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HOW TO BECOME A PREACHER 137
61:1, 2 , and he also had the evidence that Jehovah's
spirit was upon him and was operating
through him in his ministry as a preacher .
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What is true of the Leader and Exemplar is
true also of his disciples or followers . True Christian
preachers who follow and imitate their Master
Jesus need no university, college or seminary
schooling, nor is any degree, title, diploma or
ceremonious ordination by clergy operators of a
theological seminary required by . them Religious
clergymen have all such impressive things, but
not one has fulfilled God's requirements for becoming
one of His ordained, anointed preachers
.
Compared with the religious clergy of his day,
Jesus was what they call a "lay preacher" . But
he was really God's ordained preacher, and they
were not .
8 According to Jesus' example, then, what is required
is for the believer to dedicate himself unconditionally
to God to do the divine will . The believer
must do this with full faith in Jesus Christ
as the ransom sacrifice by which his sins against
God can be canceled and forgiven . This dedication
of himself he properly symbolizes by being immersed
in water . Once made, that dedication holds
and is beyond recall ; it binds the believer forever
to do God's will . God's will is that, to make good
his salvation to everlasting life, the believer must
be a preacher in this world . "For if you publicly
7. What worldly requirements do real preachers not
need? Why?
8 . What must a believer do first to become a preacher?