Preach The Word!
The
Apostle Paul instructed Timothy to “preach the word; be
instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
longsuffering and doctrine” (II
Timothy 4:2). The “word” here is the Word of God (the
Scriptures) as it reveals and pertains to the glory and greatness of
the Lord Jesus Christ and the great salvation HE has attained for and
gives to His people by the free, sovereign grace of God.
To “preach the Word” is to “preach Christ crucified” (I Corinthians 1:23), to “preach Christ’s Gospel” (II Corinthians 2:12), both the glory of His Person as God with us and the power of His obedience unto death as our Surety, Substitute, and Redeemer, the Lord our Righteousness. All instructions in righteousness, faith, repentance, obedience, love, and worship are to be taken directly from God’s Word and not man’s opinions and preferences. Let us pray that our lives be motivated by His love and grace in Christ and guided by His Word as it is in Christ.
-preacher Bill Parker
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