And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was

sent from G o d unto a city of G a l i l e e ,

named Nazareth, to a virgin
espoused to a man whose name
was Joseph, of the house of
David; and the virgin's name
was Mary.
And the angel came in unto
her, and said, Hail
the Lordiwthblesdart thou among
'
women.And
w h e n she saw him,
she was troubled at his

mind what manner of

saluation this should be.
And the angel said unto
her, Fear not, Mary: for

thou hast found favour with

G o d . A n d , behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy w o m b , and bring
forth a son, and shalt call his
name JESUS. H e shall
be great, and shall be
called the Son of the

and the Lord G o d shall give unto him the

throne of his father David: And he shall
reign over the house of Jacob for
,
ever; and of his kingdom there
be no end.
said Mary unto the angel,
H o w shall this be, seeing I know

i
s .

the angel answered and said

unto her, The Holy Ghost shall
c o m e upon thee, and the power
of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy
thing w h i c h shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of G o d .
A n d , behold, thy cousin
Elisabeth, she hath also
conceived a son in her old age:
and this is the sixth month with
>
h e r , w h o was called barren. For
with G o d nothing shall be
impossible.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid
of the Lord; be it unto me according
to thy word.
And the angel departed
from her.
-Luke 1:26-38
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PART 1
Fourth in the Ministry Gifts Series
by Kenneth Hagin

EPHESIANS 4:11-12
11 And he g a v e some, apostles; and
some, prophets; and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for
the work of the ministry, for the edifying
of the body of Christ:

T h e word pastor is used o n l y

once in the King J a m e s transla
tion of t h e N e w Testament. That's
h e r e in Ephesians 4:11. This seems
a little s t r a n g e w h e n w e realize
the office of pastor is p r o b a b l y t h e
most widely recognized office in
the Christian ministry t o d a y . Yet f
am s a t i s f i e d t h e r e a r e m a n y
references to this pastoral office.
T h e Greek word translated pas
tor literally m e a n s s h e p h e r d . It is
translated so referring to our won
derful Lord a n d Saviour, t h e Lord
Jesus Christ who might
l e g i t i m a t e l y be c o n s i d e r e d t h e
greatest example of a t r u e pastor.
JOHN 10:11
11 I am the good shepherd: the good
shepherd giveth his life for the s h e e p .
HEBREWS 13:20
20 N o w the God of peace, that brought
again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that
great shepherd of the sheep, through the
blood of the everlasting covenant...
1 PETER 2:25
25 For y e were as sheep going astray;
but are n o w returned unto the Shepherd
and Bishop of your souls.
I PETER 5:4
4
And when the chief Shepherd shall
appear, y e shall receive a c r o w n of glory
that fadeth not a w a y .

A pastor is a s h e p h e r d of God's
sheep. Jesus is the Good Shepherd,
t h e G r e a t S h e p h e r d , t h e Chief
Shepherd of all God's s h e e p . But
He has some u n d e r s h e p h e r d s .
T h e pastor stands in that office.
God calls m e n and equips t h e m to
shepherd or pastor a flock.
We can see the necessity for
shepherds. As believers began to

be g a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r in recog
nized local churches, or groups, or
assemblies, in early N e w Testa
m e n t days, t h e n e e d for certain
ones to exercise a position of lov
ing oversight and care would
n a t u r a l l y arise. J e s u s spoke of peo
ple going astray as sheep without
a s h e p h e r d . (Did you k n o w that's
w h y m a n y sheep are going astray
today? Because t h e y ' r e w i t h o u t a
shepherd.)
Such persons w e r e required to
be more or less settled in t h e
locality and residents, for a time at
least, of that o n e place. T h e y w e r e
distinguished from the apostles
a n d o t h e r ministries w h o w e r e
called to m o v e a r o u n d .
It's plain that the early c h u r c h e s
w e r e put in t h e c h a r g e of local
elders. T h e Greek word for elder
simply means an older person. Dr.
P. C. Nelson, the noted Greek
scholar, pointed out that in t h e
b a b y h o o d state of t h e c h u r c h t h e y
didn't h a v e pastors. T h e y w e r e
starting out.
"Let's get back to t h e Acts of t h e
Apostles," some folks say.
No. Let's don't get back there. If
w e do t h e c h u r c h will be a b a b y
thingin a b a b y h o o d state. Back
to some of t h e experiences availa
ble to usyes. But we don't w a n t
to get back t h e r e altogether. When
t h e c h u r c h started out it was a
b a b y c h u r c h . T h e y didn't h a v e
a n y ministers except t h e apostles.
It takes time to develop ministries.
It t a k e s t i m e to d e v e l o p t h e
pastoral office.
V e r y often to begin with t h e y
would simply appoint some of the
older m e n to oversee t h e local
flock or assembly until God could
develop ministries.
T h e Word of God speaks about
not putting in a novice e v e n as a

