God or People Judging the Teacher? Part 3 (TMF:2044)

Thursday, March 09, 2023
Peace to Live By: God or People Judging the Teacher? Part 3 (TMF:2044) - Daniel Litton
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       A second issue is that none of us are perfect. It’s not that a preacher needs to maintain a certain level of perfection more than others as is commonly believed. That’s self-righteousness. Really, that’s not possible. All of us, no matter who we are, first have a sin nature. Secondly, we have the capacity to make mistakes. I think behind what James is saying to us then is that if you do not wish to be criticized, if you don’t have thick skin to endure God’s people who are on the lower levels of consciousness, then perhaps you might want to decide not to be a preacher. This is the Law of Liberty in action. Really, though, this is something that is developed over time—that is—having thick skin, at least to some degree. Some of our boldness is obviously inborn or gifted by God. Christians on the lower levels of consciousness, and definitely those who don’t closely follow Christianity, in a way desire for a preacher to be less than perfect, even to perhaps fail. Why is that?