Galatians 1:8-9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed.… I. It seems to have been ordered by Divine wisdom that the gospel should, as much as possible, AVAIL ITSELF OF THE ORDINARY CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION AND INFLUENCE IN SPREADING THROUGH THE WORLD. II. THE SECRET OF THE POWER OF PREACHING. 1. It conveys far better than any other vehicle the affirmation of the whole man — his whole nature, his whole experience — to the matter which he desires to communicate. 2. It brings into play all the affinities, sympathies, and affections of the being, and is therefore a most powerful instrument in arriving at the truth. 3. So much is true of all preaching. But in the preaching of the gospel there is a source of special power — the principle of representation — the power and right to Speak to men in the name of God. III. THE SPECIAL PREACHING OF THE APOSTOLIC AGE. (J. Baldwin Brown, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. |
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