Acts 20:27,29,35

Acts 20:27,29,35 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. The old apostle Paul sailed to Miletus and called for the leaders of Ephesus to come and see him before he went to Jerusalem. He wanted to see them because he had an idea that he would not ever see them again. That is he would not see them again before they met again in heaven. He gave them some last-minute advice and warnings. He warned them to look out for wolves. Not wolves with four legs, but wolves with two legs: crooked preachers who would not preach the truth but twist the truth of Jesus Christ and lie to their congregations. Paul was pretty hard on those kinds of preachers. But how do we know if a preacher is preaching the truth or not? We have to read the Bible for ourselves in order to tell if a preacher is preaching truth. Do you remember the church that checked out the Scriptures? Remember Acts 17 and the church at Berea? And Paul himself was a fine example of a preacher. Paul supported the weak and told the Ephesian leaders to do the same. He quoted Jesus Christ, Who said that it is more blessed to give than to receive. We should give instead of looking to get. That is the Christian attitude. If we help others we will be blessed, and we will be more Christ-like.