I'll never understand the logic of telling a pastor or teacher that you can trust them to teach the Bible but can't trust them when they point out cultural idols.

Seriously. Why would you trust someone to teach you the BIBLE if you can't also trust that they've been informed by it? Why would you trust them to explain the WORD OF GOD but be unable to explain how that word might apply to this moment?

I'm not talking about pastors & teachers going outside their area of expertise. I'm not talking about unquestioning loyalty.

I'm just flabbergasted by an approach that *seems* less concerned with protecting the word of God than with protecting our cultural idols.

What should break our allegiance to a pastor or teacher is when they mishandle the Scripture or behave in abusive, sinful ways.

What DOES break our allegiance is when they speak out against our particular sins or idols.