1 Corinthians 4:6-7
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another. 7 For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?
How easy it is to become attached to a spiritual leader. When someone has helped us, its natural to feel loyalty. But Paul warns against having such pride in our favorite leaders that we cause divisions in the church. Any true spiritual leader is a representative of Christ and has nothing to offer that God hasn't given him or her. Don't let your loyalty cause strife, slander or broken relationships. Make sure that your deepest loyalties are to Christ and not to His agents. Those who spend more time debating church leadership than declaring Christ's message don't have Christ as their top priority.
Joe
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