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3/5/2011 “The Deception of Compromise”, Pastor Shane Idleman
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Without Unction, Preaching Has Little Effect On The Hearer
Over the next few weeks, Shane is revisiting articles that drew the most feedback in 2010. Here is number four…
Many today argue that we can’t preach with authority because we need to have a flexible approach to all aspects of theology. By “flexible” they mean accommodating all beliefs, but truth is not “flexible” when it comes to absolutes; it’s solid and unyielding—an anchor. Truth liberates. Truth rebuilds. Truth restores. Truth heals. Truth transforms. Truth prevails…you don’t change truth; truth changes you! Continue reading
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Tagged Antelope Valley Press, Article, AV Press, Beliefs, Calvinism, Christ, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, George Whitefield, God, God's Word, Griffith Jones, Holy Spirit, Huldrych Zwingli, James Stalker, Jeremiah 23, Jeremiah 23:1-32, John Calvin, John Knox, Judges 2:10, Leaders, Martin Luther, Methodist, Newspaper, Preaching, Reformation, Sheep, Shepherd, Theology, Truth, Unction
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We’ve Drifted From Being Confrontational To Popular
Back to the topic of preaching: Many argue that we can’t preach with authority because we need to have a flexible approach to all aspects of theology. By “flexible” they mean accommodating all beliefs, but truth is not “flexible” when it comes to absolutes; it’s solid and unyielding—an anchor. Truth liberates. Truth rebuilds. Truth restores. Truth heals. Truth transforms. Truth prevails…you don’t change truth; truth changes you.
During The Yale Lectures on Preaching (1891) by James Stalker, Stalker rightly noted Martin Luther’s list of qualifications for being a minister. Two of the top ten were: 1) “He should be sure of what he means to say.” 2) “And be ready to stake body and soul, goods and reputation, on its truth.” Luther, Calvin, Swingli, Knox, and many more, flamed the fires of the Reformation with godly confrontation.
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Tagged Alistair Begg, Authority, Calvinism, Christ, Church, David Jeremiah, Flexible, George Whitefield, God's Word, Great Awakening, Griffith Jones, Jack Graham, Jack Hayford, James MacDonald, James Stalker, Jeremiah 23, John Calvin, John MacArthur, John Piper, Judges 2:10, Kingdom of God, Knox, Martin Luther, Michael Youssef, Minister, Preach, Preachers, Preaching, Ravi Zacharias, Reformation, Spirit of the Lord, Swingly, Theology, Truth
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