bookslover
Puritan Board Doctor
I just read an interesting exchange on my Twitter feed. A Christian poster says he feels that 1 Peter is probably the most neglected and underappropriated (his word) book in the New Testament by preachers, and what's needed is a commentary that deals with the theological background of the book as well as with Peter's experiences. Another poster answered that he agrees with him.
I chimed in that I'm thinking of giving a slow, careful reading of 2 Corinthians - another unfairly neglected book, in my opinion - using Calvin as my guide, next year.
That exchange got me to thinking. It seems that the Gospel of John, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, and Ephesians are the "stars" of the New Testament for preachers, the "A-list" books, so to speak, that preachers love to preach from. Second in popularity, the "B-list", so to speak, are books like Acts, the Thessalonian epistles, James, and 1 John. (All this is based on my listening to good, solid, conservative Christian preaching for more than 30 years.)
On the other hand, if you're waiting for a sermon series from, say, 2 John, you've probably got a long wait ahead of you.
Since all Scripture is profitable, shouldn't pastors be more wide-ranging in their preaching through the New Testament (my apologies to anyone who already is the wide-ranging type!)?
Does anyone else have the impression that there are parts of the New Testament that get neglected by preachers?
I chimed in that I'm thinking of giving a slow, careful reading of 2 Corinthians - another unfairly neglected book, in my opinion - using Calvin as my guide, next year.
That exchange got me to thinking. It seems that the Gospel of John, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, and Ephesians are the "stars" of the New Testament for preachers, the "A-list" books, so to speak, that preachers love to preach from. Second in popularity, the "B-list", so to speak, are books like Acts, the Thessalonian epistles, James, and 1 John. (All this is based on my listening to good, solid, conservative Christian preaching for more than 30 years.)
On the other hand, if you're waiting for a sermon series from, say, 2 John, you've probably got a long wait ahead of you.
Since all Scripture is profitable, shouldn't pastors be more wide-ranging in their preaching through the New Testament (my apologies to anyone who already is the wide-ranging type!)?
Does anyone else have the impression that there are parts of the New Testament that get neglected by preachers?