Heaven seems awful 2 me-"Theist laughs at loudly & with great cruelty"

[Godscreated]

 I've found many pastors lacking in an understanding of the scriptures. I'm not saying that I'm an expert, I allow the Holy Spirit to guide me and since you do not believe the Holy Spirit is real then you have never had his guidance. That means you have only a historical understanding of the Bible. The Bible is a spiritual guide to life for those who believe in Christ.

GC

I, too, have found that many pastors (almost always fundamentalists) lack an understanding of the scriptures, as they simply read the words that are there now, and fail to employ any serious scholarly methods of understanding how the works came to be that way, the historicity and cultural influences of the times in which they are written, or the linguistic shifts that show us what was edited and when.

However, I don't speak to anyone on the subject unless they've done the research to understand the broader viewpoint. If you're trying to suggest I eschew my conversations with serious scholars who happen to be pastors and start talking to pastors who go by tradition and feels, you're barking up the wrong tree.

 I'm saying that they were either being nice to you in their statement to you or they are those who deny much of what the scriptures say, until you can understand why the Bible was written and how the men who wrote it were inspired by God, well.... you're just backing up. I study with those who research continually even the new things that come to light, I'm, actually we, are very concerned about the truth found in the scriptures, unlike you.

GC