"Having been well trained theologically, the newly minted pastor has an excellent understanding of the enemies that oppose the believer and the work of Christ. What our man does not usually comprehend at this stage in his ministry is the shape in which these enemies will actually be appearing. He expects to do battle with the devil; he does not expect the devil to show up in the form of well-respected and well-dressed church members. He expects to do battle with the world out there; he does not expect the world to have infiltrated the hearts and minds of his congregation. He expects to do battle against the flesh; he does not expect to see such raw manifestations of the flesh among those who claim the name of Christ -- or at times within his own heart and life." [1]
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1. Gilley, Gary E., This Little Church Had None - A Church in Search of Truth, EP Books Darlington, England, 2009, Page 144
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