Wayne Grudem, commenting on 1 Peter, writes:
Recognizing that one has such responsibility [of leadership in the church] should never engender pride, but rather a continual humility in the awareness that sin remaining in one’s heart is still hateful, and that any growth in holiness of life has only come about by God’s grace. (From p.190 in Wayne Grudem, 1 Peter: Tyndale NT Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1988.
Well said! We lead the people entrusted to us by humbly waging war in our own hearts against sin.
