A godly pastor leads the Lord's sheep with the inspired Word of God. Many church members want a good pastor, but not a godly pastor. They want a pastor to perform their weddings and funerals. They want a pastor to go through the motions and do all the work of a good pastor.
They want a pastor to teach them the Bible, encourage them and give comfort. And a pastor should do all these things, for which he is paid; but most churches don't want a godly pastor who preaches controversial truth (such as criticizing modern Bible versions). They want a pastor who doesn't make waves for the church, doesn't rock the boat, and doesn't bring persecution upon the church. They want the good life, quietly existing in the community without offending anybody! They want a theological wimp in the pulpit, a pastor who is henpecked by rich people in the congregation!
Most churches don't want a pastor who calls false prophets by name, because that might offend somebody. They don't want a pastor who has researched the 911 attacks and has discovered that it was unmistakably an Inside Job! They don't want a conspiratorial pastor who has done his homework and knows that Zionism is of the Devil, and that present-day Israel is a Marxist-Communist secular corrupt state. They don't want a pastor who knows that Zionism-Freemasonry controls the U.S. government, courts, mainstream religions, medical industry, mainstream newsmedia, Hollywood, the music industry, et cetera.
A godly pastor preaches the truth, because he wants God's flock to be aware of what's going on. I heard Pastor Hyles say in a sermon today that he has never asked God to help him preach “a good sermon”; but rather, to preach “THE TRUTH”! That is a godly pastor!
The pastor is the Savior's under-shepherd. Jesus Himself is The Great Shepherd! The church congregation is NOT the pastor's people, it is the Lord's flock. Jesus told the apostle Peter in John 21:16 to “FEED MY SHEEP”! We are God's sheep. A pastor who controls his people is leading a religious cult, not a New Testament local church! A godly pastor leads the Lord's sheep with the inspired Word of God.
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