If a bishop thinks about his calling, he sees that he is a bishop by the rite, the oracle, and the command of God, and, secondly, that he has in his hand the possession and the property of Christ. What is that? It is the Gospel and the sacraments. He has been appointed a minister of the Word for this, that he should distribute these things to his family, to his brethren, that is, that he should diligently preach the Gospel and administer the sacraments, instruct the ignorant, exhort the instructed, rebuke those who misbehave, moderating and tempering them by the Word and ministering to them with prayer and the sacraments. And he ought to make gain, so that the property of Christ grows and increases. - Blessed Martin Luther on Titus 1
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