The Militant Pastor: Warring a Good Warfare; Gentle unto All (2)

Commencement exercises of the Protestant Reformed Semi¬nary were held on June 16, 2011 at Grandville Protestant Reformed Church. An abbreviated version of Prof. Dykstra's address on that occasion was begun in the July issue and is concluded here. The Reformed minister is a soldier, called to war a good warfare (I Tim. 1:18). He fights for the gospel of Jesus Christ, for doctrine which is according to godliness. Hence he battles against the lie and all sin. At the same time, the minister is a...