It would not appear that Paul’s determination to know nothing among his hearers but Christ and him crucified led him into the trap of predictability. Of course, if by predictability we mean that people will come to expect every sermon to expound something of the glories of Christ, then let us by all means be predictable! Since there are inexhaustible riches in Christ, and the implication of this for our Christian existence are endless, I doubt very much that there is any need for a preacher to be boring and repetitive.
(Graeme Goldsworthy, Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture), p. 115
(HT: Eric Raymond)
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