Sinclair B. Ferguson Quote

When the benefits are seen as abstractable from the Benefactor the issue becomes: 1) For the preacher: How can I offer these benefits? and 2) For the hearer: How can I get these benefits into my life? But when it is seen that Christ and his benefits are inseparable and that the latter are not abstractable commodities, the primary question becomes: 1) For the preacher: How do I preach Christ himself? and 2) For the hearer: How do I get into Christ?

Sinclair B. Ferguson

When the benefits are seen as abstractable from the Benefactor the issue becomes: 1) For the preacher: How can I offer these benefits? and 2) For the hearer: How can I get these benefits into my life? But when it is seen that Christ and his benefits are inseparable and that the latter are not abstractable commodities, the primary question becomes: 1) For the preacher: How do I preach Christ himself? and 2) For the hearer: How do I get into Christ?

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About Sinclair B. Ferguson

Sinclair Buchanan Ferguson (born 21 February 1948) is a Scottish theologian known in Reformed Christian circles for his teaching, writing, and editorial work. He has been Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary since 2017, commuting from Scotland, where he was an assistant minister at St. Peter's Free Church of Scotland, Dundee. He is currently a preaching associate at Trinity Church, Aberdeen.