The Gospel

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the GOSPEL which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

[Paul, writing to Christians @ Corinth, 1 Cor. 15:1-4]

Thursday, February 4, 2010

2 Corinthians 4:1

Title: We have this ministry


The ministry is not a right, but a privilege. It is not unlike a driver’s license that is issued to a qualified motorist who has pledged to abide by restrictions and rules of land transportation. The license remains government property until the termination of its validity or revocation for gross violation of regulations.


So a minister of the gospel stands subject to the Scriptures he teaches, not rule above it, because he is in leadership only by the pleasure of God, who is the only abiding authority.