Acts 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. I. ITS SUBJECT. Not things about Jesus Christ, but Himself. Creeds may satisfy the reason, but the heart craves a Person. The heart grows, but creeds are stationary. Christ and His fulness ever transcend our utmost need. A ministry of which Christ is not the grand theme is a misnomer — worthless and injurious: II. ITS METHOD. "Preaching," i.e., evangelising; "teaching," i.e., instructing those who have received the evangel, Notice — 1. The great importance of these two things. 2. The difficulty of doing both well. 3. The difficulty of obtaining appreciation for both in one congregation. Yet the Church must have and exercise both. III. ITS SPHERES. 1. Public. 2. Domestic (Acts 2:46). IV. ITS FREQUENCY. "Daily." Here is a message for those who never enter the sanctuary except on the Lord's day. (W. Jones.) Parallel Verses KJV: And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.WEB: Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ. |
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