If
we wish to evaluate someone who claims to be an apostle, prophet,
evangelist, pastor or teacher, we can apply this simple test: Is this person centered on Jesus Christ?
And
when they do whatever it is that they do (preach, teach, prophesy,
sing, plant churches, etc.), does it bring people into a deeper, more
experiential knowing of Him?
Some
may think that kind of test is too severe. Why, if we applied this
criteria to every minister and
ministry in the world (they say) then we would probably disqualify a
majority of workers and works that are doing the Church and mankind a
great service.
Yes,
we probably would. Yet in terms of value to the Kingdom of God, if the
work is not Christ-centered and does nothing to bring people into a
mature relationship with Him then it has no value to God and is
worthless in His sight. If we are not preaching Christ then we
are preaching something or someone else; and if we are not bringing
people into the depths of Jesus with our life and work then we are
either leaving them as they are or leaving them worse than when we found
them. We become a distraction and a hindrance to the spiritual growth
of others...
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