I’ve always been somewhat critical and only more recently a cynic, but seminary has made into a sermon critic monster. Not so much of the style or presentation of the speaker, but most definitely of the theology and exegetical ability. Proof texting is generally the biggest faux pax of ministers—using verses out of context to support a truth that may be biblical, but is better proved elsewhere in Scripture. Bad interpretation of Scripture is another common issue with many of the sermons I’ve heard in the past. One such misinterpretation I heard in a recent sermon was the following: “I don’t have to like everyone, but I do have to love everyone”. Is that really what the Bible teaches us? Is that what Christ exemplified in His earthly witness? Is that really how we interpret the verse that states, “They will know you by your love”; as some tolerant, impersonal, passive love without an emotional backing? I’m not convinced this is the case. According to 1 Corinthians 13 (the “love”...