Which trumps the others and why?
2007-12-06 06:52:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God in my heart.
Why? The Bible isn't the 1st word God ever spoke and it won't be the last.
Priests may be wise and good, but if they say something that my spirit senses is wrong, I will not follow their teaching.
2007-12-06 06:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 4⤊ 6⤋
Bible. It is the revealed will of God.
God speaking to my heart. All things must be weighed with the revealed will of God from the Bible because we can make errors and mistakes.
Pastor's opinion. Hardly ever, the reason being, we live by the words that proceed out of the mouth of God, not on any man's mere opinion. Now, if the Pastor based his opinion ON the Bible, that would certainly elevate it in my eyes, and would call for a greater consideration of it on my part.
2007-12-06 07:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The words of the Bible trump all the others.
It is God's Word.
God speaking to my heart means discernment is necessary, and He would not speak to my heart in a way that would contradict His Word. (Word still trumps.)
Pastoral opinion? Same thing. I can listen to Pastor's opinion, but like Paul commends the Bereans in Acts 17, listen with an open mind, but then search the scriptures daily whether those things are true.
God's Word trumps all else.
2007-12-06 07:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The Words in the Bible are God speaking to my heart and every pastor is to help us understand what that means to us.
I don't like opinions. I think that God would let us know that it wasn't quite right if it was a human opinion.
2007-12-06 09:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by LandOfMisty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would follow the Bible. The Bible is God's Word, and His revelation of Himself to mankind. The Bible doesn't change.
God speaking to your heart, would be based solely on your personal feelings or emotions. They can change from day to day, hour to hour, and can be wrong.
My Pastor is human just like I am. He is not perfect, and he makes mistakes. His opinion, could be wrong or right. I would examine my Pastor's opinion very closely, and study and research it in light of what the Bible says. If it contradicts the Bible, then it is wrong. If it agrees with the Bible then it is right.
It all comes back to God's Word.
EDIT--For all who put things before or in place of the Bible, lets see what God said in His Word about this subject:
Thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
Psalm 138:2
2007-12-06 07:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by Me 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God will never contradict His word. If a pastor or anyone else teaches a doctrine contrary to the Word of God...the bible says "let him be accursed"...If something is not right, God will quicken your spirit and you will get an uneasy feeling about the subject...but His Word trumps all...if it in conflict with the Bible...it is not of God.
2007-12-06 06:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by loveChrist 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
This is the way it works..God speaks to your heart, your Pastor reiterates it and the Bible Confirms it.
By the testimony of 2-3 witnesses let every word be established.
2007-12-06 07:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because a pastor is only repeating the words in the Bible. I listen to God in my heart. I don't need someone banging me over the head with it. I can read it for myself.
2007-12-06 07:03:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
1. God speaking to your heart - However you must ensure it is God speaking to you and not your own soul/spirit or Satan influencing your thoughts.
2. words in the Bible
3. pastor's opinion - As human he/she may do errors. His/her opinions must be verified against the Bible.
2007-12-06 07:04:51 · answer #9 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Those three, and in that order. Preferably all of them together.
The Word of God, the witness of the Holy Spirit, and the wisdom of someone else.
2007-12-06 07:01:44 · answer #10 · answered by Snow Globe 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Bible, first, ALWAYS!
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
2007-12-06 07:01:19 · answer #11 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