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What is a preacher? What is preaching? Pastor Tony Merida asks these foundational questions to arrive at this overview of his widely anticipated book, Faithful Preaching: “Faithful preaching is the responsible, passionate, and authentic declaration of the Christ-exalting Scriptures, by the power of the Spirit, for the glory of the Triune God. Expository preaching is the best approach for...

Principle #4: Identify the type of literature in which the verse is found. An oversimplified classification of the genres is: (1) Law, (2) OT Narratives, (3) Acts, (4) Prophets, (5) Psalms, (6) Wisdom (7) Gospels, (8) Parables, and (9) Revelation. We must interpret the text in a manner that is consistent with its literary genre. For example, we should remember that narratives are not always normative. In other words, Luke’s purpose in Acts is not to prescribe particular actions. His purpose is to
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