THE DIFFERENCE
Readers, what is the difference between doctors and preachers? They are the same. They make too much money, but they teach too little. Why do they teach too little? Because they are too busy making money. Many doctors don’t spend enough time teaching their patients, and many churches spend too much time entertaining and collecting offerings, instead of teaching their members the truth and nothing but the truth. And so, as you all can see, there is not much difference between doctors and preachers. What can we do as patients and church members? Find a caring doctor or go to a different church, right now. Teaching patients is not an easy job. I know from my experience. We have to persuade them to do what we want them to do even if that is good for them. Teaching church members is a much easier job. They have to do nothing to go to heaven. The apostle Paul said, “ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God, not of works,...