to us as a guide for our behaviour. We are in the world, but we are not to be part of it because we follow a different code of conduct. If we fail in seeking to live a holy life, then we have no right to expect God to bless us, or to see our Christian life flourish. This applies especially to the pastor’s ministry. He must obey the rules in preaching the eternal truths of the gospel, and not be content simply to express his own opinions on the problems facing the world. The farmer ‘The hardworking
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