Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account… I. THE OFFICE OF WATCHMAN IS ONE OF APPOINTMENT. II. THE OFFICE OF WATCHMAN IS ONE OF TRUST. III. THE OFFICE OF WATCHMAN IS ONE OF RESPONSIBILITY. 1. For his time. 2. For his diligence. 3. For his vigilance. 4. For his fidelity.Application: We learn — 1. The solemn character of the ministerial calling. A calling which demands great personal piety, as well as high spiritual gifts. 2. The arduous duties of the ministerial office. So arduous as to claim all the faculties of the mind and all the energies of the body. 3. The great necessity that they should receive Christian sympathy and comfort. 4. The personal responsibility of those over whom they watch. 5. Jesus, the great and blessed keeper of Zion, is the model every Christian minister should study and imitate. (J. Buras, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. |
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