Too often, we take our local pastors for granted. We do not view them with respect due to their office. The faithfulness of local pastors, who often labor in obscurity and deprivation, will stand as a testimony against unfaithful saints on the day of judgment for their indifference. Faithfulness in scripture denotes "faith to endure to the end" (Matthew 10:22). The qualities of faithfulness include consistency, allegiance, and submission to lawful authority. Thus, the Apostle Paul entreated Timothy, "the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall also be able to teach others, also" (2 Timothy 2:2).