Sermon Tone Analysis
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“… watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned … By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people” (Romans 16:17-18).
These are very strong words.
They are words which have a great deal to say to the Church at a time when it seems that the voice of permissive society is threatening to drown out completely the voice of Holy Scripture.
When Paul addresses the problem of divisions among God’s people, He calls us to be faithful “to the teaching you have learned.”
Behind Paul’s words concerning “the teaching you have learned”, there is something else: “according to the Scriptures.”
We see this in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
Paul begins by speaking about “the gospel which I preached to you” (1 Corinthians 15:1).
As we look on to 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, it becomes clear that he is not concerned with drawing attention to himself.
What he is concerned about is this: “according to the Scriptures” – “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
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