That's kind of like an excommunicated Priest. If you were ever really a minister, it's an oxy-moron statement. That's the problem I have, with the AME and CME denominations. They appoint their leaders, and teachers. The gift of being the leader of a ministry, or a Pastor. Should be one ordained by God. When you look at the way of thinking, of some of these people. It makes a case for that way of organization though. Dispensed properly, it provides decency and order. A lot of people just don't have, that discipline within them. Their thoughts are evil continually. Even when they call themselves believers. The best way to get close to them, or get their attention. Is approach them with some trash. The word of God has never, or will ever change. If you once believed what you were charged with teaching, at what point did you stop believing?
The man in the picture "Scott Hall" is a prime example, of what a minister should represent. I have ran across several paintings, with him being the subject. I don't know anything about him, other than these paintings. But all of them have a common thread I noticed. He is preaching the gospel, in the most unusual places. I saw one picture of him preaching the word of God, around the slave auction block. Imagine what that was like? A minister should preach the gospel, in and out of season. You have to preach the word of God. Even when it's an unpopular subject. A minister must trust in the word. A person should be recognized by the fruit that they bare. There should be more people talking about your works, than just you. That doesn't mean you will have all these accoutrements offered by the world. The fancy automobiles, clothes and houses. That's what the world looks for. This is what we should see, in the life of a minister.
1 Corinthians 2
12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Being a minister is not a job, it's a way of life. It should be the basis, of who you are. When I hear someone call themselves an ex-minister. I can't help but wonder. Were they real to begin with?
Anonymous 12:23,
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. If you ever were, I think you still are. I had to go back and change the title to say minister. In ordder to be a pastor one must lead a church. A minister has only to have the calling.
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