One may ask if a Spiritualist Minister can preach from the Bible as denominational ministers or priests. The answer is a definite Yes! But, a Spiritualist misters normally gives what are called spontaneous spiritual talks instead of preaching a sermon.
A spiritual talk is designed to give the congregation something inspirational to think about after they leave the service, without preaching. Preaching is defined as: "Delivering a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church". A sermon is: "A talk on religious or moral subject given during a church service based on a Bible passage".
A person who attends a Christian seminary will take a course designed to teach him/her how to prepare and preach a sermon. The student will decide on a subject based on the Bible, research the subject by consulting several translations of the Bible, and/or a Bible concordance and often research what other ministers have written on the subject and then write out their sermon. It is the goal of a sermon to teach Biblical truths as the minister understands it and try to present his/her truth to the best of his/her knowledge.
A Spiritualist minister will often go into a church service vaguely knowing what he/she will talk about relying on spirit to give them the subject and inspiration to deliver the talk. However, some Spiritualist ministers will prepare a spiritual talk using the Bible or another sacred text like the Koran, the Vedas or even a Buddhist text. So, a Spiritualist Minister will use the Bible on occasion to give a spiritual talk. However, they will not give a long drawn out sermon.
A sermon can last from 30 to 45 minutes to over an hour while a Spiritualist's spiritual talk is not to last more than 20 minutes. Spiritualist believe that all that needs to be said can be said in 20 minutes instead of a much longer discourse.
Long drawn out sermons are often a blockage for many people and most people don't want to be preached at, but to be given something from the Bible to think about in a short period of time.
It seems that people today just don't have the time, or want to take the time, to sit and listen to a long drawn out sermon. People want the minister to get to the point and say what they have to say and then close the service.
Can a Spiritualist minister preach from the Bible, yes, it is only one book that a Spiritualist uses to teach a lesson that is for the highest good of the listener.
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