When you look at your ministry as a servant of God, you look not only at the positive, but you look at the negative.

The positive model as we've seen Paul Timothy Epaphroditis, the negative as we've seen these men. We are reminded that God has called us to

authenticity, simplicity, all those good things. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson. It would be nice if there were no need for laws, courts, peace

officers, if everyone on the planet did two others as they'd have others do to them.

Unfortunately, that's not the case here, this side of heaven,

and even among those who should mostly resemble heaven on earth,

the church.

So today, John MacArthur looks to the standards Christ established for policing

the Church, if you will. It's a message about the lessons you can learn from the anti-models of spiritual

leadership.

The title of John's current series, Heaven's Heroes.

So take your Bible, if you're able,

turn to Matthew chapter 23 and follow along with John MacArthur.

There have always been false shepherds.

There have always been those who are of great danger to the people of God.

Jesus said beware of the wolves in sheep's clothing. But of all

of the portions of scripture that deal with these false teachers, none is more

poignant, none is more direct, none puts them in clearer focus, and none is more

penetratingly full of judgment than Matthew 23.

It is the Passover season, Jesus will soon be at the cross in just a matter of days.

He has gone into the temple.

In the temple he has entered into conflict with the religious leaders, namely the

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