technically” or “not purely”) to describe Spurgeon’s partial role as an expositor, his definition is one that must lie in the middle. I prefer a moderate definition for this very reason. Though Spurgeon was a phenomenal preacher and especially gifted in creativity,29 it is difficult to call Spurgeon a pure expositor, even though Spurgeon’s preaching was indeed biblical. Therefore, here is my definition: “Expository preaching is setting forth the meaning and message of the biblical text. In its purest