Matthew 23:13-22

Matthew 23:13-22 
English Standard Version (ESV)

  If you were talking a city tour and the guide told you that he wasn't certain of the way, would you follow him?  Or what if you were about to enter the jungle and the leader of the venture turned and told you that she'd never been there before, but she was fairly certain she knew the general direction of the path -- would you follow?
  When it comes to faith, be wary of those who tell you with certainty that they know everything.  Instead, follow those who confess that they know only imperfectly, that they have seen but only in part, that they are sinful and broken but are still striving. 
  Leadership starts with humility -- it's rooted in a confession that the leaders of the modern church are not perfect, but rather are praying for the wisdom to follow, even if they don't fully understand.  Our modern church leaders are imperfect and broken, because they are human.  We're all the same -- serving a perfect Lord with imperfect hearts, burdened with sin and clinging to the forgiveness we find in Jesus Christ.