Dr. Carl Trueman on John Chrysostom (Westminster Video Library)

Dr. Carl Trueman, Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, tells us about the 4th century patristic, John Chrysostom, and his observations on preaching that have striking relevance for the 21st century. Click here http://bit.ly/yZmXq to purchase literature by Dr. Trueman.

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[RPenta]

If you read, St. John Chrysostom's treatise, On the Priesthood--it is, as you might expect, about the priesthood, or priestcraft as some of Dr. Trueman's forebears might have called it--it is clear that while St. John writes much about preaching, he understands that to be part and parcel of his calling, along with forgiving sins and offering the Sacrifice of the Eucharist.

Moral of the story: don't be "quote mining" from the Fathers.

[jbrack95]

'forced eloquence' is what Dr. Trueman means by 'mere entertainment'. Your comment is helpful but also assumed.

[KevlaurVA]

I'm no preacher... or scholar of the bible. I ran across John Chrysostom's name in the Daily Bread devotional.

Nice summary. However, I don't think he is saying you have to be eloquent. He saying you can't have 'forced eloquence.' I would say being genuine fits the bill.