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What Should We Think of Flashy Pastors?

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Pastors who flaunt their riches will not draw anyone to the hope of the gospel. They will draw men and women to the hope of luxury.

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0:00.0

What should we think of flashy pastures?

0:07.3

That's the question.

0:08.4

This Monday morning from a listener named Emily,

0:10.7

Emily writes in to ask this,

0:12.6

Pastor John, thank you for sharing your wisdom

0:14.9

with us all on this podcast.

0:18.0

Recently, social media accounts have surfaced

0:20.0

and gained quite a bit of attention

0:21.8

which show numerous well-known pastors

0:24.5

wearing extremely expensive and flashy clothes

0:29.0

and shoes and watches, et cetera.

0:32.5

These accounts have raised controversy

0:33.9

about whether these leaders are justified in doing this,

0:36.8

many say that they should be able to use the money

0:38.7

they make however they please,

0:40.8

or that these items are gifts,

0:43.0

but others are offended by their luxurious lifestyles

0:46.3

and argue that regardless of how a pastor

0:48.5

obtains these things,

0:50.2

they should still be demonstrating humility

0:52.2

and reverence towards their congregations

0:54.5

and toward those who are struggling to simply survive.

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