Preaching so people will like me
As somone who gets the chance to preach every now and then I can relate to the people Paul is criticising here. I often have to check myself before I get up to speak and remind myself that this is an act of service to God, not to me. My primary concern should not be what nice things people will say about me afterwards (perhaps give you a low five or run up sobbing and gurgling about how moved they were) but rather I should be concerned about whether my words helped people in their relationship with God.
Having said that, it is nice to know that even when selfishness sneaks in there, as it innevitably will with me, that doesn't make the words completely invalid. Paul is happy for some bad motives to be in there if there is still a clear message about Jesus. Hopefully at my worst, I can still do that.
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