information—in fact, life-and-death stuff—for believers of all ages, not just Old Testament Israelites. Yet we avoid preaching the law because we’re scared that it won’t seem relevant. Everybody wants relevance. Most people instinctively, though erroneously, define relevance as “advice I can use this week to make my life happier.” This puts a message-distorting pressure on those of us who preach because the easiest and fastest way to please people who think of relevance