The Content of Authoritative Preaching

(Thus far in this rubric, The Binding Power of the Word, it has been noted that authority in the Church of Christ is the right from Christ to speak the Word of God, and several areas of authority found in the Church were noted.  The first area examined was that of the preaching, which has two aspects: the right of the preacher to speak the Word of God, and the authority of the Word spoken.  The preacher, we learned, has been called by Christ to be His official spokesman – a herald and...