And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole
SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ. – 1Th 5:23
What’s the difference
between PREACHING and TEACHING? We usually can tell if our pastor is preaching
or teaching on any given day, but what distinguishes one from the other? With
no clear answer, some conclude that “Preaching” is when the pastor speaks fast,
and “Teaching” is when he talks slowly; (interestingly, that’s how they
resolved the other pesky question, “What’s
the difference between “Praise” and “Worship”? J).
In our YOU Family analogy, the ‘Man’ (the
Spirit) and his ‘Wife’ (the Soul) have their aliases. The other name for the
Spirit is the HEART and the other name for the Soul is the HEAD. Understanding
this distinction will simplify the problem of distinguishing Preaching from Teaching.
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Preaching PROCLAIMS while Teaching EXPLAINS.
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Preaching brings INSPIRATION while Teaching brings
ILLUMINATION.
·
Preaching aspires to elicit passion and zeal;
Teaching, on the other hand, aims for logic and reason.
·
Preaching appeals to the listener’s HEART, while
Teaching appeals to the listener’s HEAD.
·
In summary, Preaching is the ministering of the Word
to the SPIRIT, while Teaching is the ministering of the word to the SOUL
(MIND).
Not everything can be
preached; and not everything can be taught. The Believer needs a healthy
balance of both for his spiritual growth. Every church should cater to the
whole (YOU) ‘Family’: some preaching for ‘Daddy’, some teaching for ‘mummy’.
And while we're there, we can throw in something for the ‘child’ (Body) as
well. It’s not a sin for church to have some air-conditioning, clean rest rooms
and a nice sound system.
Yes, it's not good
that only one member of the family enjoys going to church. Service should be
for the whole 'family'.
AMEN.
More Blessings await
you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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