The great American evangelist, Charles Finney, went so far as to declare bluntly that it is sinful to teach the Bible without moral application. He asked what good is accomplished merely to study a course in the Bible to find out what it says, if there is to be no obligation to do anything as a result of what has been learned?<\/p>\n
There can be a right and a wrong emphasis in conducting Bible classes. I am convinced that some Bible classes are nothing more than a means whereby men become even more settled in their religious prejudices.<\/p>\n
Only when we have moral application are we in the Bible method!\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what God did, and this is what God did. Therefore, this is what you ought to do!\u201d That is always the Bible way.<\/p>\n
Titus 2:11\u201314; James 1:22\u201325; 1 Peter 1:6\u20139, 13; 1 John 3:1<\/p>\n
I Call It Heresy!,<\/i> 129.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The great American evangelist, Charles Finney, went so far as to declare bluntly that it is sinful to teach the Bible without moral application. He asked what good is accomplished merely to study a course in the Bible to find out what it says, if there is to be no obligation to do anything as … Continue reading “PREACHING:
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