Two men disagree with the preacher. They have both been taught that they are not just to "swallow" everything the preacher says; that they are to think for themselves. They are to be commended, therefore, for their careful evaluation of what is taught. 

The first man’s words are, "It seems to me." All teaching is judged according to his own thinking, as to whether or not it makes sense to him. 

The second man’s words are, "What does God say?" He knows that truth can only be found in God's word (John 17:17). If he disagrees with the preacher, it is because he is believes the preacher has erred in using a passage of scripture or has failed to consider a scripture that might have been considered in his reaching his conclusion. He comes with an open Bible and a ready and open mind, prepared to defend his position or to yield if he sees that he has erred. 

The first man exalts self. He places too much confidence in his own thinking. He may do this unconsciously, but in reality he makes his own intellect his god. His thinking is reflected in the words of Naaman, "Behold, I thought." Words that would have taken Naaman to a leper's grave had it not been for one of his servants (2 Kings 5:1-14). 

The second man exalts God. His confidence is in what God says in the scriptures. He recognizes that his own intellect and experience fade when placed in the brightness of the light of truth. A "thus saith the Lord" ends all controversy. His thinking is reflected in that of the Bereans who "were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they... searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so (true) " (Acts 17:11).

 Unless the first man changes his attitude, he is hopeless. He is receptive to all kinds of false ideas. He cannot come to God and know His truth through his own wisdom (1Cor. 1:21). He must throw own his own wisdom, intellect and experiences and become poor in spirit, meek before God, hungering and thirsting for righteousness; he must bow in submission to the word of the Lord. He must say with Paul, "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His counselor?'" (Romans 11:33-34). 

The second man is a blessed and fortunate man for he will learn the truth which will make him free (John 8:32). Unfortunately, he is a rare man in the twentieth century but he does exist. After all, it is one thing to disagree with a preacher; it is quite another thing to disagree with Almighty God!