“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you
except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2 NIV)
In a generic God culture, we may be tempted to describe
the faith as broad, universal, and unrestrictive. So we may preach an amorphous
"love" without giving it the cruciform shape that makes Christian
love possible -- and so demanding. Or we may preach "compassion,"
"possibility thinking," "self-fulfillment," or whatever
vague virtues that culture may be in the market for at the moment.
We must trust Jesus enough to create the hearing that He
deserves. Our job is to keep our preaching tied to its proper object -- not the
wishes and fears of the congregation -- but rather the God who seeks and saves
in the person of Jesus.
-- Will Willimon in “Leadership Journal”, Winter 2002
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