Moralistic preaching is preaching the commands of scripture and nothing else. When you assume that people understand the gospel, or you believe that Christians don't need to be reminded of the gospel, you're left with a "be like" or "be good" message which leads to pride or despair. Only the gospel- a message about Christ and what He has done- brings the power and fuel for Christians to obey the commands of scripture.
Up Next in Most Comments
-
Michael Todd Spits on the Face of Jes...
Michael Todd has received a lot of criticism recently for getting too vivid with a sermon illustration and actually rubbing his spit on the face of a church volunteer. But this is not the worst part. What's worse was the tragic twisting of God's Word that defined this "sermon" at Transformation C...
-
R.C. Sproul’s Life & Ministry with Ni...
A panel discussion with Stephen Nichols, Burk Parsons, and Vesta Sproul.
-
The Great Exchange in the Old Testame...
In order to fully appreciate God’s grace to us in Christ, we first need to understand the seriousness of man’s fall, and the depth of our sin. Once we have grasped this, then we should focus our attention on unfolding God’s promise to provide a coming redeemer and advocate which he announced thro...
2 Comments