Expound the Word of Truth

"I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 2 Timothy 4:1-5 NKJV

The first message of Jesus Christ two thousand years ago in the land of Palestine was "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 4:17 NKJV) Jesus also said, "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." (Matthew 11:12 NKJV) Since His first appearing and His kingdom on earth some twenty centuries back, the kingdom of heaven is open to enter through obedient faith in Him. It was confirmed by the word of our Lord Jesus Christ. That's why Paul admonishes his son in the faith, Timothy, to preach the word in season and out of season. Preaching is teaching and expounding the word of God, revealing the mind of Christ. It is to convince, rebuke, and exhort the hearers and readers with all longsuffering and teaching. Preachers should study the word of God as of the first importance to be able expound what is really going on in life not with the viewpoint of the world, but with that of God who owns and runs everything. Preachers are the servant of Christ to give light on the listeners, helping them out to see and grasp the reality of life. In doing so, preachers shall face oppositions and afflictions. Therefore, Paul says, "Be watchful in all things, endure sufferings, and do the work of preacher." Preach the word faithfully and diligently and fulfill your ministry.