terms with the way things really are. A more thorough analysis of this kind of preaching is not possible in the space here. Suffice it to say, it concentrates on what is not now a reality. There is a place for imperative and subjunctive emphases in preaching. The commands and instructions throughout the Bible are to be obeyed. There is also hope for the time when God will set everything right according to his will. These perspectives should be taken seriously. But to interpret the Christian life