“So the authority to preach the gospel is an unmerited privilege, and is so confessed by Paul himself.  Eph. 3:8.  No man deserves to be a minister of Christ.  Salvation from first to last is of grace.  No man deserves pardon, acceptance, renewal or eternal life.  1 Cor. 15:10; Eph. 1:7; 2:5; Rom. 4:16.”  William S. Plumer  (1802-1880)