Heralds Digest

“For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,” ‭‭Titus‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/tit.1.7.nkjv Rhetorically, everyone understands that stewardship is the concept of leadership, i.e., a leader is called upon by a congregation or constituency to provide services rather than procure services. Even if the society must excuse failure in leadership, the household of faith (either as a single family or a collection of many families- a fellowship) is expected to be led by a blameless bishop. Unfortunately, many spiritual leaders often failed the blameless test on the basis of providing self-willed services, instead of spirit-inspired services. Since the will of every living soul is easily influenced by the welfare of his body (or the wellness of his passion), only a physically dead soul is clearly escaped from the temptation of self-willed stewardship. Whereas, the faithfulness ...

“Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,” ‭‭Titus‬ ‭1:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/tit.1.1-2.nkjv Whether for the worse or for the better, the character of man is greatly affected by the events of time. Interestingly, godly character is designed to be developed within a perfect combination of good and bad times. For Paul who (in his supposedly good times as bondmaster) perfectly understands what it takes to be the bondservant of man, faith, truth, and hope are three major ingredients for a progressive pilgrim on the pathway of time. Faith in God’s presence at all times, truth about God’s preferences before the events of time, and hope in God’s promises after the end of time provided a perfect understanding of the vision that was revealed unto him after his conversion. Littl...