Do You Need a Consultant?

There are times in our lives when we are facing financial decisions and need to seek the help of a financial consultant.  This makes us feel more at ease because they are experts and we can let them guide us.  There are times when we need to seek assistance regarding a legal matter and we call upon an attorney.  This lifts the burden from our shoulders and we can just follow their wise instructions.  In both cases, don't we feel so much better having enlisted their services?  It is nice to forget our worries and simply do what the consultants say. 

Is this a good practice in religious matters?  You may think that I, being a preacher, would say that you need to do what I say.  However, I pray that you would never blindly follow the words of any preacher, including me.  You should not "turn off" your own logic and simply do what a preacher says. 

No preacher or religious leader today has a special ability to tell you what God wants you to do.  If any of them go beyond preaching the simple truth of God's word, they've gone too far. 

We need to be people of the Bible, within its pages daily.  This is God's intent, not that we would say, "Well, I just do what my preacher says."  We must take personal responsibility for our own soul.  You are to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Philippians 2:12).  The Bible also tells us that the noble Christian will search the scriptures daily, to see whether those things being preached are so.  (See Acts 17:11)

I gladly welcome your comments or questions and offer you my assistance in your own personal study of God's Holy Word. 

Shane Hoover, Minister

Greeneville Church of Christ