Richard D Phillips (reformation21.org)
- It is commended to us by our theology of the Word of God.
- It is the best way for the preacher to fulfil the particular charge to which he has been called by God.
- By doing so we are joining in with a great tradition of the Christian Church.
John MacArthur (Grace Community Church email newsletter)
- It is the best way to preach the Bible
- It familiarises people with the Scripture itself instead of simply giving them a speech, as true and reflective of biblical teaching as that speech may be.
- It makes the authority unequivocal, and that authority is the Scripture.
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