Piper on Regrets and Retirement from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.
I wish old preachers wouldn't say things like what Piper says..."Sorrow makes the preacher...". Yet, I love it when they say things like..."I wanted to quit 30 years ago...". Baxter still says it best:
"O brethren! what men should we be in skill, resolution, and unwearied
diligence, who have all this to do? Did Paul cry out, Who is sufficient
for these things?' And shall we be proud, or careless, or lazy, as if
we were sufficient? As Peter saith to every Christian, in consideration
of our great approaching change, What manner of persons ought we to be
in all holy conversation and godliness!' so may I say to every
minister, Seeing all these things lie upon our hands, what manner of
persons ought we to be in all holy endeavors and resolutions for our
work!' This is not a burden for the shoulders of a child. What skill
doth every part of our work require! - and of how much moment is every
part!"
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