Communication

Last night I watched the new Jay Leno program on NBC. I have long thought he is a funny man and I stopped watching the Tonight show (I really only watched the opening monologue when Mr. Leno was there) when he left.

Last night one of his guests was a “rapper” who had made a little news the night before. He explained his position and answered (or not) a couple of questions Mr. Leno asked him. I heard those answers again this morning on the radio as I drove to an appointment. I think it is safe to say I don’t know what he said, nor do I think anyone else knows what he said. A communicator he is not.

I believe there is a lot of that same kind of talk in the Church of Jesus Christ these days. I see it particularly on the “religious” channels on TV as I exercise my thumb with the remote control. It doesn’t make sense to talk if the talking doesn’t make sense.

God has given us a clear, unabridged, comprehensive message in His Word. When anything except a clear, unabridged, comprehensive delineation of that Truth is called “Gospel preaching” there is a failure in the task and the hearer is shortchanged, even to the point that life may be lost.

I stayed tuned last night to hear (because I never had) the rapper, and his group, “sing.”  Talk about being shortchanged!