A Servant of God

From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.

“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;” (Titus 1:1)

Sometimes the Gospel of Christ becomes a most difficult work. It would indeed be nice if all under the umbrella of “Christianity” were a flawless mirror of the Word of God. The reality of life is that most of what is projected to man is twisted mirrors of deceptions. Most folk come to “Christianity” with an uninformed quest for something to satisfy a yearning for some form of religion. This is totally natural for someone lost and groping in the darkness of sin. The dilemma is anchored in the inability of the spiritually dead to know truth and the deceptive cunningness of Satan and his servants masquerading as “ministers of righteousness” distorting the truth.

Anyone can profess to be “a servant of God”, but not everyone has the qualifying credentials with the seal of the living God. Paul relates that he is “a servant of God”, and then he continues to set forth his certifications, namely, or according to: 1) the faith of God’s elect, and 2) the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness.

Faith can be a general term entrusted to an object, an animal, a human, or an imaginary spiritual thing. The faith Paul is referencing is the eternal faith birthed out of heaven wrought saving faith. This peculiar faith can only be witnessed in the elect of God. Many have tried to imitate it, but none have been able to duplicate it, or harness its power. The evidences of this faith certify the servant’s Master.

The next point of certification is the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness. While it is truth that if you hit you finger with a hammer it will hurt, but this is not the truth of certification. The revealing truth of servitude Paul acknowledges is the one “which is after godliness.” This is a truth that directs one’s piety toward God. Satan and his deceiving ministers never us this truth. God’s servant can only use holy faith and holy truth leading to God.