Should I Prepare For The Ministry? (6): Spiritual Qualifications

In what I wrote in my previous article on this general subject (cf. January 15 issue, in which the sub-title, "Are You Qualified?" was omitted through a printer's error), it was already presupposed that one who prepares for the ministry must desire the office. This is also true of the other offices in the church; but it would seem to be especially evident in this case, since the initiative comes from the aspirant himself, who applies for admission to the seminary and prepares with a view to an...