deacon. How much more that

would be true in a n y other office.
That's w h y God starts a minister
out someplace elsepreaching,
e v a n g e l i z i n g , t e l l i n g t h e story,
developingbefore He makes a
pastor out of him. Ministry gifts
a n d s p i r i t u a l gifts c a n be
developed.
These elders would simply be
older m e n w h o by reason of their
s t a n d i n g a n d experience w e r e ob
viously fitted to a place of position
and responsibility.
But, if this term elder h a d special
reference to their a g e and stand
ingthere was the m o r e official ti
tle of overseer or bishop. The
G r e e k w o r d , e p i s k o p o s , is t h e
same for both. It c o n v e y s a mean
i n g of definite l e a d e r s h i p a n d
official position. R e m e m b e r how
J e s u s is the chief Shepherd and
Bishop of our soulsOverseer of
our souls. Hallelujah!
Notice h o w t h e word overseer is
used in Paul's admonition to the
elders of t h e c h u r c h at Ephesus:
ACTS 20:28
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves,
and to all the flock, o v e r the which the
Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to
feed the church of God, which he hath
purchased with his o w n blood.

It takes a little space to print the

following p a s s a g e s h e r e . But I
believe it's important that we get
right into t h e m a n d read them.
We'll c o m m e n t as w e go:
I TIMOTHY 3:1
1
This is a true saying, If a man desire
the office of a bishop, he desireth a good
work...

I w a n t to again point out that the

word h e r e translated bishop is the
same Greek word translated, over
seer. What this is really talking
about is t h e pastoral gift.
1 TIMOTHY 3:2-7
2
A bishop then must be blameless, the
husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of
good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt
to teach;
3
Not g i v e n to wine, no striker, not
greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a
brawler, not covetous;
4
One that ruleth well his own house,
having his children in subjection with all
gravity;
5
(For if a man k n o w not h o w to rule his
o w n house, h o w shall h e take care of the
church of God?l
6
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with
pride he fall into the condemnation of the
devil.
7
Moreover he must have a good report
of them which are without; lest he fall into
reproach and the snare of the devil.
Continued on Page 7
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The Virgin Birth

s

by Kenneth Hagin

e v e n h u n d r e d fifty y e a r s
before, God h a d m a r k e d o u t this
d a u g h t e r of David w h o is to give
birth to that wonderful Being in a
m a n g e r cradle in B e t h l e h e m
t h r o u g h t h e p r o p h e t Isaiah:
ISAIAH 7:13-14
13 And he said, Hear y e n o w , O house of
David; Is it a small thing for y o u to w e a r y
men, but will y e w e a r y my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall g i v e
you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall con
c e i v e , and bear a son, and shall call his
name Immanuel.

The Lord Himself will give a

sign. He will s h o w you a miracle, a
wonder; s o m e t h i n g out of t h e or
d i n a r y will take place.
What will it be?
A virgin shall c o n c e i v e a n d
bear a son. A virgin will give birth
to a son in a s u p e r n a t u r a l w a y . His
n a m e shall be called I m m a n u e l
w h i c h means, God with us, or, In
carnation.
God's first promise of t h e Incar
nation is given in His conversa
tion with Satan just after A d a m
h a d committed h i g h treason.
God said to Satan:
GENESIS 3:15
15 And I will put enmity b e t w e e n thee
and the woman, and b e t w e e n thy s e e d
and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and
thou shalt bruise his heel.

