Tenn. If pastors don't stay on guard, Rogers says, they can easily fall into sin, creating a chain reaction of consequences. Sin is so deceitful. I've seen them do and say things that they would never have dreamt of doing or saying before they were hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Rogers challenges pastors to study the lives of the great men of God who committed sin. Before long that person will become callous, and that's when disaster can strike, including death.
Conviction is a feeling of being dirty, along with a desire for cleansing.
If God's hand is not heavy upon you, you are lost. If a person does not get his life right with God because of conviction, then God uses a second step. Chastisement can take a variety of forms, Rogers says, citing sickness, sorrow, failure and heartache. If after conviction and chastisement the Christian has not turned from his sin, Rogers says God uses a third step. If a Christian still has not repented after conviction, chastisement and challenge, Rogers says God brings about a fourth and final step.