𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗬 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥? (𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗪 𝟳:𝟭𝟱) !!!

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗬 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥? (𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗪 𝟳:𝟭𝟱)

Do you think that anyone who has graduated from seminary is a servant of God? No, God must approve this servant. False prophets make only their voices holy and preach to the congregation, “live virtuously,” but such sermons are given often enough in ethics classes in schools. It’s because of sin that people are tormented now and it’s because of sin that they are suffering. Yet these false prophets are incapable of preaching to such people about how their sins have disappeared. They cannot solve people’s spiritual problems, but only speak of superficial things. The people of the world know such things better. They know better than anyone else how to live in this world. When people come to church, they do so to listen to the Word of God and be saved from their sins. So how can anyone who can’t even meet this purpose call himself a pastor?

My fellow believers, it is when we ourselves are denied and humbled that Jesus is exalted. Is Jesus exalted when a pastor pretends to be holy, blusters out bravado, and speaks smoothly only in words? No, it’s when our insufficiencies are exposed that the holiness of Jesus and His righteousness are revealed. If one is too holy and perfect, then all that shines is just his own righteousness, while the perfection of Jesus is not manifested. In reality, everyone is insufficient before God. Isn’t this true? Of course it is. Yet despite this, there are many pastors who choose their words carefully only to pretend to be holy, just like the Pharisees. Did you see any swindler who is not a sweet talker? When a swindler is about to commit a fraud, he has every word figured out, ready to tempt his victim with his smooth talking. If a charlatan looks like a charlatan, then he is a failure. 

How are today’s pastors any different from swindlers?

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