Sublime

Psalm 8, David marvels at God’s creation and the fact that man is given dominion over it.

The most dependable way of explaining what the Bible means is to select a biblical text prayerfully, divide it according to its significant thoughts and features, and then explain the nature and implications of each.

A Procedure for Christ-Centered Exposition I. Identify the redemptive principles evident in the text. A. Reveal aspects of the divine nature, which provides redemption. B. Reveal aspects of human nature, which requires redemption. II. Determine what application these redemptive principles were to have in the lives of the original hearers/readers of

“The truth of the Gospel is the principle article of all Christian doctrine. . . . Most necessary is it that we know this article well, teach it to others, and beat it into their heads continually.”14

The justified pastor—the man justified by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone to God’s glory alone, who happens to be a pastor—when taken on his good day or bad day, ministry high or ministry low, will be received with gladness and welcome. Clothed in the righteousness of him in whom you trust, how can you be turned away? You will not b