"God will still use the gifts, talents, and whatever people have to glorify His name, even if those people are not qualified themselves. God used the power of Kanye West—his resources, his voice, his popularity—and He let him do things in His name, accepting the work. God didn't say, 'Look, your works that you did don't matter; the people you affected, I don't care about that.' No, He said, 'You were sinful, so you're not getting into the kingdom, but guess what? The stuff that was done in Christ's name, that stuff still matters; it still lasts.'"
— Curt Kennedy, Pastor and Hip Hop Artist
Imagine you or a loved one received a prophecy that completely changed your life.
Imagine participating as these events unfolded.
Perhaps this individual cast a demon out of your loved one, leading you to become a believer 💪 in Christ—
—and you witnessed him performing mighty works in God's name, transforming your life.
This individual may not have been genuine—his heart insincere—but his works LED YOU TO CHRIST: "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives" (Gen. 50:20).
Despite the questionable genuineness of the individual performing the acts, God does not deny the works done in His name—He denies the worker because his life was sinful.
"On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'"
— Matthew 7:22–23 (ESV)
In His divine sovereignty, God will still use the works done in His name to 👉 POSITIVELY 👈 impact lives, regardless of the individual performing them: "[for] we know that all things work together for good to those who love God" (Rom. 8:28).
That's what we should find encouraging: whether in pretense or truth, Christ's name was PROCLAIMED.
As believers, we ought to care more about that—
—but we care more about the proclaimer—the person—than we do about who they're proclaiming.
"We recall that St. John was not averse to hearing the Word of God from Caiaphas and pays attention to his prophecy... Christ bids us hear the godless Pharisees in the seat of Moses, though they are godless teachers... Let God judge their evil lies. We can still listen to their godly words."
— Martin Luther, 1528, Concerning Rebaptism: A Letter to Two Pastors (Luther's Works, Vol. 40, pp. 225-262)
"Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will… What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice."
— Philippians 1:15, 18, ESV
*Credit: Curt Kennedy
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