Must the message of salvation be preached...

[OPC'n]

The Gospel is what it's all about! I don't know what else you would talk about.

 

[Scottish Lass]

I still say yes even to your example of 15 that bear fruit. When you write the sermon, you don't know if the next Lord's Day will bring you 17.

 

[Quickened]

At first i was tempted to say "no" but i believe it was the way i was reading the question. The more i think about it the more i see it as unavoidable. When we look at and discuss scripture it will turn into practical application. We might think about how a particular portion might apply to us and in turn how we can apply it to our walk. Or we may think about what we can learn from a scenario and how that would apply.

When i dwell on ...

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

I cant help but think that everything is pointing to Christ and His work on the cross. If we are learning about one man's story in the OT/NT then we see his obiedence or disobedience, his trials and struggles, what he learned and what we can glean but overall we are looking at a gigantic history book of which God is the absolute center.

The more i think about it the more it seems like we would have to go out of our way not to preach the message of salvation.

just my

 

[Michael]

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their responses. They are much appreciated.

 

[KMK]

Gordon Taylor in the Winter 2009 Update from ARBCA:

I believe that our preaching as Reformed Baptist preachers needs to consistently be accompanied with a gospel call. I am not suggesting that every sermon from every text must have a gospel call, but I am suggesting that pleading with sinners must be the norm and not the exception in our preaching. (Italics mine)

 

[charliejunfan]

I chose Yes because I think everything should be tied to Christ, the congregation needs to know how each portion fits into the Covenant of Redemption in Christ.

I do not think that every sunday a pastor must yell at the congregation to repent and so on George Whitfield style(although if one is convicted they should )