The Foolishness Of Preaching!
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When it comes to carrying out the great commission the instructions of our Lord were very clear and to the point, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. We must not change this in the slightest bit, and we must adhere to it! God has called the church to proclaim and to explain (preach & teach) who Jesus Christ is and what he’s done for us at Calvary! So, not only is the art of preaching important but the content of what’s being preached is vital, and that’s what the Apostle Paul was referring to in his 1st letter to the church of Corinth.
Paul addresses how vital the content is of what we preach. There are many who are gifted, and who give great speeches, but God has not anointed speeches, however he’s anointed the true gospel of Jesus Christ, and when truth is preached under the anointing, great things will be accomplished for the kingdom of God. The scripture tells us that man, in his futile attempts, can in no way know who God is, or explain who God is. Far too often the most advanced minds in the world foolishly attempt to comprehend God through mere human wisdom, and God has shown that he has made foolish the wisdom of this world.
The question must be asked, how can man know God, or how can sinful man be taught who God is!? The truth is that God has and is using the foolishness of preaching the Gospel to save the lost. Paul would ask, how can they hear without a preacher, and how can they preach unless they’re sent by God. God uses men (mankind) who are called and anointed to preach this glorious gospel, and again, we speak of what’s being preached. So, in closing, we may be called to preach, but the question is what are we preaching? If it’s not Jesus Christ and what he has done for the world on His cross then it cannot be called the gospel. As Paul would say, we preach Christ Crucified!
I Corinthians 1:21
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God bu the foolishness of preaching to save them who believe.
Evangelist Torrance Nash
Evangelist Torrance Nash Ministries
