House Church Talk - Is Jesus qualified for leadership?
Claire Bennett
clairebnntt at cox.net
Mon May 3 11:10:28 EDT 2004
Did he rule his household well? With the father of the family dead, shouldn't Jesus, as the oldest brother have stayed home to provide financially for the family and also provide spiritual guidance and direction for the younger siblings? Shouldn't he have cared for his widowed mother?
No, he took off to roam the land - and I bet he didn't even send home a paycheck. He called all his followers his brothers, sisters and mothers.
He didn't handle the ministry finances too well either. He allowed the treasurer to dip into the cookie jar. That sounds like poor financial management, as well as poor personnel screening techniques.
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