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If a man be called to preach, he will be endowed with a degree of speaking ability, which he will cultivate and increase.
Charles Spurgeon
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There is scarcely anything impossible to a man who can keep a congregation together for years, and be the means of edifying them for hundreds of consecutive Sabbaths; he must be possessed of some abilities, and be by no means a fool or ne'er-do-well. Jesus Christ deserves the best men to preach His cross, and not the empty-headed and the shiftless.Lectures to my Students
Many young men have the same idea of being parsons as I had of being a huntsman—a mere childish notion that they would like the coat and the horn-blowing; the honour, the respect, the ease; and they are probably even fools enough to think, the riches of the ministry. (Ignorant beings they must be if they look for wealth in connection with the Baptist ministry.) The fascination of the preacher's office is very great to weak minds, and hence I earnestly caution all young men not to mistake whim for inspiration, and a childish preference for a call of the Holy Spirit.Lectures to my Students
The first sign of the heavenly calling is an intense, all-absorbing desire for the work.Lectures to my Students
but I question, gravely question whether a man who has grossly sinned should be very readily restored to the pulpit. As John Angell James remarks, "When a preacher of righteousness has stood in the way of sinners, he should never again open his lips in the great congregation until his repentance is as notorious as his sin."Lectures to my Students
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The layman has a large field in which he may minister to his fellow man, even if he is not called to full time ministry.Christian in Complete Armour 1:300
He who presides over a system which aims at nothing higher than formalism, is far more a servant of the devil than a minister of God.Lectures to my Students
whatever "call" a man may pretend to have, if he has not been called to holiness, he certainly has not been called to the ministry.Lectures to my Students
Paul begins the first of his four statements about elders on the same note with which he began and ended the preceding discussion of widows - honor - and in both cases honor involves money. The elders who were following his instructions and doing a good job not only were worthy of the peoples' respect but should also be paid for their work (" double honor"). He will continue in v 18 with his reason: workers should be paid. This was Paul's general rule (1 Cor 9: 4-6; cf. Rom 13: 7) although he himself often chose to earn his own living (cf. 1 Cor 4: 12; 2 Cor 11: 7-9; 1 Thess 2: 9; cf. 2 Thess 3: 7-9; Acts 18: 3).Zondervan,. Pastoral Epistles, Volume 46 (Word Biblical Commentary) (Kindle Locations 14409-14413). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
On first blush this may seem rather narrow and limited. After all, Paul spent eighteen months in Corinth and would have engaged in pastoral work alongside evangelism. However, as 1 Corinthians 1:10-4:17 itself demonstrates, for Paul even the most practical ills, such as divisions and problems of leadership in the church, are remedied by focusing on the cross. For Paul, Christ crucified is more than just the means of forgiveness and salvation, but informs his total vision of the Christian life and ministry.Pillar Commentary
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