A preacher argues that the Old Testament command to not touch God's anointed still applies to modern pastors and evangelists. Even when God's servants make mistakes, criticism must come with reverence because God himself protects those who belong to him.
Now, some have tried to explain this verse away. You'll hear this all the time. Touch not my anointed, do my prophets no harm. And some will take that verse and they'll say, yeah, well, it doesn't apply today in the New Testament. It doesn't apply to preachers and teachers and prophets and evangelists and pastors. It doesn't apply to modern Christians necessarily. That's nonsense. This biblical principle reflects the protective nature of God when it comes to his people. And if you belong to him, then God is protective of you. So yes, you ought to be careful about how you talk about God's servants, even when they're in the wrong. Call out wrongdoing, call out abuse, absolutely, but do it with great reverence, remembering that God punished those even through whom he brought judgment.