God the Father realizes m a n ' s

needs can o n l y be met b y t h e In
carnation of His Son. H e realizes
this O n e could not be born of
natural generation. So H e gives a
p r o p h e c y that a w o m a n shall give
birth to a child i n d e p e n d e n t of
natural generationit shall be
called t h e seed of w o m a n .
In J e r e m i a h 31:22 God declared,
"...A woman
shall compass
a
man." Or, more literally, a w o m a n
shall encompass a m a n child.
This Incarnate O n e could not be
b o r n of n a t u r a l g e n e r a t i o n
because m a n is a fallen b e i n g . His
seed is subject to Satan. This Seed,
this Holy One, must be O n e w h o is
not a subject of Satan. This won
derful Being m u s t be conceived of
the Holy Spirit. T h e w o m b of t h e

v i r g i n is to be simply t h e recepta
cle of t h a t Holy O n e u n t o t h e d a y
He is b r o u g h t forth.
A d a m was created. T h e rest of
t h e h u m a n race w a s g e n e r a t e d b y
natural processes. But this O n e to
be b r o u g h t forth is to be formed b y
a special act of divine power. T h e
Apostle Paul speaks of His birth in
t h e following words:
PHILIPPIANS 2:6-8
6
Who, b e i n g in t h e form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with
God:
7
But made himself of no reputation,
and took upon him the form of a servant,
and w a s made in the likeness of men:
8
And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself, and became obedient
unto death, e v e n the death of the cross.

A m o d e r n translation of that
p a s s a g e h e l p s us see it m o r e
clearly:
Who existing in the form of God counted
not the being on an equality with God a
thing to be grasped: But emptied himself,
taking the form of a servant, being made
in the likeness of men, and being found in
the fashion as a man he humbled himself
becoming obedient unto death, yea, the
death of the cross.

He h a d existed a l w a y s in t h e
form of God; b u t H e empties Him
self a n d takes t h e form of a b o n d
servant; b e i n g m a d e in t h e like
ness of m a n .
HIS PREEXISTENCE
T h e Person w e n o w k n o w as
J e s u s Christ is o n e of t h e t h r e e
divine persons of t h e Diety. A s
God, H e h a d n o b e g i n n i n g . It is t h e
t i m e before He b e c a m e a m a n that
w e refer to as His preexistence.
Micah speaks of Him as existing
from all eternity:
MICAH 5:2
2
But t h o u , B e t h l e h e m E p h r a t a h ,
though thou be little among the thousands
of Judah, yet out of t h e e shall he come
forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;
w h o s e goings forth have been from of old,
from everlasting.

J o h n speaks of Him as existing in

the very beginning with the
Father:

JOHN 1:1-3
1
In the beginning w a s the Word, and
the Word w a s with God, and the Word
w a s God.
2
The same w a s in the beginning with
God.
3
All things were made by him; and
without him w a s not anything made that
w a s made.

J e s u s s p e a k s of Himself as
b e i n g before A b r a h a m a n d before
t h e world was created:
JOHN 8:58
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I
say unto you. Before Abraham was, I am.
JOHN 17:5, 24
5
And n o w , O Father, glorify thou me
with thine o w n self with the glory which I
had with thee before the world was...
24 Father, I will that they also, whom
thou hast g i v e n me, be with me where I
am; that they may behold my glory, which
thou hast g i v e n me: for thou lovedst me
before the foundation of the world.

Paul speaks of Him as existing

before all t h i n g s a n d as the Crea
tor a n d Upholder of all things:
HEBREWS 1:1-3, 8
1
God, w h o at sundry times and in
divers manners spake in time past unto
the fathers by the prophets,
2
Hath in these last days spoken unto us
b y his Son, w h o m he hath appointed heir
of all things, b y w h o m also he made the
worlds;
3
Who being the brightness of his glory,
and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things b y the word of his
power, w h e n he had b y himself purged
our sins, sat d o w n on the right hand of
Majesty on high;...
8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne,
O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of
r i g h t e o u s n e s s is t h e s c e p t r e of t h y
kingdom.
EPHESIANS 3:9
9
And to make all men see what is the
fellowship of the mystery, which from the
beginning of the world hath been hid in
God, w h o created all things by Jesus
Christ:

