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Imperative of Preaching - Softcover

Carrick, John

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9780851518268: Imperative of Preaching
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0851518265 ISBN 13: 9780851518268
Publisher: Banner of Truth, 2003

Synopsis

Believing that preaching remains of vital importance today, John Carrick argues that its effectiveness can be greatly enhanced if preachers make use of the patterns of communication laid down by God in Scripture for their instruction. He sees in the Bible a sacred rhetoric which the apostles and prophets, and Christ himself, used to awaken, move and persuade their hearers. While depending on the power of the Spirit, the preacher should not neglect any help which Scripture affords.
Sacred rhetoric is based essentially on statements and commands (called in grammar the indicative and the imperative), which, together with exclamations and questions, are of immense significance in the preaching of the Word.
Abundant examples from Scripture and from the preaching of such men as Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Samuel Davies, Asahel Nettleton and Martyn Lloyd-Jones, demonstrate Carrick's case.
Insisting on the critical importance of applying, as well as explaining, the truth of Scripture, Carrick provides an effective critique of redemptive-historical preaching, arguing that this approach seriously neglects the application of the Word of God.

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About the Author

John Carrick is Assistant Professor of Applied and Doctrinal Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Taylors, South Carolina.

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Publisher
Banner of Truth
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0851518265
ISBN 13 
9780851518268
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208
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