Things New and Old: Preach the word: some implication for the hearers

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Preach the word: some implication for the hearers

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season...

2 Timothy

4:1 ¶ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

The solemn implications for Timothy's flock:

Implication 1
4:1 ¶ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2. Hear the word; be instant in season, out of season; receive reproof, rebuke, exhortation with patience and sound mind!!!

Implication 2
The congregation has the divine right to demand that the word of God be preached from the pulpit! They have the divine right to insist that nothing but the word of God be preached to them.

Implication 3
The congregation is under solemn obligation to remove from the pulpit men who do not, and would not preach the word of God, but something else!

Adam
Very good implications!

It would seem to me that if the congregation was adamant about the word of God, it would be very difficult for a man to speak otherwise. Men preach something else, because that is what the people want to hear.

Charles
Nehemiah 8:4

Sing
Last evening, in our weekly Bible study, we went through Neh 8.

"And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel."

"... And they spake unto Ezra the scribe TO BRING OUT the book of the law of Moses..."

How I wish people will stand up and demand... "Preach from the Bible, the word of God."

Manuel R Briva
Pulpits nowadays are filled with manpleasing messages, unnecessary quotes, annecdotes from reformers , quotes from confessions of faith & masterful seminary trained patterned preaching except the pure Gospel. Thank God it's not so with the Old Baptists! God be merciful for not leaving us in darkness.