Bible is essentially God’s proclamation to future generations. As proclamation, the Bible is the ideal source for further preaching; as canon, it is the only normative source. Using the Bible as the source for preaching undoubtedly places a heavy responsibility on preachers, for they must seek to do justice to the Scriptures as well as to the contemporary situation in which the word must be spoken. Paul reminded Timothy of this responsibility in a word that is equally applicable to contemporary preachers: