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When a Pastor Gets Saved

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Vince

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On another forum, someone wrote in that his pastor, who successfully led a church of 275 people, "got saved" during an evangelistic meeting at his own church. Should he resign?

With years of experience in the ministry, is he now a novice?
Did he really get saved, or did a smooth-talking evangelist use effective tools to get more people to "walk the aisle"?
If he isn't sure about his salvation, can he be sure about his call to preach?
Does his congregation believe that he really was unsaved all this time?
What does his congregation want him to do?
 
What were the pastor's teachings about prior to his getting "saved?" That is what should be looked at, since the decision about when a person believes they became "saved" is something that can only truly be known between themselves and God.
 
If the pastors previous leadership and teachings were all shams and he has just now come to a saving knowlege of Jesus Christ, Yes He should resign, because is starting new.


Make sure he wasn't re-commiting though
 
Vince said:
On another forum, someone wrote in that his pastor, who successfully led a church of 275 people, "got saved" during an evangelistic meeting at his own church. Should he resign?

With years of experience in the ministry, is he now a novice?
Did he really get saved, or did a smooth-talking evangelist use effective tools to get more people to "walk the aisle"?
If he isn't sure about his salvation, can he be sure about his call to preach?
Does his congregation believe that he really was unsaved all this time?
What does his congregation want him to do?
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Good for him, but a sad commentary on the church. How did a nonChristian pass through the screening process to be a pastor? Did they just look at his degree and like his speaking skills but bypass all the conditions the Bible sets forth for leaders in the church? Or did he lie to get the position? If he lied, then he definitely needs to step down and start from the drawing board. If the problem is church screening, the church needs to go back to the Bible and look at Biblical qualifications rather than relying on worldly ones.
 
It happens -

On another forum, someone wrote in that his pastor, who successfully led a church of 275 people, "got saved" during an evangelistic meeting at his own church. Should he resign?

Why would he resign?? He's got it right now, and already has a relationship with his people - many of whom probably aren't "Saved" either.

With years of experience in the ministry, is he now a novice?

Probably not - he's a young Christian but in an EXCELLENT POSITION to share HIS excitement, and growth process with his people. It's ALWAYS Good when the "Teacher" is learnings right along with the class.

Did he really get saved.

Wouldn't know - don't know the circumstances. I was in a "Christian" CHurch (Disciples) In Garland, TX when the pastor who'd been there for YEARS - announced that he'd JUST DISCOVERED that there was more to salvation than "Mental Ascent" to the "truths" in the Bible. - there needed to be FAITH in the shed blood of Jesus to bring one into salvation. Imagine that - he'd just become "Saved".

If he isn't sure about his salvation, can he be sure about his call to preach?

Apparently he IS sure about his salvation (since he announced it) - and the Bible instructs to "Abide in the calling in which ye were called". So no immediate change is indicated.

"Does his congregation believe that he really was unsaved all this time?"

Unimportant.

"What does his congregation want him to do?"

Why ask us??? what the "congregation" wants will be clear - shortly. My GUESS is that he's in for a "Storm" - and some severe "testing".
 
"If he isn't sure about his salvation, can he be sure about his call to preach?

Apparently he IS sure about his salvation (since he announced it) - and the Bible instructs to "Abide in the calling in which ye were called". So no immediate change is indicated."

Excellent point, Bob.
 
"Did they just look at his degree and like his speaking skills but bypass all the conditions the Bible sets forth for leaders in the church?"

If it was a "Liberal" denomination, why not??? Non-Christians probably become pastors frequently in any number of different denominations. It's ALWAYS good when one of 'em "Sees the light".

Whether they SURVIVE the experience without gett'in tossed is the question. There's churches that wouldn't sit still for the real gospel message. Just look at the Episcopalians and Bishop Spong.
 
Bob Carabbio said:
"Did they just look at his degree and like his speaking skills but bypass all the conditions the Bible sets forth for leaders in the church?"

If it was a "Liberal" denomination, why not??? Non-Christians probably become pastors frequently in any number of different denominations. It's ALWAYS good when one of 'em "Sees the light".

Whether they SURVIVE the experience without gett'in tossed is the question. There's churches that wouldn't sit still for the real gospel message. Just look at the Episcopalians and Bishop Spong.
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If he is in a denomination like that and he truly became saved, he will probably not have to resign, he will be getting the boot once he starts preaching the true Gospel and making significant changes in his church. Or there will be a church split when he opens some people`s eyes and the others want to cling to the traditions of the denomination, but one thing if for sure light and darkness cannot abide together.
 
According to the original post, on another forum, he was pastoring a genuinely Christian church.
 
pjt said:
If he is in a denomination like that and he truly became saved, he will probably not have to resign, he will be getting the boot once he starts preaching the true Gospel and making significant changes in his church. Or there will be a church split when he opens some people`s eyes and the others want to cling to the traditions of the denomination, but one thing if for sure light and darkness cannot abide together.
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You could have a very good point there!
 
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