The Pastor Found a Way to Tell the Truth and Keep His Promise
There were two evil brothers. They were rich and used their money to keep their ways from the public eye. They even attended the same church and looked to be perfect Christians.
Then, their pastor retired and a new one was hired. Not
only could he see right through the brothers’ deception, but
he also spoke well and true, and the church started to swell
in numbers.
A fund-raising campaign was started to build a new
assembly.
All of a sudden, one of the brothers d*ed. The remaining
brother sought out the new pastor the day before the funeral
and handed him a check for the amount needed to finish paying
for the new building.
“I have only one condition,” he said. “At his funeral, you
must say my brother was a saint.”
The pastor gave his word and deposited the check.
The next day at the funeral, the pastor did not hold back.
“He was an evil man,” he said. “He che@ted on his wife and
@bused his family.” After going on in this vein for a small
time, he concluded with, “But, compared to his brother, he
was a saint.
