Redwood Chapel

When Paul says, I want you to preach the word. He's saying, I want you to preach all of that Old Testament that pointed to Jesus. Remember, Jesus says he fulfilled all of the Old Testament in himself. I want you to preach all of that Old Testament that pointed you to Jesus, but I also want you to preach the word. Who is the word? What is the word? Well, of course, if we read John's gospel, we know that the word is Jesus himself. Jesus is introduced in John's gospel, but these words, in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. He was in the beginning with God. Then it says in verse 14, the word became flesh and dwelt among us. So when Paul says to Timothy, I want you to preach the word. He's saying, I want you to preach everything that points to Jesus, and then I want you to preach Jesus.