Look at Spiritual Leaders

When I am looking at spiritual leaders, there are 4 tests for the leader's spiritual genuineness: First, the leader must be a good spiritual and sound leader with no tricks of theology, no demonstrations of supernatural wonders, no evidences of blind devotion on the part of the public. Watch for their "movement" and their motives. No matter how sincere they may be, spiritual leaders without discernment are sure to err and their conclusions are inevitably false because their reasoning is misleading. As far as the reasoning mind can go, they may say that it is what God is that is not described in the Bible. Just be aware. Second, every spiritual leader must be pure of heart and holy of life. This leader will not be perfect nor sinless but still the leader to be trusted is the one who lives as near like Christ as possible. Third, a spiritual leader ought to be humble, self-effacing, self-sacrificing, modest, clean living, free from the love of money, eager to promote the honor of God and just as eager to disclaim any credit or praise on self-promotion. Financial accounts will be freely open for inspection, ethical standards will be high and personal life is above reproach. Finally, as a Christian, I need to make sure that my spiritual leader have the right conception of God that is basic not only to systematic theology but to practical Christian living as well. There are many false Christian movements out there that think they have the right image of God and when they approach that image, they feel a sense of awe that will confuse people. We are living in the times of confusion and it is sometimes hard to distinguish the false from the true. God have provided us the Word of God to save us from the consequences of our own blindness by repeated warnings and many careful instructions.