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He who wants his subordinates to obey him must first learn to obey his superiors.
He who has not learned to obey those who is should obey should not be surprised when those who should obey him do not.
He who has not obeyed those whom he should have obeyed, has not truly earned the honor of [...]
Sugar Pine Family Christian Camp
August 26-29, 2010
Sugar Pine Family Christian Camp 2010
He who wants his subordinates to obey him must first learn to obey his superiors.
He who has not learned to obey those who is should obey should not be surprised when those who should obey him do not.
He who has not obeyed those whom he should have obeyed, has not truly earned the honor of being obeyed by those he is above.
Those who do obey those who they should obey, should not think that they are doing a great thing. It is their duty and obligation to obey
The type of obedience which will be rewarded is the one done happily and willingly. When someone grudgingly or angrily obeys, their reward is minimal.
He who has the virtue of willingly obeying not only pleases his superiors, but also his colleagues and even his subordinates.
On the other hand, he who is disobedient makes all those he has contact with miserable and brings upon himself God’s judgement.
He who has truly learned to obey will do so no matter in what tone of voice he is told to do something, even if he is spoken to harshly by the one ordering him to do something.
It is easier to obey in the important and significant things than in the smaller, insignificant things. However, he who has the gift of obedience will obey in all circumstances.
Pastor E.Valverde, Sr.
A MESSAGE FOR THE MEN OF GOD
Pastor Efraim Valverde, Sr.
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.” (1 Cor. 16:13,14)
Quit you like men and be strong
The verse which headlines this article was my favorite in my beginning years of service among “the laymen.” Since it exhorts us to be manly, I began using it to encourage and stimulate the “laymen” in the congregation. However, this verse does not refer only to those men in the congregations who are not “ordained ministers.” Paul, guided by the Holy Spirit, is addressing all the men of God in His Church.
It is appropriate to clarify here that the term “layman” in not a biblical term. It is one of the many terms which have been adopted by the system of human government among Christianity to facilitate the formation of their pyramids in which there are ranks, and a ministerial hierarchy. By using such terms they can differentiate between “those who are of a high rank” and “those who are of a lower rank.”
They can also better separate the “bigshots” and the “little ones.” It is certainly true that the Lord has always called certain men from among His Church to minister unto their brethren. However, in the book of the Acts of the Apostles and in the epistles which His apostles wrote we do not encounter any basis to distinguish between the “ordained” and the “laymen” or between those of “higher rank” and those of “lower rank.” In fact, Paul the apostle under the direction of the Holy Spirit tells us all: “Consider yourselves lower than one another.”(Phil. 2:3)