In a sermon I've just listened to, Martin Lloyd Jones said this:
No man should preach unless he preaches a felt Christ
I take it he means that preachers must really know Jesus and preach to the end that their hearers know Jesus and hunger after Him - indeed taste and see Him. I can't think of a more crucial need in preaching.
Unless of course I've got the wrong end of the stick and he means this:
This kind of felt Christ is also important. And would also improve countless pulpits the world over.
Which did the Doctor really intend? I guess we'll never know.
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I like the Christ that "felt" for me. So much so that He was willing to die for me.
The way I feel for Him comes and goes, is strong and weak.
But His feelings for me are always strong, always true.
Thanks OldAdam,
Just hearing you speak of the affections of Christ strengthened my heart. That's how to preach a felt Christ.
:)