The Incarnation presupposes

t h a t this Being w h o became incar
nate h a d a separate existence pre
vious to His c o m i n g to the earth.
T h e entire gospel of J o h n is based
u p o n t h e fact that Jesus h a d a pre
vious existence with the Father
a n d that while H e was w a l k i n g
t h e earth He r e m e m b e r e d His ex-

periences in t h e o t h e r world a n d
spoke to t h e Father of t h e m ; a n d
also of w h e n He would go b a c k
a n d take u p again life w i t h t h e
Father. (See J o h n 8:42; 13:3; 16:28,30; 17:3-5.)
This O n e to be b o r n of t h e
family of J u d a h to be a ruler in
Israel, a c c o r d i n g to M i c a h 5:2,
"...whose goings forth have
been
from of old, from everlasting,"
had
traveled up a n d d o w n t h r o u g h t h e
e t e r n i t i e s a n d h a d left His
footprints o n t h e ages.
In t h e b e g i n n i n g this Eternal
O n e was with Godwith Him in
fellowship a n d purpose, w o r k i n g
with Him; creating with Him.
(John 1:1,3; Heb. 1:2.) Way b a c k in
t h e b e g i n n i n g w e h e a r God say,
"Let us make man in our image."
(Gen. 1:26.)
H e r e are some of t h e divine
n a m e s a n d titles given to J e s u s
w h i c h p r o v e H e is b y n a t u r e
d i v i n e a n d a m e m b e r of t h e
Godhead.
GOD, IMMANUEL Matt. 1:23...THE WORD
J n . 1:1...LORD A N D C H R I S T A c t s
2:36...LORD OF ALL Acts 10:36...LORD OF
GLORY I Cor. 2:8...WONDERFUL, COUN
SELLOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING
FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE Is. 9:6...THE
LORDS CHRIST Luke 2:26...THE SON OF
GOD Matt 4:3, 14:33; I J o h n 4:15...MY SON
Matt. 3:17...THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON
J o h n 1:18, 3:16-18...THE FIRST A N D LAST,
ALPHA A N D OMEGA, BEGINNING A N D
ENDING Rev. 22:13...THE LORD A c t s
9:17...SON OF THE HIGHEST L u k e
1:32...BREAD OF GOD J o h n 6:33...HOLY
ONE OF GOD M a r k l:24...HOLY CHILD
JESUS Acts 4:30...KING OF KINGS, LORD
OF LORDS R e v . 19:16...LORD A N D
SAVIOUR II Peter 3:2...THE WORD OF
GOD Rev. 19:13

Yet this Being, called t h e Word,

w h o was God, a n d w a s w i t h God in
fellowship a n d c o m p a n i o n s h i p ,
possessing t h e same n a t u r e , exist
ing in t h e same form a n d o n a n
equality with Godtook upon
Himself t h e b o d y of m a n . H e
b e c a m e flesh t h a t H e m i g h t
become man's Redeemer.
JOHN 1:14
14 And the Word w a s made flesh, and
dwelt among us, (and w e beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth.

A n d w h e n H e c a m e into this
world God p r e p a r e d a b o d y for
Him:
HEBREWS 10:5
5
Wherefore w h e n he cometh into the
world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering
thou wouldest not, but a b o d y hast thou
prepared me:

God p r e p a r e d a bodya special

bodyfor this Being called t h e
Son of God. H e was not b o r n b y
n a t u r a l g e n e r a t i o n as w e k n o w it.
God performed a miracle b y tak
i n g Him out of t h e Godhead, or
from t h e Godhead, in h e a v e n a n d
placing Him in t h e w o m b of a
v i r g i n to be united with flesh b y a
u n i q u e conception.
We note h e r e that w h e n Christ
b e c a m e a m a n in t h e Incarnation
He b e c a m e m a n for eternity. He
did n o t assume h u m a n i t y as a gar
m e n t to be w o r n for 33 years, t h e n
cast off a n d laid aside. But H e
b e c a m e a m a n forever. T o d a y at
t h e Father's right h a n d t h e r e is a
m a n in h e a v e n as t h e result of t h e
Incarnation.
I TIMOTHY 2:5
5
For there is one God, and one media
tor b e t w e e n God and men, the man Christ
Jesus.

