A Message to
Preachers for the Need of Preaching Repentance from Sin:
Why? Because of Many Unfaithful Professing
Christians in Our Churches!
Read: Romans
6:1-18
My Authority
to make the below assertions in this Commentary – I used to be one years ago.
The title of the message identifies the problem. To some degree in all
our churches
there are a number of people who profess Christ as their Lord and Savior who are clearly
not faithful to Him. Their lives pretty much remain the same after their profession of faith;
with the exception that now they are identified as Christians because they now have their
names on a church roll.
there are a number of people who profess Christ as their Lord and Savior who are clearly
not faithful to Him. Their lives pretty much remain the same after their profession of faith;
with the exception that now they are identified as Christians because they now have their
names on a church roll.
They
are frustrating to the God fearing pastor who loves his flock, and longs with heartfelt
love to see those to whom God has entrusted him with, living victorious lives
in Christ, being a ready and willing tool of God to bring Glory to our Lord and
Savior, and reaping the benefit of the full blessing of God.
These "Christians" in name only, are frustrating and a source of
discouragement to any child of God who longs to see Christ lifted up and
magnified and to receive the honor and worship our God and Savior should
receive.
They
are frustrating because they are a liability to any local congregation of believers.
These folks contribute little if anything unto the local church. Their unfaithfulness
is actually a stumbling block to others in the church and the lost the church
is trying to reach. They do not present a example of what God desires His
children to be. They present a distorted picture of what a Christian is suppose
to be.
We all have heard someone say, "Well if so-in-so is a member of that
church I do not want to have anything to do with it." What they are really
saying is that if that person is a Christian, a child of God the whole thing is
a sham.
I am not only talking about those who do not come to church or tithe or take a
part in the ministry of the church. I am also talking about the outwardly
piteous hypocrite, who sits on the front pew and has a part in everything....a
negative part!
I agonize over the matter, trying to come to
grips with it, and explain it....so as God's preacher, his pastor, His messenger
I can help the poor souls whose lives are marked by being unfaithful to God.
