[RJR_fan]

If the Father of the home puts the things of this world first the falling away begins to happen.

Can "full-time Christian ministry" be one of those seductive "things of the world?" Think carefully! What do the following guys have in common?

• Billy Sunday
• Oral Roberts
• Robert Pierce

Answer: They each lost an oldest child to suicide.

[CynicalBear]

>>Can “full-time Christian ministry” be one of those seductive “things of the world?”<<

It most certainly can. I have seen many instances where the focus of a pastor/priest or whatever is the earthly. Look at the pastors who preach prosperity. Imagine the people in those congregations who follow the “if I’m rich and successful I must be doing right by God” gospel. Too many, I’m afraid, are so wrapped up in the “business” of church or the personal glorification of “look how many I have brought in” they lose sight of God.

The list you started is but a fraction of those who put self above God I fear.