He thinks that Bible study is:
- making a list of a bunch of passages he has not duly contemplated himself.
- reading what scholars say about passages he has not duly contemplated himself.
- gathering and giving out statistics about word usage in passages he has not duly contemplated himself.
- a thing to be done as a leader/teacher, for the benefit of others, to help them understand passages he has not duly contemplated himself.
He goes to the trouble to do these things, but will not go to the trouble of giving a passage due contemplation himself. He’s not listening to the scriptures. He’s busy trying to play the role of a good student or a good teacher, perhaps, but he’s got his priorities off as he has neglected that fundamental task of listening to the scriptures himself.
Beware of this man. He is everywhere.
