Thursday, December 29, 2011

Judgment & The Pastor

Judgment begins at the house of God (1Peter 4:17).

The house of God is the Church.

House of God denotes a building, a place.

Judgment concerns those things that are considered sin.

The judgment of sin then begins at the Church.

What is the role of the Pastor in this judgment place?

The Pastor is a shepherd. He is over the flock.

Does the flock have authority over the shepherd?

Who has the authority in the Church to set forth judgment?

Can anyone show me where it is a deacon board's duty and office?
Can anyone show me where a board or group of Elders have this duty or office?

Judgment against sin at the Church must include the ministry of the Pastor.

And if he does not judge sin by his ministry, judgment fails at this church and people are not delivered from their sins.

Why is it that in modern Pentecostalism, sin in the church is an accepted thing? Could it be that the Pastor himself is included in these sins and therefore can not judge them?

Why would he want to condemn those sins he allows?

Why is it that for most churches judgment is not part of the spiritual work?

If we are judged now righteously, we will not be judged later.

Some who reject being in a Church of judgment, will run to churches where sin is accepted. What does this tell us?

At the Passover of Jesus table, there is judgment. It is here we can judge ourselves. It is here if we do not and we eat and drink, we eat and drink damnation to ourselves. Should a Pastor allow people to eat and drink at the Communion when he knows they are living in sin and he knows they have not repented?

Can even the judgment of a Pastor begin at the house of God?

Yea, I say, if a Pastor fails his ordination, fails his duty, refuses to be a holy and righteous man of God, he is judged at the house of God. Let all Pastors examine themselves because they also stand to be judged.

I thank God that judgment begins at the house of God.

Jesus judge us, forgive us, and give us mercy.

Bishop Reckart
A Man God Loves

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