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1 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | azurelaw | 177638 | ||
First of all, I would like to declare that I mean no offence to any retired pastors here (if any). My question is generated from my curiosity and my understanding or perseption as to the life-long commitment of a pastor. If I am wrong, kindly correct me with scritpural support. My question is: Can a pastor retire? or Can a pastor not retire? My understanding is that once a person is called to commit himself fully to serve Christ (here, of course I should not limit it to the pastor, instead, every Christian should commit his/her life fully and life-long to Christ) as a pastor, can he retire someday just like those people having their retirement in the society? We see so many examples in the Bible - Moses, Paul, Peter - who demonstrated a life-long pastoring a certain group of people until death, why do we have retired pastors nowadays? Thanks for any scriptural guidiances. God bless you all. Azure |
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2 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177639 | ||
Dear Azure, It is an involved topic. You'll need more than just a few Bible verses. Might I suggest the following book: http://www.desiringgod.org/Store/Books/ByTopic/69/315_Brothers_We_Are_Not_Professionals/ In Him, Doc |
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3 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | azurelaw | 177648 | ||
Dear Doc, Thanks for your information. I will try to see if I can get the book here in Hong Kong. God bless you. Azure |
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4 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177650 | ||
Nay ho mah... Does the government there prevent you from having such literature shipped to you? Hai gam sin, joi gin! |
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5 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | azurelaw | 177652 | ||
Hi Doc, Wow, I am amazed! You are speaking in tongues of my language (Cantonese)! I wonder if you are a Hong Kong citizen or your wife is. Did you live in Hong Kong before? OK, back to the subject: no, there is absolutely no restriction from the HK government on importing books or literature. The only limitation is the market demand here. Few weeks ago, I was trying to find the book "90 minutes in heaven" (also by John Piper? if I remember correctly) in a local book store - The Page One (so call sizable here, funny that they don't have a website as per my previous enquiry) which mainly sells English books. However, there wasn't a single copy exist. Therefore, I had to ask my friend in Canada to get me one when she comes back to HK next month. Nice talking to you, brother. God bless you and your family. Azure |
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6 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177655 | ||
Dear Azure, I only know a few phrases in Cantonese and Manderin. Sometimes I get them mixed up! I work with people from all over the world. I always try to learn how to say a number of phrases in their native tongue. Swahili and Bengali are the most fun! For some reason I can't seem to remember French. If my memory were better, my vocabularly would exceed 10 words in each language! Frankly, I'm lucky to be able to handle English! :-) By showing people that you care enough about them to learn a few words in their own language presents opportunities to speak to them of Christ. In Him, Doc |
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