How Can You Tell the Difference Between a Faithful and an Unfaithful Pastor?

Church and MinistryEcclesiology

How Can You Tell the Difference Between a Faithful and an Unfaithful Pastor?

25 min

Church and MinistryEcclesiology

How Can You Tell the Difference Between a Faithful and an Unfaithful Pastor?

25 min

Episode 254 Show Notes

How Can You Tell the Difference Between a Faithful and an Unfaithful Pastor?

Note: Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez are joined by Costi Hinn and Michael Cerullo. Costi Hinn is the author of “God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelmed a Life Built on Lies” and the nephew of Benny Hinn, a popular and long-time televangelist. Michael Cerullo is the grandson of Morris Cerullo an American Pentecostal televangelist and host of the Television show “Victory Today.”

From the Show

How can you tell the difference between a faithful pastor and an unfaithful pastor

Go to the Bible and look at 1st Timothy 3:1-7, go over to Titus chapter one and look at what the Bible says about an overseer and elders in the church. How do you know if you’re being overseen or supported by a biblically qualified pastor or elder? Well, you’ve got a whole list right there and that is going to be a high bar. So, look at the man’s character. How does he manage his family, is he above reproach? In other words, is there a handle to pull somewhere, is there always something coming up about this guy, how does he handle money? One of the clear commands for every pastor is to be free from the love of money. Literally, you can’t be an elder, a qualified elder, and have the love of money. — Costi Hinn

Questions in this Episode

1. How can you tell the difference between a faithful pastor and an unfaithful pastor?

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Michael Horton (Ph.D., Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Coventry University) is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California and Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Sola Media.

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