The Preacher Must be Fit for the Work, Part 11 (PROCLAIM! 28)

Our Scripture verse on preaching is 2 Timothy 4:2 which reads: "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine."

Our quote on preaching today is from Jerry Bridges. He said, "Preach the Gospel to yourself every day."

Today, our topic is titled "The Qualifications of the Preacher, Part 26" from "The Preacher and his Preaching" by Alfred P. Gibbs. 

This section is titled: HE MUST BE FIT FOR THE WORK (PART 11)

As preachers, we must recognize that our bodies, too, are the Lord's. The Bible puts it thus, "Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord and the Lord for the body." The Christian's body belongs to the Lord, as does everything else pertaining to him. Nothing could be plainer, "Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's." 

Seeing that our bodies do not belong to us, but that we are merely tenants in them for the duration of our lifetime on earth, what should our attitude be in regard to our bodies? The Word of God leaves us in no doubt as to the answer. We are urged, first of all, to yield our bodies for a righteous life. "Yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [i.e., hands, feet, tongue, etc.] as instruments of righteousness unto God."

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