T h e fact t h a t it w a s possible for

diety a n d h u m a n i t y to b e c o m e
u n i t e d reveals t h e place t h e first
m a n held in t h e plan of t h e Father
God. (See Genesis 1:26 a n d Psalm
8:5.) God h a d created m a n in His
o w n i m a g e just a s h a d e lower t h a n
Himselfso n e a r l y like God it was
p o s s i b l e for God a n d m a n to
b e c o m e united for e t e r n i t y in o n e
individual. It was possible for God
a n d m a n to b e c o m e united! God
can dwell in these h u m a n bodies
of ours. God can impart His Life
a n d n a t u r e to our spirits a n d dwell
in our h u m a n bodies. That's w h a t
t a k e s place at t h e N e w Birth.
Every born again m a n is a n in
carnation. T h e believer is as m u c h
a n i n c a r n a t i o n a s J e s u s of
N a z a r e t h . God can n o w irradicate
spiritual death from t h e spirit of
m a n a n d give m a n His life.
INCARNATE
REVELATOR
M a n born into a world ruled b y
Satan did n o t b y n a t u r e k n o w His
Creator. But t h e Incarnation of
J e s u s ChristGod manifested in
t h e fleshhas given t h e world
t r u e k n o w l e d g e of t h e n a t u r e of
God.
From t h e time A d a m sinned,
a n d m a n died spiritually, God a n d
m a n h a v e b e e n spiritually separ

ated. Spiritually dead m e n could

not k n o w t h e n a t u r e of man's
Creator without a revelation from
Him. A n d m a n rejected revelation
in t h e blindness of his mind. He
b r o u g h t forth false conceptions of
God.
A nation's conception of God
d e t e r m i n e s its worship and its life.
T h e i g n o r a n c e a n d untold misery
of h e a t h e n nations is due to their
d a r k e n e d conception of God. God
h a s been conceived as t h e weird,
t h e cruel, t h e grotesque. A s the
immoral. A s t h e aloof. A s an im
personal e n e r g y . But n e v e r as He
is.
T h a t ' s w h y J e s u s c a m e ! To
reveal Him as He is! A s a God of
Love! A s a Father God!
Even Israel w h i c h possessed as
clear a revelation as God could
give of Himself to spiritually dead
m e n , h a d n o true conception of
God w h e n Christ c a m e into t h e
world. T h e product of Israel's con
ception of God w a s the Pharisee.
We see t h e c o u n t e r p a r t of t h a t to
d a y in t h e C h r i s t i a n w o r l d
proud, bitter, u n k i n d , arrogant,
self-seeking. Israel h a d such a false
c o n c e p t i o n of God t h e y d i d n ' t
recognize Him w h e n He stood in
their midst.
J e s u s said, "He that hath seen
me hath see the Father." J o h n said
of Him, "No man has seen God at
any time, the only begotten who is
in the bosom of the Father, He hath
declared Him"(John
1:18).
I love R o t h e r h a m ' s translation of
J o h n 1:14. "And the Word became
flesh and pitched His tent among
us and we gazed upon His glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of
the Father."
It h a s b e e n our t e n d e n c y to
d w e l l u p o n C h r i s t ' s self-denial,
His sufferings in c o m i n g to earth
from glory. Yet as w e k n o w Him
better, w e believe it was a joy to
Him, w h o so loved m a n a n d so
desired man's fellowship to dwell
o n e a r t h a m o n g m e n that He
m i g h t give to alienated m a n a true
conception of his Creator.
INCARNATE
REDEEMER
GALATIANS 4:4-7
4
But w h e n the fulness of the time was
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come, God sent forth his Son, made of a
woman, made under the law,
5
To redeem them that w e r e under the
law, that w e might receive the adoption
of sons.
6
And because ye are sons, God hath
sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your
hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7
Wherefore thou art no more a ser
vant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir
of God through Christ.

