Psalms 111:1 (KJV)
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
I am reminded that in every congregation there is also “the assembly of the upright”. In other words, not all in a congregation are saved.
- I once read a story of a Scottish preacher in the 1800s who said he feared most of his congregation was lost.
- When I first became a believer, Mike Riggs, the man who discipled me, told me that Billy Graham said perhaps 50% of professing Christians were lost.
- When I went to Bible College I heard Billy Hamm say maybe 25% of his congregation was lost.
- Now I think pastors assume no one is lost.
Not all in the congregation are upright. By that I mean:
- Saved and surrendered,
- Sold out to Christ,
- Prepared to give their lives to and for Christ.
The preacher has his hands full, praising the Lord and ministering to all of them.[1]
- The unsaved
- The saved
- The carnal and
- The godly
[1] I believe he is to minister to them all.
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Psalms 111:1 (KJV) Minister To Them All
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