Not Many

DEVOTION
JAMES
NOT MANY
James 3:1-2
3:1 Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
NIV
There is doubt there may well be too men who teach or proclaim they know the way to salvation, but are actually unsaved themselves. I am sure James was bringing that though forward due to so many voices with so many false teachings. Not much has changed today, of that I am sure. True I am not a perfect man, and I completely rely on the cross of Christ for my salvation. I serve a risen Savior who now sits at the right hand of God. They are men who teach or preach who are not qualified or called by God to do so and I am concerned about this. I know God has bestowed his truth into my being and called me to teach it. I am not frightened of this warning for I know this judgment is for those who are not called but teach their own brand of salvation rather than Gods. I do not have to be perfect, in fact I cannot be, yet I can teach and preach without fear of condemnation from God because I teach his word without reservation as well as without falsehoods. I absolutely believe what God says. If he did not say it I won’t believe it, nor will I teach it. I know some people ask me how I know I have the real truth or why do I think I am right and so many others including scholars are wrong. My answer is simply because God said so. Does this sound prideful? Why do I think like that? I believe it is true with all my being. I do not want to know what other men think the word says, I want to know what the word says as God spoke it. Sure there are many good men who preach and teach the same truth I do. Many good men have been called by God to preach his truth and are doing well, being blessed by God because they do preach and teach his truth. With these men I will stand but I will oppose all those who pervert the gospel for they own gain. I desire to be among the not many.