Having been a pastor myself and having gone to Bible College I still have many books such as commentaries, people's opinions, Bible dictionaries and resources that were to supposedly help me through college and to be a good pastor. One of the commentaries that I have is the commentary of J. Vernon McGee, who in the Christian world was very respected. This commentary is volume 4 of Matthew through Romans. But I want to first read to you what Jesus said in John chapter 10. He said, "I am the Good Shepherd, the Good Shepherd gives HIS life for the sheep, but a hireling, he who is not the Shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. I am the Good Shepherd and I know My sheep and I'm known by My own."
What the pastor's do not want you to know, and maybe they do not even know themselves, is that they ARE the hireling that Jesus was speaking about. A hireling is obvious, it is someone who is paid to do certain work, in this case to bring you the gospel. Anyone who is paid to bring the gospel by anyone else other than Jesus, is a hireling, someone that is hired by men, and Jesus said when a hireling, when someone who is paid to do the work sees a wolf coming, a bad guy, they run away. The Good Shepherd who is Jesus Christ, HE lays down HIS life for His sheep, HE cares for His people and He guides them. He really loves and cares for their soul. Pastors care about your money they care about you being in church. They care about numbers. But they could care less for your soul.
I want to read to you what J. Vernon McGee thought about John chapter 10 about the hirelings. He said, "The hireling does not care for the sheep, the founders of some of the world religions did very little for their followers. Modern cult leaders actually get rich off of the people. In contrast to this, the Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep, and He protects his own." So according to J. Vernon McGee or a pastor or preacher, a hireling is someone who is a cult leader or of a different religion other than Christianity. They certainly couldn't be the paid pastors in the organized churches.
The pastors and the preachers in the churches will never come out and tell their flock that they are the hirelings fleecing their flock and stealing from them. They will never tell them that they really want their money and they don't care for their soul. They will not tell them to go to Jesus that Jesus cares for their soul that He is the Good Shepherd and the only one able to lead them and guide them. The hirelings want their flocks money they could care less if they are going to heaven or to hell. They want numbers, they want money. Jesus is the Good Shepherd HE cares for your soul and if you listen to Him, He will guide you into everlasting life. Don't listen to the hirelings who leave when a wolf comes and who only want your money. Go to Jesus who is the lover of the soul and well-equipped to lead you and ALL of those who have true faith into everlasting life. May the grace of Jesus be with you.
