___1. Ministers of God never offend people in such a way that their ministry would be blamed.

___2. Ministers of God are patient, longsuffering.

___3. Ministers of God have a lot of trouble.

___4. Ministers of God are often needy.

___5. Ministers of God go through a lot of stressful situations.

___6. Ministers of God can be beaten for their faith.

___7. Ministers of God can go to jail for their faith.

___8. Ministers of God cause trouble, even riots.

___9. Ministers of God aren't soft and flabby: they work with their hands!

___10. Ministers of God lose a lot of sleep.

___11. Ministers of God fast.

___12. Ministers of God are known for their purity.

___13. Ministers of God are not dumb.

___14. Ministers of God are kind and loving.

___15. Ministers of God are full of the Holy Ghost.

___16. Ministers of God are men of the Word.

___17. Ministers of God manifest the power of God.

___18. Ministers of Gopd walk fully clothed with God's armor.

___19. Ministers of God are honored by some, dishonored by some.

___20. Ministers of God are victims of evil reports, but also receive good reports.

___21. Ministers of God are thought of as deceivers, and men of truth, all at the same time.

___22. Ministers of God are unknown in the earth, but well-known in Heaven.

___23. Ministers of God are appointed to death, they live near death, but continue on.

___24. Ministers of God, as children, are spanked, but they don't stay down.

___25. Ministers of God cry a lot, but are always rejoicing.

___26. Ministers of God are very poor, but they make others very rich.

___27. Ministers of God have absolutely nothing. And Everything.

Paul was not Divine, but he had the Divine nature, as all of us can have, if we want It. It would be easy to look at a list like this and start being critical of so-called ministers of God parading around today. But a better exercise is to get out a mirror, and this checklist will serve as such, and take a good hard look.