Defining The Culture of Honor

The honor that a believer receives from the church is always earned by humble service. It’s never demanded or asserted. Those who are truly spiritual don’t claim to have spiritual authority over others. Nor do they boast about their spiritual labor and maturity. In fact, people who make such claims reveal their im­maturity. The person that declares that he is “God’s anointed man of strength and power for the hour”—or similar self-ac­­­colades simply proves one thing: He or she has no authority.  

-Frank Viola