Thursday, July 24, 2014

The Object of Ministry

1 Corinthians 2:5 KJV
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

The:
  • Desire
  • Goal
  • Object and
  • Aim
of every:
  • Pastor
  • Evangelist and
  • Soul winner
ought to be found within this passage. Our place is not to make converts after ourselves. No man would be better off eternally for being a follower of any Christian. The purpose and cause of Christ is in no way advanced by collecting any number of people together under a charismatic and even well meaning Christian leader.

  • What men need
  • What our world needs
  • What Bible  preaching is intended to do

is to bring souls to faith in Jesus Christ. The temptation to use the dynamic means of the Christian message  to effect cultural and political change is enormous. To use that same means to develop our own following is almost inescapable. But the true servant of the Lord will stay on target. His desire is to help people have faith in God and not in men.

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