Those who minister, preach or lead churches can't do whatever they want to do, or teach whatever they want to teach. Some of today's churches pride themselves on "freedom" of thought and the "pursuit" of truth - as though there is no truth and our pursuit of it is "spiritual" and "salvation." The Gnostics in Paul's day had that very idea as part of their "religion." They, like many today, would say truth is relevant and the pursuit of it a higher calling than the actual acquisition of it ... since one can never really find "real" truth, but only our perception of it. So, their churches and meetings are spent with no sound teaching but rather the ramblings of men who have depraved minds. The Church of Christ is not to be so. We don't get to pick our text or our thought for the day. We are sworn to sound teaching from God's Word, which is the everlasting truth. Note the following written to young preacher Timothy on how to be a good preacher:
1 Timothy 1:4
... nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.
In the previous verse to this Paul had told Timothy to "instruct men not to teach strange doctrines ..." True Biblical Christianity is based upon the doctrine of the Word. There is no variation of it. This is the truth of God's Word and it is to preached and practiced. Our world has its own philosophies. We are not to trust them, proclaim them or practice them. We are to examine them through the lens of the eternal Scriptures and declare them myths. We have a responsibility to study the Word and preach it and hear it.
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