It is interesting to me that so many people are johnny on the spot to judge someone as good simply because they are successful at something. I read an article about a man who is a pastor, he tripled the size of his church in 6 months by going door to door. Many people were excited about him as though the size of his church was evidence that God was blessing. It is also interesting how quickly people are to judge someone as good but very reluctant to judge anyone as evil.
Below is my response to the article praising this man for growing his church by going door to door.
"I do not judge this man as good or bad. He may be using marketing techniques. He may be so friendly that everyone likes him, in which case he may be watering down the gospel to a social gospel and Jesus loves every body. I worry about those who can bring in large crowds these days. I hope those he baptized are truly born again. Since I have not been there to see any of it I reserve judgement that it is good. How many people he can bring in is not a measure of the quality of his ministry."
Luke 6:25:26 "…25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way. "
In these last days of apostasy I am always worried when the focus of a ministry is numbers. We are living in the days of the remnants, those who are dedicated to Christ fully but they are few.
Matthew 7:14
"For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it."
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