Ordination Standards
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In this third session, Pastor Martin focuses entirely on the mental gifts necessary for the pastoral office. He identifies five indispensable mental requirements: (1) a mind reverently submissive to Scripture, (2) a mind furnished with the basic content of Scripture, (3) a mind furnished with an understanding of the meaning and interrelatedness of Scripture across four theological disciplines -- systematic, biblical, historical, and experimental theology, (4) a mind furnished with the necessary tools to discover and make plain the right meaning of Scripture, and (5) a mind furnished with sound practical judgment. He concludes with five qualifying principles to prevent undue discouragement while maintaining the biblical standard.