Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Cross: Show Its Connection to Everything


“Let a man preach with the greatest ability and zeal everything in the Bible but the Cross, he shall, as to the great end of preaching, preach in vain.… The doctrine of the atonement ought not to be the sole theme of the Christian ministry, but every doctrine, and every precept, of Christianity should exhibited in their connection with this great master principle; and the leading object of the preacher should be to keep the mind and heart of his hearers steadily fixed on Christ Jesus — Christ Jesus crucified.”
— John Brown, quoted by Philip Graham Ryken in Precious Blood: The Atoning Work of Christ

The two best contemporary examples of this kind of preaching that I know of are Tim Keller and Jim Newheiser. While listening to good Gospel-centered preaching is the best way to learn how to preach Christ from all of the Scriptures, this message by Tim Keller is also really helpful.

No comments:

Post a Comment