Our Church Order: The Office of the Minister of the Gospel

We have made plain in former articles under the above caption what true ministry of the Word consists in and what the difference is between the character of the duties belonging to the office of ministers of the gospel and the character of the duties belonging to the office of all believers. Let us now in this article pursue the subject with which we here deal to the end. I set out with referring back to a statement made in the first article on this subject -- a statement that runs as follows:...