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Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. (Proverbs 23)

Foolishness of Preaching

Could anything be more impractical than the attempt to influence conduct by rehearsing events concerning the death of a religious teacher? That is what Paul called ’the foolishness of the message.’ It seemed foolish to the ancient world, and it seems foolish to liberal preachers today.

J. Gresham Machen
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