Sound preaching.

Happy God.

Those two themes are connected in Paul's mind as evidenced in today's question from a

podcast listener who is also a preacher, Pastor John, hello.

And thank you for this podcast.

My name is Matt and I've been the lead teacher and preacher and congregation for about five

years now.

I find myself stunned by 1st Timothy 1 versus 10 and 11.

And I'm wondering if you can riff on these verses for a full episode.

Explain to us how the happiness of God relates to the soundness of our preaching.

This link seems essential.

And if such a connection can be made, you seem like the guy to do it.

Thank you.

Well, to riff on that will be my pleasure.

So let's put this amazing text in front of us, 1st Timothy 1, 10 and 11.

Paul is describing the kinds of ugly behaviors that the law exposes.

And then in verse 10, he gives another way to discern those behaviors and the good ones.

He says they are contrary to healthy doctrine or healthy teaching.

And then he says that healthy teaching is healthy because it quote, accords with the gospel

of the glory of the blessed God.

Now, there are four great realities here.

1st, the blessed God.

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