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NASB | 1 Corinthians 4:4 For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 4:4 I am aware of nothing against myself and I feel blameless, but I am not by this acquitted [before God]. It is the Lord who judges me. |
Subject: Should pastors/preachers be evaluated |
Bible Note: While I believe in accountability, as in every pastor must be accountable to someone over them. I view the pastor as the earthly leader of the church he is pastoring. And as I said before the one that evaluates or critiques is really the leader. To try to have the pastor fulfill his functionas leader but also to have an evaluation process produces a two head beast. That is unnatural. Imagine it this way, the way Jesus explained the pastor or leader of the church. Jesus used the word shepherd. Sheep don't evaluate their shepherd, they live and thrive under the shepher's leadership. The owner of the flock is the only one that evaluates the shepherd. The owner in this case is Jesus. A two headed beast is an abomination. If Christ called the pastor to the church who in the church is qualified to second guess the leading the pastor is getting from Jesus? If the pastor isn't being lead of Christ why are you in the church? Either Christ is in fact in charge or the church is dead and there is little point in worrying about something that is dead. This in effect is what Paul was saying, if he is lead of Christ who on earth should question that leadership. Now even Moses needed the counsel of elders but they didn't evaluate Moses. When the children of Israel tried to evaluate Moses God intervened and the results were not pretty. |