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Saturday, July 20, 2013

William Hendriksen on preaching comfort...

To be sure, sin must be exposed in all its horror. Without the knowledge of sin there is no salvation. The preacher who fails to describe sin as it truly is -defiance of God's holy will -, and who neglects to point out again and again, what terrible consequences, is not a true interpreter of the word of God. On the other hand, the pulpiteer who neglects to address words of comfort to penitents, and to encourage them with messages of cheer taken from or based on Scripture, is not true to the maxim, engraved on many a pulpit, "Sir, we would see Jesus." (John 12:21)

 Hendricksen's N. T. Commentary, p497
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 20, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    A wonderful Saturday post Gregg.
    Hope you and family are well.
    Have a peaceful Sunday.

    Yvonne.

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  2. SusanJuly 21, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Conviction, and grace. Both are needed. Grace isn't grace if we were good enough to earn it somehow without understanding our need, our filth, our sin. And when we do understand, the balm of Jesus is the only cure. So true. :)

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  3. Gregg MetcalfJuly 21, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    Susan - Thank God for conviction and grace! Thanks for stopping by.

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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.