The Power of the Preaching (2)

(In the previous article we pointed out that in the preaching, God Himself speaks, and that the Word which He speaks is a twofold power - a power that brings salvation to the elect, and a power by which the reprobate wicked are hardened. Further, we began to note that that power is not dependent on the eloquence of the preacher; for the natural man is in himself spiritually incapable of receiving the preaching, no matter how persuasive. We concluded that article by affirming that "if a person...