Who Is The Most Dangerous Guy At Your Church At your Work in your Family? Have time to Follow this Empowering Teaching:
So I ask you, "Who Is The Most Dangerous Guy At Your Church At your Work in your Family?”
Here I am not so much aiming at an individual as I am looking at a type of person.
Sure, we all can spot the unbeliever who doesn't fluently speak the language of Zion, we can identify the person from doctrinally anemic backgrounds because they keep cutting themselves with the sharp knives in the theology drawer, and of course any Calvinist can sniff out …show more content…
Just like Diotrephes had influence in that congregation so too the unteachable guy no doubt has influence in your local assembly. The influence of an unteachable guy is a vehicle for division.
(4) He is Joy-Robbing: A church that is teachable brings its leaders joy. A church or church member who is not robs them of joy. It's that simple (Hebrews 13.7Open in Logos Bible Software (if available), 10Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)). I can attest to the fact that this is very true.
(5) He is a Time-Waster: Let me be careful how I say this. I don't mean that labor in the ministry is a waste of time. But what I do mean is that unteachable guy is one who continues to take up pastoral leadership's time with arguments. He just keeps resetting the same issue over and over again. He can find anything to nitpick and be critical about. So in this sense he is a waste of time. Or, as Paul might say, the labor is in vain (Philippians 2.16Open in Logos Bible Software (if available); 2 Thessalonians 3.5Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)).
So, what do you do with …show more content…
The desire is for growth in the gospel. Therefore, pray (Colossians 1.9-14Open in Logos Bible Software (if available); 2 Peter 3.18Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)).
Minimize his influence: Pastors should always be careful about who is appointed unto leadership. In this case it would obviously make sense not to just put the Bible trivia champ in charge of teaching and leadership items. This is because the Bible trivia champ could also be a spiritual MMA champ on the side.
Watch him and the sheep: If this guy is a Christian then he must be cared for too. The pastor must do this while guarding and caring for the flock. This is the type of thing that keeps pastors up at night (see #4 above).
Lovingly aim to teach him: Keep on keeping on (Titus 2.15Open in Logos Bible Software (if available))
Confront where necessary: When there is sin involved Jesus is clear (Matthew 18.15-18Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)).
This type of thing weighs heavy upon pastors and church members alike. Therefore, even the consideration of such things should cause us to pause, evaluate our own hearts, and pray for receptivity of the word of Christ (James 1.20ffOpen in Logos Bible Software (if available); Colossians 3.15Open in Logos Bible Software (if