Bondslaves of Christ

Pastor Martin completes his treatment of the corporate implications of Christ's prophetic office by warning against the opposite error from undervaluing the ministry: idolizing the ministers themselves. He uses Matthew 23, the noble Bereans of Acts 17, and Paul's command not to become bondslaves of men to plead that God's people honor the ministry of the Word without ever surrendering the right of private judgment under Scripture. The sermon urges critical, Berean-like listening that holds fast only to what is genuinely from God, lest lazy hearers be led into the tyranny that always follows uncritical attachment to human teachers.