Proverbs 5:13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
How many people have told you something about God? How many of those people have been people in some sort of position of authority in the church?
It is not always the people in charge or the people who have got all the qualifications who can teach us about God and the Gospel.
God uses many people in our lives to reach us and to teach us. Trusting them can be difficult unless you are willing to spend a little time thinking about what people tell you.
Take what is said and compare it with what Christ has had written down for us – compare it with the bible.