SAY IT CLEARLY
As ministers of the Gospel we must be communicators, sensitive to those things that help or hinder the understanding of the message. Sometimes we need assistance in getting that message through. I recently found this story in Sunday Sermons Treasury of Illustrations by James F. Colaianni (2 volumes, Voicings Publications) It is the story of an old missionary who needed an assistant. The fellow they sent him was a young scholarly type with a doctorate in theology. When he arrived the young man had to speak to the people through the veteran missionary, acting as an interpreter, as he had not yet mastered their language. In his first talk to the people the young man dipped deeply into his erudite training and said: “Truth is absolute and relative. The Gospel is absolute truth but its application is relative to immediate needs.” When the old missionary heard this, a frown came over his face for a moment. Then he arose to translate…
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