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“As Paul wrote to the Thessalonians, “Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe” (1 Thess 2:10). Whenever I read these words of Paul I aspire to be that kind of preacher. For it is only this kind of preacher who has authority and power; or who can be an example for other believers. For it does not matter how well men can preach, it does not matter how strong is their appeal, it does not matter how active they are, it does not matter how good they are at public relations-if they fall short in their standards of conduct their work can only flourish briefly. For sooner or later the fact will become evident that their teaching and their conduct do not agree, and they become stumbling-blocks.” ~Wong Ming-Dao from A Stone Made Smooth.