Preaching and the Nature of God’s Word
KIMLYn Bender
Kimlyn Bender joins the podcast to discuss the theology of the word and preaching that has formed the context for the Fellowship gatherings of CPT Fellows. We talk about the nature of the word of God and how that relates to preaching, particularly within the context of evangelicalism’s focus on the text of Scripture, expanding particularly on the statement in the Second Helvetic Confession of Faith that the preaching of the word of God is the word of God. Our conversation touches on Karl Barth, Martin Luther, Søren Kierkegaard, authority in the pulpit, the presence of the risen Christ, and more!
Kimlyn Bender is Professor of Theology at Truett Seminary of Baylor University. He is a Karl Barth scholar and received his PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of multiple books, including a recent commentary on 1 Corinthians (Brazos, 2022) and Reading Karl Barth for the Church (Baker, 2019).
