What
made the Bereans so special? First, they received the message with great
eagerness; and second, they didn’t trust the messenger – even though that
messenger was Paul. If you can’t trust Paul to preach the truth, who can you
trust? The answer is: you don’t know who to trust, so you must do as the
Bereans did: examine the Scriptures daily.
Perhaps
you are on the same train of thought as I am right now . . . If we can’t trust
what others tell us about the gospel, why do we need preachers?
I
live in Florida where lots of people make their living as fishing guides. Now
you might wonder why anyone would need to hire a fishing guide – you have a
boat, you have all the necessary gear and bait, you know where the lake is. But
the guide knows where the fish are and he can help you find them, too. Now if you let him do the actual fishing for
you, you aren’t really fishing, are you? But when he helps you catch fish and
teaches you some techniques, maybe someday you, too, can be a fishing guide.
Listen
to your preacher/teacher/group leader with eagerness. He has studied and
prepared and he knows where the fish are, but if you are going to actually fish, you have
to do it for yourself!
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