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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves. And the only reason I can pass any of this wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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There's another type of false authoritative preaching, and we could call it rational authority. Today, many preachers set aside the Bible and instead present their somewhat vague ideas, sprinkled with the words "God" and "Jesus," and occasionally share a Bible verse, but only if they can find a translation that aligns perfectly with their profound analogy. The entire goal is for people to respond with, "Wow! How rich, deep, and profound." But that preacher's entire ministry is fraught with theology by analogy, by which he could prove absolutely anything. For him, this is rational authority. It seems to be a reasonable thing to do. However, it's just not biblical. It may sound good. It may sound inviting. And it has a certain sense about it. But reason is useless apart from revelation. 1 Corinthians 2 says, "Man, by wisdom, knew not God." In other words, human wisdom alone cannot provide what can only be received through revelation. Sure, we need our minds. God is rational, His Word is rational, and we understand it rationally. But our reason has to be applied to the Word of God. There is no spiritual benefit for us to use our minds to try to discern spiritual reality apart from Scripture. And this can range from cult-like beliefs to bizarre interpretations. What I'm saying is, if you want to know what is true, just go to the Bible. Yet, today, there is an abundance of theology that relies on analogy and intuition. If you listen to these false teachers speak, it sounds reasonable; it sounds sensible. And it has to, or they wouldn't succeed, would they? But you should avoid this type of preaching because it's just not biblical. There's another type of false authoritative preaching, and we could call it experiential authority. This type of preaching is another very, very popular one. This is authority that comes from people's "spiritual experiences." I remember a lady saying to me many years ago, "Well personally, I don't really care what the Bible says; I know what I've experienced." Listen, feeling is not knowing. Feeling is feeling; it is not knowing. You don't feel the truth; you know the truth. It's about the mind and not the emotion. And the only authority that is legitimate is the Word of God. One writer put it this way: "The Bible is the real preacher, and all the role of the man in the pulpit is to simply let the passage say its piece through him. For the preacher to reach the point where he no longer hinders or obstructs his text from speaking is harder work than is sometimes realized. However, there can be no disputing that this is the task." That's what I do every week? I take a passage of Scripture and try to get myself completely out of it before I show up here. I strive to eliminate all preconceived notions, assumptions, and suppositions, examining the essence of the text without any personal bias. You will never hear me say, "As I was studying this, the Lord told me, the Lord showed me." Or, "The Lord confirmed to me that this is what it meant." There's no such spiritual experience. Nor will I ever say to you, "I'm the preacher, and I'm telling you this is what it means, and if I say it, you have to believe it," because you don't. What you need to do is investigate it like the noble Bereans and see if it's really so. I want to be under scrutiny. Look, there are many types of false authorities. There's personal authority, church authority, rational authority, and experiential authority. But there's only one legitimate authority, and that's the Word of God. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-350) - A Call for Authoritative Preaching
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Day: 1064
October 20, 2026
False Authorities
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