THE PURPOSE OF PREACHING
2 Timothy 4:2-4; 1 Peter 4:11
TO EXAMINE THE SCRIPTURES NOT TO EVADE
(2
Timothy 2:15; Acts 17:11)
TO EXALT THE SON OF GOD NOT TO EXCLUDE
(1
Corinthians 1:23-24; 2:1-2; 2 Corinthians 4:5)
TO EXPLAIN SALVATION NOT TO ELIMINATE
(Acts
TO EXPOSE SIN NOT TO ENDORSE
(2
Timothy 4:2-4; Matthew 7:15; Ephesians 5:11)
TO EXHORT THE SINNER NOT TO ENTERTAIN
(Acts
TO ENCOURAGE SUBMISSION NOT TO ELUDE
(2
Thessalonians 1:7-9; Matthew 7:21-23; James 1:21-22)
by Jerry W. Joseph