Friday, 15 October 2010
This new article follows on from these previous articles:
We are living in days where false teachers and false prophets abound.
Jesus said that by their fruits you will know them. Putting these words into
the whole context of the passage we will see that the fruit, Jesus was
referring to, was unscriptural false teaching but He was pointing out that they
were wolves.
What are the fruits of a wolf in sheeps clothing? Here are some traits: arrogance, pride, greediness, lies. Maybe, instead of looking at these traits it may be better (as a counter to the false) to consider what makes for a “true” leader or a “good shepherd”
What are the fruits of a wolf in sheeps clothing? Here are some traits: arrogance, pride, greediness, lies. Maybe, instead of looking at these traits it may be better (as a counter to the false) to consider what makes for a “true” leader or a “good shepherd”
This article
will look at the qualifications for leadership as defined in the Bible to help you determine whether a teacher is sound or not.
Before we look at the
qualities for Biblical leadership, I need to point out that these
are very different from worldly leadership qualities or criteria.
James says that friendship with the world is enmity with God. Paul
tells us that
we are not to be conformed to this world (ie the way it thinks and acts) but be transformed (in our minds and hearts) by the renewing of our minds.
we are not to be conformed to this world (ie the way it thinks and acts) but be transformed (in our minds and hearts) by the renewing of our minds.
In fact, we are in days of
being very influenced by “new-age” thinking about leadership. For instance,
many books have been written by new-age gurus about leadership skills. However,
this article concentrates on revealing God’s Mind on what is required in
leadership.
God is looking for
spiritually qualified leaders to feed His flock. He is looking for
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