[af_vet_1981]

Do you notice anything here about the will of God?

Yes, King Saul. Perhaps the Apostle Saul had his namesake in mind when he wrote this to the Corinthians:

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

First Corinthians, Catholic chapter nine, Protestant verse twenty seven,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James

[Luircin]

Uh... I don’t think that Saul is relevant here, because we were talking about him as *king*, not status of salvation.

[HarleyD]

1Co 9:23-27 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Paul is not talking about the lost of his salvation. He is talking about being disciplined enough to run the race. If one cannot be disciplined in the things of God, we will be ineffective and useless to the cause of Christ. People will see how we are living and our witness is worthless. Moreover it bring reproach upon the body of believers. We are disqualified or castaway from the ministry of God.

How many preachers (and priests for that matter) have we witnessed this occurring? Do you think a pediophile priest (or pastor) will ever be an effective witness for the cause of Christ again? They don't endanger their salvation but they certainly endanger their ministry and the ministry of others.