The Pastor's Justification by Jared C. Wilson | Book Review

The Pastor's Justification: Applying the Work of Christ in Your Life and Ministry by Jared C. Wilson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Really solid helpful book. Be faithful to preach the gospel in the freedoms that your justification is all from Christ and not from you. You aren’t aiming for more than the faithful preaching of the gospel. Nothing needs to be added to that. You don’t need to be flashy or change it up it it’s not “working.” Stay faithful to preach the gospel in and out of season. Your success as a pastor is not on if your church is growing or if your people like you - it’s on if you are preaching the gospel faithfully. God does the rest. Jesus is the great high priest and shepherd of his church. It’s not your church it’s his. He bought it with his blood. You’re the faithful undershepherd.

So helpful and freeing and biblical.

1 Corinthians 2:1-2 (ESV)
1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.
2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.