The Professional Minister
Philippians 4:1-3
Therefore, my brothers dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.


The man who has adopted the Church as a profession as other men adopt the army, the navy, or the law, and goes through the routine of its duties with the coldness of a mere official — filled by him the pulpit seems filled by the ghostly form of a skeleton, that in its cold and bony fingers holds an unlit lamp.

(T. Guthrie, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

WEB: Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.




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