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1 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 172809 | ||
Hi, Tim... As one of my professors put it, "Expository preaching begins with exegesis and finishes with exposition." Exposition is the exposing of truth, i.e., making the truth visible for what it really is. Exposition brings light to bear on the Word. Skilled expository preaching is partially art and partially science. Exegesis, on the other hand, is a matter of definitive principles used to pull the full linguistic, historical, and contextual truth from a passage of Scripture. (I tried to gather together the principles of sound exegesis in the thread #156916.) "The exegete is like a diver bringing up pearls from the ocean bed; an expositor is like the jeweler who arrays them in orderly fashion and in proper relation to each other." --Dr. Nolan Howington I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:1-2 ESV) Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. They say continually to those who despise the word of the LORD, 'It shall be well with you'; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, 'No disaster shall come upon you.'" Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal my words from one another. (Jeremiah 23:16-17, 30 ESV) In Him, Doc |
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2 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 172812 | ||
Greetings Doc! I'm not clear on your point my friend! Was my previous summary of your position accurate, or are you saying that one cannot prepare a good, solid expository sermon using only Scripture? You original response said that one could, but seemed to imply that one ought not. Your latest response seems to be saying that one cannot. I'm just trying to make sure that I am clear on what you are claiming. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 172817 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, Sorry, I thought the Scripture passages and the explanation were pretty obvious. A preacher can choose to be as wise or as foolish as he'd like to be. The wise expositor of the Word avails himself of every tool available to him. Thus he demonstrates a reverential fear of the Lord to whom he will give account. He also becomes a living example of how his listeners should respond to the preaching of the Word. That's about as simply as I can state it. In Him, Doc "Preaching is the proclamation of the word of God to men by men under assignment from God. It is the ordained means for the transmission of the word of God to a lost world; it serves also as an official means of grace for the building up and strengthening of the church of Christ. "Preaching is truth through personality; it may be largely didactic (to teach), or else to lead to faith (to convict and convince) and to motivate (leading to obedience and godly action). Preaching is truth on fire, radically different from a secular lecture or talk; through it the power of God is revealed unto the salvation of souls. "Through preaching men are fed with godly doctrine that leads to holiness; they are exhorted to seek God and his saving grace through Jesus Christ and His cross; they are rebuked because of error and sin; they are encouraged by the faithfulness of God presented to them in the covenant of grace. :Preaching is essential, a sine qua non for the church; without it the people of God will languish. Where true biblical, systematic and expository preaching is present the church will thrive." --Paul Mizzi |
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4 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 172829 | ||
Greetings Doc! Actually, as simply as you could put it would be 'yes' or 'no'. ;-) Either way, it still seems to me that you are saying that someone needs something else in addition to Scripture in order to be able to properly preach Scripture. If this is the case, I would disagree. If not, then I would agree. :-) p.s. - I like the quotes! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 172833 | ||
Dear Tim, :-) I quite understand. I will help you though. I will answer an emphatic "No." So you'll get all excited and say, "I got him pinned down... I disagree!" Then let me suggest that without at least life, some minimal amount of intelligence, a common language with your congregation, salvation, the illumination of the Holy Spirit, study and preparation... without each of these things, your hypothetical "someone" will need "something else in addition to Scripture in order to be able to properly preach Scripture." These are only a few of the things that Scripture itself states are required. Even some of them can be broken down into further components. Of course, if you just have a couple of these things, I suppose you could preach someone else's sermon who has done all the real work for you. But that puts you into a logical dilemma, since that is the very thing that you've been trying to argue as superfluous. The need to reduce everything to simple answers is a strong psychological one. It gives us the illusion we have things under our thumbs. Of course, as a pastor of the Word of God you ought to know that you need precisely what He has given you. Nothing more and nothing less. In Him, Doc |
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6 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 172848 | ||
Greetings Doc! You wrote: "I will help you though. I will answer an emphatic "No." So you'll get all excited and say, "I got him pinned down... I disagree!"" First of all, I already stated that in my last post. So, what would be the point of repeating it. Secondly, why would it excite me that we disagree??? You also wrote: "The need to reduce everything to simple answers is a strong psychological one. It gives us the illusion we have things under our thumbs." Insults aside, I simply wanted to make sure that I was clear on your stand my friend. A clear answer would have certainly saved us a couple of posts. ;-) It would be interesting to explore this topic further, but given how the tone is rapidly changing, I will allow your 'no' to simply stand as it is my friend. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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7 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 172861 | ||
Dear Tim, You wrote, "Insults aside, I simply wanted to make sure that I was clear..." Its okay. :-) I actually hadn't noticed that you had offered me an insult. It wouldn't have troubled me at any rate. "To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men." --A. W. Tozer You wrote, "It would be interesting to explore this topic further, but given how the tone is rapidly changing, I will allow your 'no' to simply stand as it is my friend." I thought you might. I kept citing Scripture and only getting quibbling... so I'm fine by your decision too. Thanks for all the questions, buddy! ;-) In Him, Doc |
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