Quotes about Office

Gregory of Nazianus taught around AD 370: "The responsibility of pastoral office is great indeed, and no one ought to enter who has not deeply examined motive and ability, who has not struggled against call in the face of godly demands of office and the frailty of mere humanity.

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

Politics is a jungle-torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.

If a due participation of office is a matter of right how are vacancies to be obtained? Those by death are few by resignation none.

I have never ceased to rejoice that God has appointed me to such an office.