John MacArthur on Respect in the Pulpit
- Posted by: Todd
- Posted on: Tue, April 01, 2008
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This is the most serious occasion anyone will attend in their life: the preaching of the Word of God. I don’t want to join with our culture in sinking into the casual. We have a generation that’s never been to anything formal. And if my dress goes down, the people at the bottom go down, and then we gym shorts!…
Because all I’m trying to do is explain the meaning of the Word of God. And you want to use any avenue to do so short of affirming the culture. I don’t need to borrow or certainly not to accredit the culture by being overly familiar with it. Becoming all things to all men means looking into the situation and seeing where they are in their religious thinking, to find a starting point to move them into Scripture.”
Amen, Dr. MacArthur. I couldn’t have said it better. When will some of you show your respect for your responsibility? I’d love to hear from any of your who will commit this week to wear a tie as you preach. Let’s show some respect, people.
Dr. MacArthur writes: "Some people ask, why do I wear a tie? Because I have respect for this responsibility. I wear a suit because this is a more elevated experience for people. I’m trying to convey what people convey at a wedding: this is more serious than any normal activity.
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Dard on Sat, April 18, 2009
Hi guys. Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
I am from Guinea and know bad English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: “Cheap airline tickets to any destination, international flights, business first class flights, cheap luxury vacation travel packages.”
With respect :-D, Dard.
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