The NXR Podcast - DAILY TRUTH - The Poison of Pride

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00:00:19.620 Jesus said,

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00:00:30.000 So what are the purposes of God for elders to be spiritually mature?

00:00:36.340 Because elders, according to these three texts, are to set an example.

00:00:44.240 Elders should be able to say to the flock of God, imitate me as I imitate Christ.

00:00:49.860 Elders should be able to say to the flock of God, both in their preaching and in their lives,

00:00:55.120 both in their doctrine and in their life,

00:00:58.840 They should be able to say to the flock of God, you would do well to imitate me as I imitate Christ.

00:01:05.800 You would do well to follow me as I follow Christ.

00:01:08.660 I'm not only trying to teach you the right doctrinal tenets in my message,

00:01:13.760 but I'm also trying to live a life that puts these into practice

00:01:18.520 so that you not only can hear and follow, but you can see and follow.

00:01:24.080 Part of the purpose of an elder being spiritually mature is because an elder is called by God to be an example.

00:01:33.280 An elder should be a step or two, if not 10, but at least a step or two ahead of at least the majority of the congregation.

00:01:43.960 Because it is a great benefit to the people of God.

00:01:48.460 The reason we don't like the idea of someone in the church,

00:01:52.480 pastors or whoever it might be,

00:01:53.880 being more mature than somebody else

00:01:55.520 is because we live in an egalitarian age.

00:01:59.000 One of the great enemies of the church

00:02:01.240 is the enemy of egalitarianism.

00:02:03.160 And some of you are like, really?

00:02:04.940 Because I thought that you just devoted four weeks to that.

00:02:08.640 I thought, surely we can now move on.

00:02:11.280 But what I want you to see is the overarching banner

00:02:13.280 of egalitarianism has multiple expressions

00:02:16.040 that fall underneath.

00:02:17.740 So feminism is one expression of egalitarianism 0.96

00:02:22.840 as it pertains to the relationship between men and women.

00:02:26.840 But egalitarianism still reigns supreme in the church,

00:02:31.920 influenced by the culture,

00:02:33.440 in terms of not just the relationship between men and women,

00:02:35.840 but elder and congregant.

00:02:38.820 See, there is much in your heart,

00:02:40.680 if you don't actively seek to put it to death,

00:02:42.780 that wants to say, uh-uh, you're not better than me.

00:02:46.840 well why why would it be the intention of god for an elder to be more sanctified than the members

00:02:55.140 of their church set the believers an example imitate me as i imitate christ not domineering

00:03:05.200 over those in your charge but being examples to the flock it is difficult brothers and sisters

00:03:10.780 to set an example if you are not running the race as to win this is something that should come back

00:03:19.780 into our pulpits and come back into our doctrine as the people of god a godly christian competition

00:03:26.280 did you know that there is actually a sanctified competitive spirit paul the apostle does not say

00:03:33.560 I run and carefully pace myself as though to finish no he says I run as to win follow me as

00:03:43.340 I follow Christ implying what a very charitable way of saying I'm ahead of you and him saying

00:03:51.600 and it is my goal to beat you I'm running as to win I beat my body my flesh and make it my slave

00:04:00.880 I throw off anything that hinders and so easily entangles

00:04:04.220 so that I might run the race set before me,

00:04:06.720 not just to finish, but to win.

00:04:09.880 There is a godly, a godly competitive spirit

00:04:13.040 that is not rooted in pride and arrogance,

00:04:15.320 but rather rooted in a zeal for the glory of God

00:04:18.600 and that you might be a blessing and a benefit

00:04:20.980 to those who can follow you as you follow Christ.

00:04:24.720 And the aversion in the heart of the congregant

00:04:27.320 against exactly what I am espousing

00:04:30.660 is the spirit of egalitarianism and pride.

00:04:34.840 And I commend you to put it to death by grace.

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The NXR Podcast - November 24, 2022

DAILY TRUTH - The Poison of Pride

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