Preaching is probably one of the most well-known ministries of a pastor. However, which comes first and what is the priority of your preaching? Is it application or exegesis? Here’s a great video from 3 Christian brilliant minds in our era, discussing about this issue. Make God’s Word Your ‘Thing’ from The Gospel Coalition on [...]
4 Simple Steps On How To Study The Bible
For scholars, studying the Bible can be very extensive, complicated and hard to understand. But not all people are Bible scholars. We need a simple step by step guide on how to study the Bible so that we can use it in our daily lives. We have to remember that God wants the people to [...]
6 Tips In How To Make and Deliver A Better Sermon
Making sermons is a must for every minister especially that we use to preach. Whenever we preach, we make sermons.
Usually, veteran pastors don’t do sermon manuscripts. They simply know what they are to say and deliver. They usually practice with their minds.
How To Preach Narrative Sermons
Narrative sermon is a sermon delivered through narrative preaching which is more likely a storytelling. Usually, conclusion and the “something to think about” is found in the last part of the preaching.
There are two main kinds of narrative sermons, the Biblical narrative sermon, the experiential narrative sermon, and the fictional narrative sermon. Well, I haven’t really read anything about classifications of narrative sermons, but as an observer, I already have heard these three kinds of stories delivered in narrative preaching.
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What Makes A Good Preacher
What makes a good preacher? It’s hard to imagine a Church when the pastor preaches and knows that his listeners are sinning, and all the more, if those listeners are not ready to admit their sins. I can imagine that preacher. He seems to be the enemy of the state for preaching the Word of God that can really hurt and pierce one’s heart.
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The Preacher and The Act of Preaching
Preaching is the act of discoursing the word of God. When a preacher starts to discourse about God’s word, it is then called preaching. In history, preaching is most commonly known as “Homily”. Even nowadays, they were recognized as synonymous terms. However, homily is a noun while preaching is a verb. Actually, the direct synonymous term of homily is sermon and not the act of preaching.
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King James Version Bible Against New International Version Bible
KJV Bible versus NIV Bible, Which One is The Best?
I was deeply intrigued upon reading this article concerning the issues against New International Version. For so long, I have found NIV to be a Bible that is very much easy to understand especially that English is not my first language. I have been using New International Version for so long that I have made so many notes within my Bible.
However, just yesterday, a friend of mine forwarded this very intriguing article that I found to be a MUST to read especially if you are a pastor, a Bible interpreter, or a worker. I am not so skeptic against Bible translations. But I think this article is worth my time to read. And I found it very helpful to take note of the things that I need to look at a Bible Interpreter.
By far, as I have remember in my training which includes Bible history, background and some glimpse (not detailed) about these codexes like Textus Receptus, Vaticanus and Sinaiticus, its just, its the only available manuscripts out the there that can be a reference for the newer translations.
Now, to set up the reliability issue, let’s put it in this way, Dr. William Grady is a scholar who have his personal opinion about the validity and reliability of Textus Receptus. But how about the opinion of other Bible scholars who would say Vaticanus and Sinaiticus are more reliable? Which scholars are more reliable then if they have the same degree?
By the way, Dr. William Grady is the author of Final Authority: A Christian’s Guide to the King James Bible to which I really wish I could get my hand on this very intriguing book.
Furthermore, I am not so sold out to say that KJV is the “ONLY” true and authoritative translation of the Scripture for the main reason of its historical background. I believe I have already said this several times in preaching. King James is homosexual. To avoid having conflicts with Puritants (which we know one of the major group reformers) he granted them the authority to translate this new English version that came to be known as KJV. This simply means that it was born out of King James’ personal interest. But in fairness, I would certainly admit that King James Version of the Bible is really the finest by far.
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