The Address of the Gospel

The question of the address of the gospel is not merely a question of whom the minister, who happens to occupy the pulpit on a given Lord's Day, happens to speak to when he preaches. It is, at least in part, this wrong idea which leads modern-day ministers, who wish to be relevant, to begin a worship service with words such as, "Good Morning," or, "How are you today?" We cannot properly answer the question of address unless we understand, first of all, that Christ speaks through the preaching...