Monday, September 09, 2013

Are You Seeking Great Things For Yourself?

Ministers often seek . . .
  great gifts,
  great eloquence,
  great knowledge of mysteries,
  great congregations,
  great popularity and influence.

"Are you seeking great things for yourself?
 Don't do it!"
 Jeremiah 45:5

(J. C. Philpot, "Israel Blessed and Kept" 1852)


This might be intended for pastors, but how much more for the layman or the seminarian or professor?

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