JEFF TURNER

The purpose of preaching goes beyond simply speaking words from the Bible. According to 2 Corinthians 4, true preaching involves presenting the truth in a way that speaks to every person’s conscience, while being mindful that it is done before God.

This means that the preacher’s role is to clearly share what God has revealed in Scripture. The goal is not only to speak the message but to help people understand it. When the Bible is taught with care and clarity, it connects with something already placed in every human being. I’m speaking of their conscience.

Romans 2 explains that God has written His law on every heart. This inner moral sense reacts to what is right and wrong. Even someone who does not believe in God still has this inner law and responds to truth when it is spoken clearly and faithfully.

When Scripture is taught properly, it agrees with the law already present in the heart. Even those outside the faith can sometimes feel the truth of what they hear. Preaching should never twist or water down God’s word, but present it honestly, allowing the conscience to be stirred and truth to be recognised.

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Romans 10:17