these simple words this famous preacher summed it all up: ‘Put all the Bible you can into it.’ ”7 Be a man of the Word! Study it. Learn the themes and outlines of all the books. Memorize the great passages. Immerse yourself in its narratives. Know its great souls. Walk in and with them. Make your blood “bibline” (Spurgeon’s term). And when you preach, put all the Bible you can into it. Let the Word do the work. The final three imperatives form a neat group—a triple ministry: “correct, rebuke and
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