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title: 'The Union of Truth and Love in the Ministry'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Matthews'
date: 1832-08-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Preaching'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'John 3'
- 'Acts 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/matthews-1832-the-union-of-truth-and-love-in-the-ministry
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# The Union of Truth and Love in the Ministry

Matthews urges ministers to pair uncompromising truth with love in preaching, blaming ministerial neglect for the gospel's slow spread and calling for prayerful, scriptural labor.

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