[jo kus]

Which does lead to the question, "How do you measure a man of God?" Is he simply someone appointed by the Church or someone else.

Good question. In the past, I would say that a "man of the Church" was not synonymous with "man of God", although I think the two have taken on similar means now that the Church is out of the political realm.

The question, back at you, is "how do you know a 'man of God' is led by 'God' and not his own whims, such as Luther"?

Regards

[jo kus]

Oops, for:

"In the past, I would say that a "man of the Church" was not synonymous with "man of God"

I meant "was not NECESSARILY synonymous"...

You probably knew that I meant that, but just to clear it up.

Regards

[HarleyD]

The question, back at you, is "how do you know a 'man of God' is led by 'God' and not his own whims, such as Luther"?

There you go; this sounds like fuzzy logic. A man of God is one who is "led" by God but not by his own whims. What does that mean? You're assuming Luther wasn't a "man of God" because your judging him to have been lead by his own whims. What precisely are you basing this on? Perhaps he was led by God.