A Distressing Characteristic

A Distressing Characteristic. In most of the preaching and religious literature of the day coming to our attention, we observe a distressing characteristic. It is that the message is addressed to people in their present state, which, by and large, is one of this-world orientation.

 

"Men who speak for God should come to their hearers from Him, not from the lowland of the typical churchman’s habitation. The objective should be to summon their auditors to come to God, not to bring God down to them. Only thus may people be called out of the darkness and alienation from God of the flesh and the world to God’s fellowship through His dear Son.

 

Such a ministry, of course, requires that the preacher himself he “of God,” as Jesus would say (Jn. 8:47), and thus, having His mind, be able to address the people from the divine perspective. We heartily urge that all who preach and teach in Jesus’ Name seek that qualification. --Fred O. Blakely

As we speak to our fellow men, we are to come to them, as it were, right out of the pages of Holy Scripture. --Fred O. Blakely