Sometimes when I tell people I teach homiletics, they reply, "I remember when I took a class on Bible interpretation in college.” At that point I know they have confused...
Hermeneutics
Homiletics Minus Accurate Hermeneutics Equals “Helpless Sham”
Never attempt to proclaim what you can not explain! The one most important of the functional elements of preaching is explanation. The arrangement, the illustration, the...
Lloyd-Jones on the Golden Rule of Biblical Interpretation
The first thing you have to do [in sermon preparation] is to deal with the meaning of your text. At this point there is one golden rule, one absolute demand— honesty. You...