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NASB | James 3:1 Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 3:1 Not many [of you] should become teachers [serving in an official teaching capacity], my brothers and sisters, for you know that we [who are teachers] will be judged by a higher standard [because we have assumed greater accountability and more condemnation if we teach incorrectly]. |
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Bible Note: Christian7 Alas I'm afraid it is true, there are some that use another’s sermon instead of their own. However there is another use for checking another’s sermon and that is to get illustrations and applications. Many preachers have staff writers and researchers digging for those great illustrations. I use to sit in awe wondering how and where did they find their material for all their great examples. At the time I was thinking they must read non stop. Then one day I learned they had paid staff that did nothing else but search media to find that perfect illustration. As for a preacher listening to a tape and then trying to preach the same message, if he is trying to perfect his skills I say great. If he is doing it because he is too lazy to come up with his own sermon that might be a problem. Understand today a preacher is not compared to the preacher down the street but rather to the guy on TV or Radio. The TV preacher has probably perfected his skill over the years, and has a team of staff writers and researchers. Since most don’t do pastorial care they can spend hours each day rehearsing the next sermon making sure their timing and diction is perfect. Plus they obviously have some natural skill or they wouldn’t be on TV in the first place. It can be a daunting task for a man has very little in the way of research material, is so busy fixing the roof of the church he can’t read even the newspaper, is going to the hospital to sit all hours of night with a dying saint, has to visit each member at least once a week and has to mow the church lawn for Sunday. Many times setting aside time for study only to find his plans changed by a funeral or some other emergency. Plus he is probably paid less than a tenth of what the man is he is being compared to. I write non of this to justify using another's sermon put to offer a point of view that many times we don't think about. Before we criticize another we need to walk a mile in their shoes. EdB |