We Must Preach Christ!
May 6th, 2008 by tempe
Not to continue beating a dead horse (so to speak), but I read this quote today, and it reinforces my previous posts (here and here) on the necessity of preaching the cross of Jesus Christ. It is from Richard Phillips’ fine book, Jesus the Evangelist, which we are studying on Wednesday evenings:
This woman of Samaria [in John 4] had many problems. She needed help with her relationships, with the stress of being rejected by other women, and with the simple task of getting water from this well, along with many other difficulties. But her greatest need was to be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. This is why we must preach the gospel. We are not called to give lifestyle tips or the self-help plumbing that today’s worldly men and women crave. The Bible says the gospel “is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16b), so we must proclaim it.