You are the pastors of unbelief. Your story is simple. One day, you decided to be a Christian. No problem. You slipped salvation on as easily as a new jacket. Nice fit, it felt good. Now you were spiritual. Repentance? You said you were sorry, didn't you? You never went to the bloody ground where the Cross is, and laid down under the weight of your own sin, ugly and wicked, and wept at what you did to Him, wept at the sight of His innocent blood you took from Him. Why should you? You are wearing your new jacket. You never think of your sin and how it tortured Jesus, and how undeserving you are of that sacrifice, that is why we never hear you talk of how much you love Him, how you wait every moment for Him, and speak of Him always with your cup overflowing with love. No, we hear a lot of Scriptures from you though, you quote them often.

Then you decided to be a "pastor". That sounded nice. You could have some power, and so you picked up a bible, and you said, "I'm intelligent, I can memorize this" and so you did. And with your natural mind, you memorized passages that pleased you. And this impressed you. So now, with your bible in hand, and your hard, barren heart, you went out and said to the world, "I represent Jesus and now I think I'll have a church". So you got people to believe that you are from Jesus, and you got a church without hearing from Him, which you run without trusting Him for the needs, or caring for those under your care. No, with your Scriptures you judge those who are weaker than you, put burdens on those who are sick, saying they are without faith, and condemn those who take issue with your lack of love. You lead a flock of bruised reeds. From the barren tree, comes barren fruit. A generation has sprung up out of the desolate ground of unbelief, a generation of "pastors" who have never been to the Cross, and never wept a single tear for the One who died in their place.

Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: "Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done," declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23:2)