"Patterson's parents made it a priority in their lives to follow the teachings of Jesus and they raised him with the same priority." He enjoys helping others who have a desire to know the Gospel truth of Salvation.
The Bible says: "If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God..."( 1Pt. 4:11)
Friends, If we are followers of Christ, we should speak on religious matters as "holy men of God spake" (2 Peter 1:20-21). We say the things they said; then and only then are we speaking as the oracles of God. We must emphasize what they emphasized. As Paul told Titus: "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine" (Titus 2:1). Perhaps the need to speak as the "oracles of God" has particular application to preachers of the gospel. "If a man has the duty of preaching, let him preach not as one offering his own opinions or propagating his own prejudices, but as one with a message from God" (The Letters of James and Peter). Before we speak to men, we must heed to God's Word. Preaching must be done, not to display the preacher but to bring men to God!