God didn't call Les Feldick into formal ministry because remaining a layman freed him from peer and denominational pressure to teach the Bible as he understands it.
Les directly says he knows why the Lord did not call him into the ministry: as a teacher of his kind, he is under no peer pressure and no denominational pressure. He is an Oklahoma rancher and a layman with no formal Bible school or seminary training, so he is free to teach independently.
In the provided transcript evidence, no specific Bible verse is quoted to explain why God did not call Les Feldick into formal ministry. Although Les references Romans 3 as the passage he is teaching, he does not use a verse to answer this question about his own calling. Accordingly, the page centers on Les's first-person explanation.
Les says people sometimes think he is a pastor, but he is just a rancher and a layman. He makes no claim to anything more and has had no formal Bible school or seminary; he simply loved to study the Book. When asked why the Lord didn't call him into formal ministry, Les says he knows why—because, as the kind of teacher he is, he is under no peer pressure or denominational pressure. He also stresses that his ministry is totally independent, unaffiliated with any particular group, and free to teach as he feels the Holy Spirit has instructed him. He directs viewers to put their faith in what God says rather than in what a denomination says.
No. Les explains that he is an Oklahoma rancher and just a layman, and he makes no claims to anything more. He had no formal Bible school and no seminary; he has simply loved to study the Book.
Les says that as the kind of teacher he is, he is under no peer pressure or denominational pressure, and he likes the fact that the study is totally independent and not associated with any particular group. This frees him to teach as he feels the Holy Spirit has instructed him. He also tells people to put their faith in what God says, not in what a denomination says.
Les says the Bible study is informal and not associated with any particular group. No one underwrites them; they depend completely on the gifts of God's people to stay on the air.
No Peer or Denominational Pressure
Les directly answers why the Lord didn't call him into formal ministry: as a teacher of his kind, he is under no peer pressure or denominational pressure, so he is free to teach the Bible as he understands it.
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Independent of Any Organization
Les states that his study is totally independent and he is free to teach as he feels the Holy Spirit has instructed him, which grows out of being a lay teacher.
Faith in God's Word, Not a Denomination
Les tells viewers to put their faith in what God says rather than what a denomination says, showing the value he places on independent, non-denominational teaching.
Informal, Unaffiliated Study
Les describes the program as an informal Bible study with no group affiliation and complete dependence on viewer gifts, confirming his independence from institutional pressure.
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Hello and welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick. An Oklahoma rancher and farmer, Les Feldick has been teaching homestyle Bible classes for 20 years in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas. Les Feldick's unique style of Bible teaching has made the books of the Bible come to life. When Les is teaching, it's so interesting that people say time just seems to fly by. And now, here is Les Feldick.
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Hello and welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick. An Oklahoma rancher and farmer, Les Feldick has been teaching homestyle Bible classes for 20 years in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas. Les Feldick's unique style of Bible teaching has made the books of the Bible come to life. When Les is teaching, it's so interesting that people say time just seems to fly by. And now, here is Les Feldick.
No. Les says he had no formal Bible school and no seminary. He identifies himself as a rancher and a layman who simply loved to study the Bible.
Les says he knows why: as the kind of teacher he is, he is under no peer pressure and no denominational pressure. Being a layman allows him to teach the Bible independently.
No. He says his ministry is totally independent and not associated with any particular group. The ministry depends completely on the gifts of God's people to stay on the air.
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