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‘Pastor’ are you called of God? ‘Minister’ do you speak the words of the Most High? Wisdom from Martin Luther

Here is some wisdom from Martin Luther regarding the source of the call to ministry and the sign of an authentic calling. True ministers recieve a clear call from God and true ministers preach the true words of God.
“The call is not to be taken lightly. For a person to possess knowledge is not enough. [...]

Galatians Chapter One

Introduction

Regarding the task of exegesis Gordon Fee writes ‘The key to good exegesis is the ability to ask the right questions of the text in order to get at the authors meaning’.[1] In this essay I will seek to place chapter one of Galatians in the light of the overall argument of the letter. [...]

  

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