Bible Truths Illustrated by J. C. Ferdinand Pittman

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BIBLE TRUTHS ILLUSTRATED
study, preparing one of his sermons for the following Sunday,
when a voice seemed to say to him :
"Jame s Inglis, whom are
you preaching?" Mr. Inglis was startled, but he answered: "I
am preaching good theology." But the voice seemed to reply
"I did not ask you what you are preaching, but whom are you
preaching?" My uncle answered: "I am preaching the gospel."
But the voice seemed again to reply: "I did not ask you what
you are preaching; I asked you whom you are preaching." Mr.
Inglis sat silent and with bowed head for a long time before he
again replied. When he did, he raised his head and said : "O
God, I am preaching James Inglis !" And then he added
"Henceforth I will preach no one but Christ, and Him crucified."
Then my uncle arose, opened the chest in his study which contained
his eloquent sermons, and deliberately put them one by
one into the fire which was burning in his study stove. From
that time on he turned his back upon every temptation to be
oratorical and popular, preached simply and expositionally, and
gave himself in life and words to set forth Christ before men.
H. W. Frost.
395. Preach Christ. He is the text, and all preaching beside
Christ is beside the text; therefore, keep to your text. Christ
is the very foundation and subject-matter of preaching; and all
preaching, without Christ, is building castles in the air. Christ
is the life and soul of preaching; and all preaching, without Him,
is like a body without life and spirit. Christ is the great end of
preaching; and when Christ is not preached, the great end is
lost.
South.
396. The whole duty of the whole church is to preach the
whole gospel to the whole world. C. H. Scoville.
397. Huber, the great naturalist, tells us that if a single
wasp discovers a deposit of honey or food he will return to
his nest and impart the good news to his comrades, who
will sally forth in great numbers to partake of the fare
which has been discovered for them. Shall we who have
found honey in the rock Christ Jesus be less considerate of
our fellow-men than wasps are of their fellow-insects? C. H.
Spurgeon.
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