God, in s e n d i n g Jesus, w r o u g h t
for us His Great Plan of Redemp
tion.
The Redemption of m a n must
eminate from God. Because m a n is
a broken, helpless slave w i t h o u t
r e s o u r c e s in t h e h a n d s of a n
e n e m y (Satan) w h o rules h i m with
out m e r c y a n d w h o h a s t h e au
thority to cast him into hell. God
must provide a Redeemer.
This Redeemer must be ade
quate to meet e v e r y d e m a n d of
Justice a n d e v e r y need of m a n . He
must be big e n o u g h to c o n q u e r
Satan, and to bring Life a n d im
mortality to the broken, b o n d a g e d
human.
This Redeemer m u s t b e c o m e in
carnate. A s a spiritual b e i n g He
m u s t take on a h u m a n b o d y . This
b o d y c a n n o t be mortal as ours is. If
it were, He would be a subject of
Satan. He must h a v e a b o d y pat
t e r n e d after t h e p u r e b o d y of t h e
first m a n A d a m . He m u s t be con
ceived a n d born in such a m a n n e r
that He will not be a subject of
Satan. He must be a substitute for
m a n . He must pass t h e examina
tion and r e q u i r e m e n t s J u s t i c e de
m a n d s of a substitute. He could not
be an angel, a disembodied spirit,
or a n y special b e i n g created for
the occasion. He must be God
Himself. D i e t y m u s t suffer for
humanity.
T h e o n l y w a y this can be d o n e is
for God's beloved Son to c o m e out
of God's bosom, lay aside t h e glory
and majesty He has enjoyed
t h r o u g h eternity at t h e Father's
right hand, and c o m e d o w n h e r e
on earth a n d assume t h e physical
b o d y of a h u m a n .
T h e n God must take m a n ' s sin
naturethat hideous monstrous
t h i n g called spiritual deathand
lay it upon the spirit of his Holy
Eternal Son.
The Son must go u n t o j u d g m e n t .
T h e w r a t h a n d i n d i g n a t i o n of
Justice against sin a n d treason
must be meted out to Him. He
must pay the wages of sin. It's de

m a n d e d of t h e h u m a n . A n d He
becomes answerable.
Nowafter He has paid the
penalty, after He has suffered till
t h e claims of Justice are fully
metthen Life Eternal must be
given to His spirit. His n a t u r e must
be c h a n g e d until t h e p r o p h e c y
from t h e second Psalm is fulfilled,
"Thou art m y Son; this day have I
begotten thee." He must be born
out of spiritual death into Life that
Paul m a y say, "He is the first bom
from the dead, The head of the
church." He is m a d e alive in t h a t
dark domain of hell!
He m u s t meet Satan, bind him in
his o w n house, a n d take a w a y t h e
a r m s in w h i c h h e is trusting.
COLOSSIANS 2:15
15 And having spoiled principalities and
powers, he made a s h e w of them openly,
triumphing over them in it.

A vivid picture of Jesus in hell

w i t h all t h e hosts of d e m o n s upon
Him, s e e k i n g to hold Him prisoner
in their dark k i n g d o m . But J e s u s
m u s t arise in His n e w o m n i p o t e n t
strength, hurl back t h e hosts of
darkness, and leave Satan
p a r a l y z e d , s t r i p p e d of h i s au
thority, defeated. (See H e b r e w s
2:14.)
J e s u s m u s t possess t h e gate of
His e n e m y . He must t a k e t h e k e y s
of d e a t h a n d hell.
T h e n He m u s t ascend u p out of
t h e d a r k n e s s of hell, enter into His
b o d y w h i c h would t h e n be filled
with light and immortality,
glorified a n d fitted to last t h r o u g h
t h e ages of ages as the Head of the
C h u r c h , a n d as a sample of t h e
resurrection.
This Redeemer must experience
spiritual death for e v e r y m a n so
t h a t e v e r y m a n m a y h a v e a legal
right to Eternal Life a n d a legal
right to b e c o m e a child of God.
All are dead spiritually. All are
subjects of Satan. If one could h a v e
b e e n saved w i t h o u t J e s u s t a k i n g
his place, t h e n all could h a v e b e e n
saved. If t h e world could h a v e
been saved apart from Christ, t h e n
God's s e n d i n g Jesus to hell is t h e
most colossal crime ever commit
ted.
Man's transgression must be
atoned forand t h a n k God, J e s u s
did t h a t for us! He took m y place
a n d yours. A n d He did it as God.
For He was virgin born a n d diety
manifested in the flesh.
Without t h e virgin birththere
is n o redemption.

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Notice in particular t h a t it is
unscriptural to p u t a novice into
this office.
TITUS 1:7-9
7
For a bishop must be blameless, as the
steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon
angry, not given to wine, no striker, not
g i v e n to filthy lucre;
8
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of
good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9
Holding fast the faithful word as he
hath been taught, that he may b e able b y
sound doctrine both to exhort and to con
vince the gainsayers.
1 PETER 5:2-3
2
Feed the flock of God which is among
you, taking the oversight thereof, not b y
constraint, but willingly; not for filthy
lucre, but of a ready mind;
3 Neither as being lords o v e r God's
heritage, but being ensamples to the
flock.

