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title: 'R.B. Kuiper on the Humility Needed in Faithful Pastors'
type: post
author: 'R. Andrew Myers'
date: 2023-06-27
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2023-r-b-kuiper-on-the-humility-needed-in-faithful-pastors
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# R.B. Kuiper on the Humility Needed in Faithful Pastors

“The minister must always remember that the dignity of his office adheres not in his person but in his office itself. He is not at all important, but his office is extremely important. Therefore he should take his work most seriously without taking himself seriously. He should preach the Word in season and out of season in forgetfulness of self. He should ever have an eye single to the glory of Christ, whom he preaches, and count himself out. It should be his constant aim that Christ, whom he represents, may increase while he himself decreases. Remembering that *minister* means nothing but *servant*, he should humbly, yet passionately, serve the Lord Christ and His church. The words of the apostle Paul should be his very own: ‘Whose I am and whom I serve’ (Acts 27:23). Such a minister is sure to enhance the glory of Christ’s church.” - **R**.**B. Kuiper**, *The Glorious Body of Christ* (1966, 2006), pp. 141-142