In Honor of Tethered Preaching

I’ve posted a new article from John Piper on the Articles Page.  In this post from Desiring God Ministries, Piper writes of the differences found between the Bible-oriented preacher and the entertainment-oriented preacher using John Calvin as his example of the Bible-oriented preacher.

In part, Pastor Piper writes:

 For Calvin, preaching was tethered to the Bible. That is why he preached through books of the Bible so relentlessly. In honor of tethered preaching, I would like to suggest the difference I hear between preaching tethered to the word of God and preaching that ranges free and leans toward entertainment.

The difference between an entertainment-oriented preacher and a Bible-oriented preacher is the manifest connection of the preacher’s words to the Bible as what authorizes what he says.

I encourage you to read In Honor of Tethered Preaching and be challenged by all that John Piper has to say.

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