tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244887.post111517681242222981..comments2023-10-03T06:59:25.428-10:00Comments on The Joshua Victor Theory: The Preacher's Fundamental SinThe Joshua Victor Theoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684296967627057287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244887.post-1115343737071565292005-05-05T15:42:00.000-10:002005-05-05T15:42:00.000-10:00Anonymous, thanks for some good thoughts. I think ...Anonymous, thanks for some good thoughts. I think what Fischer meant is that the act of preaching is what preacher's must be tested by--not that a preacher tests himself against his own preaching. In his words, preaching is the work "by which" and "in which" we are tested. In other words, in preaching it is shown whether we are building on Christ, the sure foundation, or if we are building with pasteboard, hay or stubble (1 Cor. 3:11-12). So I think he'd be in full agreement with you that we should be examining our preaching against the Scriptures.The Joshua Victor Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684296967627057287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244887.post-1115340698739040562005-05-05T14:51:00.000-10:002005-05-05T14:51:00.000-10:00-Preach the gospel -not with words of human wisdom...-Preach the gospel -not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of it's power. 1 Co 1:17 <BR/> Let God be all-knowing. Examine yourself against the scriptures, not against your own preaching. To test yourself as Fischer suggests is to be like a dog chasing it's own tail.<BR/> "What if ?" questions are no good. What if you become mute tonight in your sleep? Then how will you ever tell your parish the gospel? What if you stopped trusting the Lord altogether? -It's just not helpful. Instead, pray for wisdom and understanding so you can feed the sheep! <BR/> For God who said,"Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 2Co 4:6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com