Arcturus,
The preachers of today may not discern the truth but they do discern the pay scale and know they must stay within the confines of the accepted doctrine to get paid. This is why Ray is so real, he is not a merchant of GOD'S WORD. Preaching used to be a calling but today it is a vocation and position of power for many.
WE need to be all taught by GOD, not just by man. Read and read again, pray and read, read and pray. The full quote from John Bunyan is as follows.
"Read and read again, and do no despair of help to understand the will and mind of of GOD though you thing they are fast locked up from you. Neither trouble your heads though you have no commentaries and exposition. Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from GOD is better than a great deal from men. Also, what is from men is uncertain, and is often lost and tumbled over by men; but what is from GOD is fixed as a nail in a sure place. There is nothing that so abides with us as what we receive from GOD; and the reason why the Christian in this day are at such a loss as to some things is that they are contented with what comes from men's mouths, without searching and kneeling before GOD to know of HIM the truth of things. Things we receive at GOD'S hand come to us as truths from the minting house, though old in themselves, yet new to us. Old truths are always new to us if they come with the smell of heaven upon them."
Of course, our LORD new what the problems of today would be but HE still provides a way. Just JESUS, not church.
Phil3:10