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sometimes, if you copy a section of posts like this, and paste them into a search engine, you find that people are posting exactly the same diatribes on many sites, and on their own blogs and webpages too.
it's like, well, they have a message they feel like they need to get out to as many places as they can, i guess (i dunno; i don't do this).
it's an easy trap for me to be judgmental and think they are just looking for kudos and being pretentious. i know if i take that attitude i'm making myself a teacher instead of a student, and i'm not going to gain anything from reading what they say that way.
there are many members here who are preachers themselves. maybe they are just sharing their sermon outlines; it's what is natural for them because this is the way they preach every week. maybe too, there are people who feel called to preach but don't have a congregation. some too just 'love to have the preeminence' and are just doing what think will make them appear scholarly and wise. i dunno how to tell the difference by appearance; i've got to read for myself and figure out what they have to say.
sometimes the format or writing style gives me prejudice; i hope i can overcome that, and 'judge rightly' instead of by appearance.
This made sense to me!