Discussion: What does it mean to "Preach the Word"?

Perhaps I should ask it this way: Is our job as a minister of the word, to teach people about the Bible? In small group studies across the nation, this has meant "getting practical" and studying the Proverbs. One pastor, I saw interviewed on television once, said he thought God called him to preach nothing but the book of Proverbs for one year. In fact, at DTS we cut our teeth on the book of Proverbs in preaching, giving practical life lessons.

And why not?! Are not all the Scriptures useful for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness?

Though I affirm that, is that really what Paul meant when he instructed his underlings Titus and Timothy to "preach the word?"

Looking at the verses in Titus, I suspect a conspiracy between the two verses:

3- but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
4- To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

I fear that in our defense of the Bible, we have turned it into our idol, thinking if we have preached the Bible, then we have been faithful to our Lord. But can we really divorce the Word made flesh, and the proclamation of the word in preaching? If we do, are we even preaching the word? Isn't Christ the preaching of God?

Thoughts?

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Preach the Word is an unofficial blog for alumni, current students, professors, and those who are otherwise connected to Dallas Theological Seminary. As I have navigated my way through the blogosphere these past few years I have noticed that there are quite a few blogs out there by DTS folks. To my knowledge there is no place to go to find blogs by DTS grads. Hopefully Preach the Word can serve as hub for DTS-related blogs. The blog is designed to allow each of us to post on this site.

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