QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q & A : What Is A Hireling?
Q: Is a hireling simply one who is hired?
A: A hireling works for wages only. His main
incentive is money. He is an employee.
Q: Hmmm. What is a servant?
A: A servant is opposite to a hireling-employee.
He serves with little or no remuneration.
Q: Were the apostles hirelings-employees or
servants?
A: Like Lord Jesus, the apostles were servants.
Q: Servants to whom?
A: As servants of Jesus, they served whoever.
Q: Free of charge?
A: Their Master instructed, “Freely you have
received, freely give.”
Q: Why don’t today’s leaders “freely give”?
A: Unlike the apostles, they do not serve,
primarily, Lord Jesus.
Q: Does that make pastors hirelings-employees?
A: Pastors are salaried employees masquerading
as servants.