It is crucial that when one preaches a message of God, especially that of instructions, commandments, one must already show oneself's example. Otherwise, one is not with God, God is not with one, one has no power, no authority.
Hence it is important that a servant of God's witness must be honorable, righteous. The servant must be holy.
It is not surprising that some servants of God could fail. For it is a prove that all humans are weak. But nontheless, this should not be an encouragement.
Having a certificate does not mean one is called by God nor is academic and theological studies not important. Otherwise, it is materialism. Thus, having a certificate, human verification, does not necessary mean one is called by God. One that is called by God has authority recognized by many nonetheless; by God, despite time; by men, sometimes beyond one's eathly life. God according to His wisdom, sometimes permits deceitful things even in the physical church, sometimes he permits not. It is being deceived if one assumes all things in such church is favorable in God's eyes. For that is only in the invisible church.
To quote from Dr. Stephen Tong, I serve the invisible church, but because I am physical, in a physical world, I must also serve with others in the visible church to proclaim the power and kingdom of God. God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob, the God Jehovah. I, Timothy, will lift the name of Christ and show others his glory, the one I worship. The one and only true God.
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