Brother Steve,
Thanks for your concern. We truly do value your advice and love you in the Lord.
Linda and I did not leave the church totally during this time, At first, we, and others, questioned the minister, but he always answered that we just were not studying the Word of God as we should and talked in a condescending manner to all.
We prayed about it, and felt it was best not to sit under that teaching. We continued to attend the Sunday services as usual. Great messages were preached during the Sunday services by 3 of the members who, we feel are qualified to minister, and also by an ordained minister who drove more than 100 miles to preach to the congregation every Sunday Morning for nearly 2 years.
I guess the reason this man was allowed to minister on Wednesday nights was his status as an ex-pastor of the congregation. And, as I stated earlier, in the 30 years he ministered as pastor, he never taught such a teaching as this.
We are again attending the Wednesday night services.
Blessings, my Brother.