How Ministers Are Chosen: Calvin on the Call to Office | John Calvin
Deep Dive into Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin - The Doctors and Ministers of the Church, Their Election and OfficeThe ministerial vocation is fundamentally governed by a dual mandate: the secret call and the outward, solemn call. The inner, secret call relates to the minister’s conscience before God, requiring a sincere fear of God and a desire to build up the church, unmotivated by ambition or avarice. This purity of intent is necessary for the ministry to be approved by God.The outward call, which governs the public order of the church, is defined by four specific…
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