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| Usually my first response is to direct them to the words of the Lord Jesus Christ himself, on the road to Emmaus, Luke 24:25,26. After speaking of Christ "having suffered these things, and to enter into his glory", the Bible says that "beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself." Now, I readily admit that if someone used the verses you cited, it would take more time to "make the connection". I also believe that someone who has not been regenerated or enlightened by the Holy Ghost cannot and will not understand or receive the things of Christ. MacArthur cites 3 main doctrines in 1 Chronicles; blessing, judgement, and the Davidic covenant. Anyone else want to jump in?  | I am not disputing that preaching ought to be cross/Christ-centered. That is a given per the verses you quoted. My question is *how* does Parbar reflect the cross? |
I dont believe it does. Christ centered/Cross centered obviously has to be done with care in regards to the text one preaches from. We must be careful not to over spiritualize every verse to mean something that it never intended to teach.
All the scriptures are not revelatory to the cross of Christ per se'. If you notice Christs words on the road to Emmauss, He states, "All the scriptures that pertained to Him" Not all the verses pertained to Him.