I like my church and I agree with almost all that is preached at the pulpit. There is however a particular principle I'm not comfortable with and which I believe is not in entire consonance with the word of God on the issue. I speak with the Holy Spirit about it and he says that my reservations are in order and warns that if I continue to listen to the error preached it will overwrite in my heart God's true intent and counsel on the matter provided in the bible. The word "overwrite" struck a cord. So the bible can say something and a pastor interprets it a different way and if I listen to that interpretation often and long enough, I will take that pastor's interpretation of it OVER the Holy Spirit's interpretation of it even when both interpretations contradict each other. Wow. I was led to study 1 Kings 13. You need to stop here and go read it.
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Lessons from the aforementioned scripture are:
1. The man of God let the old prophet overwrite God's instruction to him and perished for it.
2. Prophets/pastors lie and may do so for personal or ministry gain.
3. God can still speak through a prophet that has lied.
4. We may not always see the consequence of a prophet lying in God's name. The end of the old prophet as far as I know was not revealed.
5. The man of God though vibrant did not finish his assignment. It is possible to start strong and not finish well.
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I have heard people wonder how one-third of the angels in heaven chose to follow Lucifer instead of God and were consequently cast down with him. I believe they listened to Lucifer's counsel often and long enough that it overwrote their experience and revelation of God who created them.
