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The power of accusation I have found is that it is always the exact opposite of the character of the person being accused. Men who would never dream of taking anything that was not theirs, who sacrifice themselves for the kingdom of God, who tithe faithfully are accused of theft. Men who would die ratherContinue reading “The Power of Accusation 03: It’s the Exact Opposite”

The one thing that you must know about any accusation is that it defiles your relationships – it puts mud in the waters and stops those relationships being pure.  Accusations just make everything dirty. Pure relationships are made dirty by accusations.  That’s one of the reasons the devil likes to accuse saints because he likesContinue reading “The Power of Accusers 02: The Defilement of Accusation”

Accusers are people who make accusations.  They make charges against people. They blame other people and point fingers at them.  An accusation is saying someone else is guilty or doing something wrong. Accusations make even the strongest of people wilt and give up, they invade your heart and make you want to stop. Even thoughContinue reading “The Power of Accusers 01: What You Talking About?”

Had a few strange communications this week. One gentleman said that the Christian life should be lived by going to 3 or 4 conferences a week, rather than going to church consistently.  That’s someone who is remarkably immature.  Yes, the discipline of going to church every weekend can be laborious – but anything worth doingContinue reading “The Conference-Driven Life”

One of the things I think shocks pastors more than anything is the people who tell you to your face that they are loyal, but behind your back they are slanderous. They are two-faced, double-mouthed, immature and mature people, that are hard work for any leader to deal with. Remember in the animal kingdom, thereContinue reading “The Danger of Split Personality 06: Loyal and Disloyal”

If I pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ – Paul, Galatians 1.10 You cannot please both God and man.  It’s not possible. You either concentrate on the people and fail to please God, or you please God and upset someone. Yes – you will definitely upset someone! I have been plantingContinue reading “The Danger of a Split Personality 05: Trying to Please Both God and Man”

Samson was a judge for over two decades. You don’t do any job for over two decades, especially one that is intense and involves leadership without maturing and learning some things. So we can conclude that in some areas Samson was mature. Most pastors I know haven’t been in the ministry for over two decadesContinue reading “The Danger of a Split Personality 04: Mature and Immature”

This is the third part of a series on split personality, parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here. The danger of having a person with a split personality around you, having a Samson in your church, is that they are simultaneously both strong and weak. For them personally that is a hugeContinue reading “The Danger of a Split Personality 03: How to Deal with a Strong and Weak Person”

Samson essentially played games with God. He looked good in his long hair, which let everyone know he was part of church, and being good, and fitting in, and earning him praise with the church-people, but he was cheating on God with the world. He was godly and worldly, and that never works. I knowContinue reading “The Danger of A Split Personality 02: Godly and Worldly”

One of the greatest dangers in the Christian life is a split personality. Just today I found out a minister who I have learned a lot from has been seeing prostitutes and beating his wife. That’s a split personality – who he is in the pulpit is not who he is in private. People calledContinue reading “The Danger of A Split Personality 01: Samson”