Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
The work of the ministry is one only to be entered into under the call of God and by much faith.
It’s not going to be an easy life.
It is a life of provocation
Vs 1
The preacher isn’t to settle with his audience. He is to press them toward perfecting holiness.
It is a life of rejection
Vs 2
Many will refuse his provocations as “legalism.”
It is a life of sacrifice
Vs 3
The preacher lives among men, willing to die with them and for them in his ministry.
It is a life of bold preaching
Vs 4
Though he must often confess that the boldness is only provided by the Holy Ghost. He does not have it in his flesh.
It is a life of anxiety
Vs 5
His flesh has no rest. He is expected to demonstrate faith, but the pressure of the ministry taxes him.
It is a life of humility
Vs 6-8
Nevertheless, God gives comfort. While he fears his efforts will not be received favorably, he finds there are occasions of consolation.
It is a worthy life
Vs 9
In the end those he has ministered to will discover he did them no damage. They will stand before God, the saved and the lost, grateful that there was a man of God among them.
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