Preaching the Word of God and A Bible Timeline Chart
Neil J Baulch
Not long back I had a retired Pastor reprove me very sharply, for making some interesting points while preaching on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. He was very old school, and he referred to 1 Tim 1.4 "nor to be taken up with myths and never ending genealogies. "
I quietly and respectfully asked him if I had said anything that was heretical or inappropriate to which he answered. "No." I explained that this Scripture was never meant to exclude genuine enquiry into the Bible, but rather it was targeting the false philosophy of Gnosticism. But he would not have it.
Gnosticism had been so influential in the new Testament times, and the new Testament writings, how could a pastor of 40 years experience not know this. It is important for pastors to know these things, and to teach their congregation in order that they might understand and interpret their Bible well.
If the many pastors persist in preaching, lightweight and shallow messages to the congregation, the results will always be a people, who do understand their Bible very well. Pastors preach again and again 'moral essays' and 'warming affirmations,' for this is what good Christians do, if they truly 'love' each other.
It seems that, so long as we are positive and 'nice' to all, it really doesn't matter if Christians are falling between the cracks because of a lack of knowledge.
The reality is, the more 'relevant' Christians become, to the world, the less relevant we all are in actuality, to the world.:(
Why do Pastors get stuck in a rut of favorite topics and 'feel good' messages? Preachers preach on a verse from 1 John further a part about a victorious one from Luke; topical address from Matthew following on with the true faith of Mary Magdalene or the rigtheousness of Abraham.
After preaching portions from here and from there, through the Bible we need then to put it all together in a clear, understandable way for our congregation.
Constantly we are bombarded with new publications and modernist ideas, some of them dangerously leaning toward Liberal theology. We are repeating history, but if we were to teach the basics of Church history, we would be more equipped to avoid repeating that history.
Let's equip the Church in understanding God, His Great Plan and the Bible by sewing each piece together into a seamless beautiful tapestry.
This is not some gruelling, unachievable task, all it needs is study with prayer.
John 17:17 Sanctify them in the Truth: Thy Word is Truth. (AV)
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