How to Spot a Fake Pastor
Not all pastors are called by God. Some are called by their own greed, pride, as well as financial gain. Here are just a few obvious traits that are around a fake pastor that has put himself at pastoral duty and not by God.

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Pride – Beware of pastors who habitually refers to the congregation as “my church,” instead of “the church.” Acts 20:28 – Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God , which he obtained with his own blood.

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Do not trust a pastor who has children that are not model Christians themselves. According to the bible, if a pastor cannot take care of his own household, he cannot take care of the church.
He must also love his wife ‘as Christ loves the church.’ Titus 1:6 – “namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife , having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion .”

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Watch out for pastors who use church finances to “pay themselves” and buy extravagant homes, cars and/or other extravagant items.1 Timothy 6:5 – “and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain”

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Look out for pastors who do not do as they preach. Although this characteristic does not necessarily mean to leave your church. According to Jesus in Matthew (23:3) “So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.”
This means as long as you are receiving the truth, even when it is from Satan himself or other (if it were possible) you should still listen to that message about the truth.
Having said that make sure you do you homework! Acts 17:11 – “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.”

Do not go to a church because you are comfortable there, plain and simply, choose a church that doesn’t just teach messages on Sundays but follows and strives to be like Jesus Christ – our Lord and Savior.
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The pastor is not divine, he himself is a saved depraved soul, so what is he without a Holy and Just God?
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Listen to the Pastor’s messages and be as the Bereans and double check if the things they preach are true.

Warnings
Pastors that are sent from God himself know who’s in charge, know how small they really are and serve the church, not control it. 1Peter 5:3 – “not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.”

Although it seems so, this article does not say that you have to have a “perfect” pastor. But he does have to be perfectly in tune with God’s word and what God’s word requires him to do when he does mess up.

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