Balserak argues persuasively that Calvin repeatedly made false statements in order to deceive the French authorities, with the goal of protecting Calvinist ministers and churches in France.
The pastors described in Isaiah 56 seek their own good at the expense of the sheep, they do not possess the knowledge needed to guide the sheep, and they do not do the hard work of warning and protecting the sheep.
Is the pastor a third office in addition to elder and deacon? Or is the pastor an elder who has the special task of teaching and preaching in addition to ruling?
