely. there is the "previous testomony" that is composed of the Torah and the books of the prophets. that's what the Jewish community believes in. The 'new testomony' isn't known via the Jews, besides the indisputable fact that this is written via Jews. the 1st Christians have been all Jews, the Gentiles have been taught of the Christ via Paul and Peter. We Gentiles known the "Messiah" plenty extra purely than the Jewish women and men persons did and for this reason we Christians have self assurance in the two the "previous testomony" and the "new testomony". the inspiration and the trunk of Christianity is Judaic. The Hebrews have been chosen to deliver the be attentive to God to the worldwide. They did that. It took a protracted time for God to get them to that factor yet we owe all our suggestion of God to the Hebrews and the Jewish women and men persons who's faith in God became more suitable than their lives.

Answer 5

I read the Bible for myself. It plainly says to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. However, when it comes to certain things that I cannot grasp their understanding, I trust my preacher to explain the things that are beyond my natural understanding. That's why God anointed preachers...to entrust them with a deeper knowledge to teach the congregation. I don't just take the preacher's word at everything though and a decent and honest preacher will explain things to you and then give you scripture references and tell you to search the scriptures for yourself to see if you come to the same conclusion. You should never just take someone's word for anything, in religion or any other aspect of life. Go and see for yourself. If you need advice, get it but still see for yourself.

Answer 6

Yes, we should all study for ourselves. Of course, sources like pastors and parents and scholars can be extremely helpful in ascertaining the meaning of a particularly difficult passage.

I don't know about in other religions (because I've always practiced Christianity), but from a young age we're encouraged to read/study our Bibles. Of course, depending on the situation, different people recommend different methods.

Answer 7

In the New Testament when Paul preached the Bereans "searched the scriptures to see if those things were so" - I listen to Preachers and always compare what is taught with what is written. The word says in the multitude of counselors there is wisdom - I do not try to "go it alone" thinking only my understanding of Scripture is in and of itself complete. I always seek those who have studied and know the Word along with fellow Christians who have experienced the Word.

Answer 8

So let me get this straight... your saying Christians need their preacher to explain the Bible to us. Pretty large assumption don't you think? I'll try to explain this to you... the Holy Spirit (portion of the trinity God left on Earth to guide us) leads any Christian to truth when studying the Bible. We don't need our preacher to explain what it means. Doesn't a history professor, who has dedicated their life's work to that discipline, give insight to a history text? Most pastors have studied the Bible, understand the languages it was written, and can enlighten believers to think about the Bible in ways they haven't. Your assumption is obtuse, and rather insulting.

Answer 9

I believe what my preacher tells me, because it takes less effort than actually reading and interpreting the Bible myself. What would you do? Not read it, blindly reject the words of every preacher, and post a question that raises your self esteem?

Answer 10

interesting statement. lot's of people who don't believe in 'organized religion' (which is what most christians do) assume that people who prefer o.r. must be mindless push-overs and zealous freaks. i am a christian. i believe what the bible says because i have actually read it. it's like every other subject that i claim to know a lot about. i know, because i read and researched and found it to be beleivable to me. i place my faith in the hands of God, not in the person who introduced me to my beleifs. that would be akin to placing my life in the hands of someone who is as imperfect and prone to mistakes as i am. it makes no sense. don't get me wrong: there are a lot of people who go to church or worship every sunday to listen to their preacher, having never read a single verse from the Bible and they call themselves christians also. i think it's in your heart. do you want to know, or do you just want to feel like your doing the right thing? do you need to feel like your doing something right in order to negate the wrong things you do at all other times and claiming christianity makes you feel like a better person? maybe all they need is to listen to another humans oppinions to feel religious. I need to know what i'm standing up for, so yes, i've read the bible (been at it for 15 years) and i honestly believe it, because i took the time to learn it.

Answer 11

Fundie Xian here. The Bible should always be paramount over the interpretation of men. Pastors are merely guides to the flocks, they are NOT the Shepard.
We are to be like the Bereans, and test the sayings of our leaders against scripture daily.