M o n e y c a n n o t be t h e controll
ing interest in t h e life of a n y
minister. If it is, it will ruin him. H e
must serve because h e loves God,
and because h e loves t h e sheep.
It is certainly t h e d u t y of t h e
flock to support t h e pastor, t h e
elder, t h e bishop, but h e is n o t to
do it for filthy lucre. His motive is
to serve God a n d to p u t t h e people
firstreally to serve t h e m , t a k i n g
the oversight thereof w i t h t h e
right motive in mind. It is r i g h t
a n d scriptural t h a t ministers be
supported. But if t h e y are just
doing it for money, t h e n it be
comes w r o n g .
I TIMOTHY 5:17-18
17 Let the elders that rule well b e
c o u n t e d w o r t h y of d o u b l e h o n o u r ,
especially they w h o labour in the word
and doctrine.
18 For the scripture saith. Thou shalt not
muzzle the o x that treadeth out the corn.
And, the labourer is worthy of his reward.

What laborer is w o r t h y of dou

ble h o n o r a n d his hire? T h e o n e
w h o labors in word a n d doctrine.
He is to b e r e w a r d e d a n d t a k e n
care of.

^ . o m b i n i n g all t h e s e s c r i p
tures it's easy to grasp t h e n a t u r e
of t h e ministers called pastors. Let
m e s a y again, t h e Greek word
translated pastor means s h e p h e r d .
T h e s h e p h e r d would h a v e t h e
oversight of t h e flock. N o com
p a n y of believers c a n be g a t h e r e d
t o g e t h e r for long without feeling
t h e n e e d for such ministry. T h e r e
is a l w a y s t h e n e e d of wise, compe
tent oversight of t h e m e e t i n g s of
t h e assembly, or p r a y e r group, or
w h a t e v e r , so that all t h i n g s will be
d o n e d e c e n t l y a n d in order. (I Cor.
14:40.) W h e n t h e Word talks about
elders, or bishops, or overseers it is
talking about people with the
pastoral gift. For pastors a r e gifts
g i v e n b y Christ to t h e c h u r c h .
They were the recognized
s h e p h e r d o r s h e p h e r d s of t h e
flock. (Sometimes a flock n e e d s
m o r e t h a n o n e shepherd.)
Oh, some h a v e figured it all out,
a n d they're going to p u t a n elder
over five people, a n d a n elder over
ten people. These people are to
s u b m i t to t h e m . T h e y tell those
people exactly w h a t to do. When
to m o v e . When to b u y a car, etc.
T h a t is unscriptural. It is n o t t h e
place of a n elder in t h e c h u r c h .
Submission doesn't m e a n w h a t
m a n y t h i n k it does. T h e Bible says,
"Submit yourselves
therefore to
God" (James 4:7). Sometimes y o u
can't o b e y both God a n d m a n .
First w e submit to Him.
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T h e n t h e Bible says for us to be

submissive o n e to another. Does
t h a t m e a n w e are to be slaves of
o n e another? No. It m e a n s we're to
t r y to get along w i t h o n e another.
To respect o n e another. To h o n o r
one another. To love o n e another.
T h e scripture is v e r y clear that
t r u e pastors are a g e n u i n e gift
from God. A b o v e all else t h e posi
tive w o r k of a pastor is feeding t h e
flock. Feeding t h e flock. Because a
flock well fed is t h e least likely to
b e c o m e u n h e a l t h y spiritually.
T h e scripture is v e r y clear that
t r u e pastors a r e a g e n u i n e gift
from God. (Eph. 4:8, 11.) This is to
be especially n o t e d in our d a y
w h e n it seems to b e t h o u g h t pas
tors c a n be manufactured with
some special course of training.
If o n e doesn't h a v e that gift from
God to stand in this office, he'll
n e v e r be successful. If t h e gift is
there, it can be a n d should be
developed. No matter h o w much
personal ambition w e m i g h t have,
n o m a t t e r h o w good o u r inten
tionsnothing c a n t a k e t h e place
of t h e fact that t h e r e is a gift in
volved. It comes from God. It is
given b y God to t h e c h u r c h . It is
t h e Holy Ghost w h o m a k e s m e n
overseers.

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