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Thus, though no apostle ever said so, the Lord’s supper becomes “the most important part of our service.” Ultimately, the day of its observance will become merely a “legalistic,” “Pharisaic technicality,” which concerns only “coldeyed formalists.” Singing unto the Lord, with or without mechanical instruments, becomes inconsequential. Fourth, a false distinction is made between the things of the gospel. When the plan, purpose and pattern of any institution is relegated to a secondary status, its original design will be desecrated and destroyed (cf. Third, the unique and distinct nature of the church will be lost (Heb. Second, a result of such preaching as they advocate will be the destruction of the plain pattern of gospel obedience and of behavior in the house of God (1 Tim. First, though, the word of God does not urge us to “preach the man and not the plan.” Rather, in the most urgent terms, it insists on the constant teaching, “with all longsuffering and doctrine,” of “all the counsel of God” (Acts 20:27 2 Tim. 2:11), it is not difficult to see the effects of such teaching. While we cannot read another person’s mind (1 Cor. While these items are necessary and important, when we preach them we are liable and likely to ignore “the preaching of the cross.” A more liberal spirit speaks of “preaching the man and not the plan.” Others say that the New Testament is a “love letter” and not a law book hence, we should bind the “life” of our Lord as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but not the “rules and regulations” of the epistles. The concept is this: Let us preach the physical facts of the cross and the actual death of Jesus and let us not dwell on how one becomes a Christian, or on the work, worship and organization of the church. There is a current trend that has borrowed an old philosophy from denominational and modern, fundamental evangelicalism. If one claiming to be a gospel preacher speaks of something that is not a part of the blood of the everlasting covenant, he had better cease to preach it (1 Cor. Whether one is speaking of the promises made to Abraham, or of “the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,” he is preaching the cross and making known the true grace of God (Gal. The echoes of the execution, the cries of the cross, resound and reverberate throughout the gospel. The center and circumference of all genuine gospel preaching is the cross of Calvary. In the blood of the cross of the Christ we find the hope of the gospel. he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” Why was such a base, ignoble, weak and foolish thing as “the preaching of the cross” chosen? It was chosen (1) “to confound the things which are mighty” in the eyes of men, (2) “to bring to nought” things that are honored by men, (3) in order “that no flesh should glory in his presence,” and (4) “that.
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The story of the cross appears as weakness and foolishness unto man, but it is the power and wisdom of God to save. By “the preaching the cross” man can have “fellowship” or communion with God and the forgiveness of his sins or salvation. It is the gospel, he affirms, that is both God’s wisdom and power unto salvation. He shows the absolute futility of man apart from the gospel. In the context of his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul contrasts human wisdom with divine wisdom. “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness but unto us which are saved it is the power of God” (1 Cor.