Quote Originally Posted by christiansoldier
Would it be improper of me to hold you (or any minister) to a higher standard of teaching God's Word than what I would normally expect from a layman?
I think you could reasonably expect a minister to be theologically well educated, at least those in mainstream denominations with decent training. If that is what you meant, then I would say yes.

Two things though:

(a) You need to be careful though if by that you mean "how close are they to the way I see it". Any given minister may be of a different churchmanship than your own and because he/she does not see things as you do does not render their ministry flawed. This is what I meant by recognising that the church is a little bigger than any one branch.

(b) I am not persuaded that I (or any minister) is accountable to anyone in this forum - I am accountable to my denomination and my congregation (and, of course, to God).

Mike