What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?

The following quote was taken from "Dear Timothy: Letters on Pastoral Ministry." It serves as a startling and sober reminder that men of God are not here for our own agenda but for the service of the Lord.

"To keep the gospel unadulterated and unchanged and undiluted is very hard. While the word faithful may seem old-fashioned and weak, like the Bible word meek, it is not. It is required of men entrusted with the sacred charge that they prove faithful.

1 Corinthians 4:1-2 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.

Christian pastors want "faithful" written on their tombstone, not "innovative," not "creative," not "he pushed the envelope." Those terms are left for the biographies of the liberals, the heretics and the heterodox. Biblical shepherds want to hear our Lord say on Judgment Day, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!'"

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