My pastor backs everything he says with scripture. His sermons are peppered with chapters and verses.
All the same I agree with you, and I'm doing my own research on questions I have. Some examples: "Why does God let bad things happen?" "Will there really billions of souls who will suffer eternally?" "After Jesus' baptism, why does one gospel say he went out into the wilderness and another say he travelled with his disciples?"
And one other thing...regarding "The Lord works in mysterious ways"... that's not wrong but it's also not to be used as a crutch to fend off any criticism.
I also don't limit myself to hearing my pastor...Billy Graham had some pretty good sermons and I like how he preaches so plainly.
My pastor backs everything he says with scripture. His sermons are peppered with chapters and verses.
All the same I agree with you, and I'm doing my own research on questions I have. Some examples: "Why does God let bad things happen?" "Will there really billions of souls who will suffer eternally?" "After Jesus' baptism, why does one gospel say he went out into the wilderness and another say he travelled with his disciples?"
And one other thing...regarding "The Lord works in mysterious ways"... that's not wrong but it's also not to be used as a crutch to fend off any criticism.
I also don't limit myself to hearing my pastor...Billy Graham had some pretty good sermons and I like how he preaches so plainly.