Hell's Greatest Constituency
April 10th 2010 03:27
I could be wrong, but I firmly believe that Hell will be overly populated with ministers! Too many of my colleagues will find themselves saying, "But Lord, we prophesied in your name, we cast out demons, and we performed many miracles," only to hear the reply of the Lord Jesus, "Depart from me . . . I never knew you" (Matthew 7). It's not what a minister says that's so important . . . but why he says it (i.e., the motive, the intention behind the action). Of course, content is essential as a true minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ MUST preach the Scriptures; nevertheless, the Apostle Paul made it clear that some preach Christ with wrong motives (Philippians 1). This is precisely why James (the younger, half-brother of Jesus) made it clear that those who teach, preach, and profess to offer spiritual leadership will "incur a stricter judgment" (James 3). Jesus said, "the first shall be last and the last shall be first," and I firmly believe he had more than the salvation of tax collectors and sinners in mind. Based on all I've seen, I would imagine that some who appear to be "first" (i.e., ministers), will in fact be "last" when it comes to the day when no man can hide from the powerful, all-seeing eye of God. Indeed, pray for those in ministry, as (oddly enough) we may be fooling ourselves right into hell via the practice of erroneous, phony ministry not built on the solid foundation, which is Christ.
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