(Clip) How To Find Godly People In the Christian World — Zac Poonen

Humility as the Primary Mark of Godliness

Next, marks of a godly man. Okay, these are some of the things I look for to recognize a real man of God. Number one, is he a humble person? That's the primary mark of a godly man. That he will make you feel important and equal to him.

Attitude Toward Money and Holiness

That is how Jesus even spoke to adulteresses and bad people. Secondly, what is his attitude to money? Any preacher who is even slightly interested in your money is not a godly man. Any church that is interested in collecting your money, most important, is not a godly church.

Marriage and God-Fearing Children

And I would ask also, does he preach holiness and live in holiness? And if he is married, I would ask, how does he live with his wife? Are his children God fearing? Why do I say that? Because our children know us better than everybody in the church.

So if a man's children are not following the Lord, it's probably because they have not seen the father following the Lord in the house. So those are the marks of a really godly man. And I don't care whether he has got preaching gifts or other gifts, those are secondary.

Character Over Preaching Ability

Because there are many godly people who cannot preach well, but they live well. So these are some of the primary marks. I would also say that he is a man who really can love people. He can love his enemies, he can love brothers.

Even though he may not agree with people in other churches, he loves believers in other churches also. That is a really godly man. Those are the type of people I would like to fellowship with.