Softer Stances on Doctrine

Recently, I was contacted by a retiring minister. He said he had become an elder with the congregation and was given the job of seeking his replacement. We spoke for nearly an hour and things seemed fine until he asked me about certain doctrines. He was specific about a few and I quoted the scripture pertaining to them. He then told me he had preached for over 50 years and in the last 20 or so he had “softened his stance” on these key doctrines we discussed. He admitted he had no scripture for his position, he just “felt” differently now. I told him that I wouldn’t be a good fit and we parted ways. Brethren, he unknowingly summed up one of the largest problems in the church. He and others would like to move God’s boundaries because of their unpopularity. Proverbs 14:12, “There is a way that seems right…