good news of Jesus Christ by his book. Expounding Mark, or John, is authentic gospel preaching, now as it was then. Of course that does not mean we should neglect preaching Christ from the epistles also. But it does certainly mean we must beware of drifting from the historical Christ, the Christ of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. If we do that we shall find ourselves preaching another Jesus and another gospel, just like the pseudo-apostles in Corinth. The Christ of the four Gospels is the authentic