Psalm 132:9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints shout for joy. We hear advocated, on platforms and elsewhere, different kinds of ministry. Some are urgent for a talented ministry. Some are urgent for an educated ministry. They insist on culture. Some are urgent for an evangelical ministry. The great want, however, is a righteous ministry. I. A ministry that advocates THE PRINCIPLES OF RECTITUDE. The Sermon on the Mount should be the text and the imperial inspiration of every teacher. II. A ministry that advocates the principles of rectitude Is AN HONEST WAY. 1. Conscientiously, believing in them. 2. Consistently, living them. 3. Independently, disregarding alike the frowns and smiles of men. A ministry, in fact, that "commends itself to every man's conscience in the sight of God. III. A ministry that advocates the principles of rectitude FOR A RIGHT PURPOSE. Not for popularity, not for greed, not for sect, but for right. Such a ministry as this the people will believe in, trust, and follow. (David Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.WEB: Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!" |
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