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title: 'The Pastor in His Relations to God'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Samuel Macon Smith'
date: 1900-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 6'
- 'Ephesians 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1900-the-pastor-in-his-relations-to-god
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# The Pastor in His Relations to God

Argues theological study must nurture students' spiritual life; emphasizes the pastor's divine call, authoritative preaching, and critiques ritualistic vs. rationalistic sources of authority.

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