The Inseparable Love of God (1) [ Romans 8:38-39 ] Why can nothing separate us from the love of God? 1. Because God’s love is eternal. Romans 8:29a says: “For those whom He foreknew…” The word “foreknew” refers to before eternity began —before the creation of heaven and earth . The phrase “those whom He foreknew” does not simply mean knowing about someone intellectually, but rather loving them. In other words, it refers to “those whom God loved from eternity past.” Amos 3:2a says: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” If “known” merely meant intellectual knowledge, that would imply that God only knew Israel and did not know the other nations—which cannot be true, because the all-knowing God lacks knowledge of nothing. Therefore, “I have known you only” means “I have loved you only.” God loved Israel among all the nations of the earth. Hosea 13:5 says: “I knew you in the wilderness , in the land of great drought.” The “wilderness” was where the Israelite...
The evaluation of pastors' ministry
will be known on the Day
of Judgment.
The
evaluation of pastors' ministry will be revealed on the Day of Judgment.
Each
one's work will be tested with fire, and if what they have built survives,
they
will receive a reward.
But
if it is burned up, they will suffer loss;
they
themselves will be saved,
but
only as one escaping through the flames
(Ref.:
1 Corinthians 3:10-15).
Who is a pastor and who
is an elder?
Who
is a pastor and who is an elder?
They
are simply servants who made you believe as the Lord told them to do.
The
pastor planted the word of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ,
and
the elder provided the caring water.
But
it is God who made you grow.
Therefore,
the pastor who plants and the elder who waters are nothing,
but
God who causes growth is the most important
(Ref.: 1 Corinthians 3:5-7; 1 Timothy 3:5).
Pastors should teach and
testify to believers …
Pastors
should teach and testify to believers,
both
publicly and from house to house, without hesitation,
whatever
is profitable for them.
They
should urge everyone to repent and turn to God,
and
to have faith in our Lord Jesus, without holding back
(Acts 20:20-21).
Listening to the
pastor's sermon ...
While
some people listen to and believe in the pastor's sermons,
others,
who do not believe, incite other congregants
to
harbor ill feelings towards the pastor
(Ref.:
Acts 14:1-2).
As a pastor, I ...
As a servant of Jesus Christ,
I have been called as a pastor and set apart for the gospel of God,
and I serve God with my heart in the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
(Romans 1:1, 9).
Pastors should hate
bribes.
The
pastor must refrain from frequently calling the believers
to
talk with the intention of receiving bribes (Acts 24:26).
The
reason is that bribery blinds the eyes of the wise
and
perverts the words of the righteous (Deuteronomy 16:19),
making
everything unjustly handled (Proverbs 17:23).
In
short, the reason is that bribery corrupts the heart of man (Ecclesiastes 7:7).
The
pastor must abhor bribery (Proverbs 15:27).
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