Over the years, I have had several refer to my comics as my ministry. I want to point out that I do not see this as such. Until the Father changes my mind, I am just a guy doing comics about the Bible and what it says.

I see too many out there trying to be teachers, and too many others that are influenced by people that follow them to be teachers, so they become one. We see James 3:1 (I'm also including the first part of 2) quoted often when referring to teachers:

James 3:1 Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. For we all stumble in many things.

But many stop there and just think "oh, teachers will just be judged harder". James continues this train of thought throughout chapter 3 and says this near the end. (which is why I included the first part of 2).

James 3:13-15 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

It's not just that the teachers will be judged harder. Teachers need to hold themselves to a higher standard and make sure that everything they do is in line with what YHWH commands.

The selfish ambition part is what sticks out for me. I worry all the time that people think I am doing this for my own ambition. I worry about myself sometimes on if I am actually doing it for my own ambition. Usually, those times are when I see some fly-by-night social media influencer start to be shared all over my pages, or being interviewed in some video, etc...

I say "fly-by-night" because I have also seen several of these influencers/teachers end up showing that their wisdom is not that which comes down from above. They usually start getting into some fringe theology (2 Tim. 4:3) either for themselves, or because followers were suggesting it, or they needed more content. Then after getting deep into those fringes, they start straying away. Some rejecting Messiah. Some rejecting YHWH. Some rejecting any type of faith all together.

All this to say, I'm just a guy that draws comics about the Bible. I am not trying to be your teacher. If you learn from my stuff or use my stuff to teach others, I have no issue with that. Just know that my approach isn't one that comes with the mindset of "hey, I've got all these people I've got to feed. How am I feeding them today?". It's literally either "what's on my mind right now?" or "hey, that would be funny!"


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