The Word Preached By Sinful Men

When ye received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of man, but as it is in truth, the word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13

Pride is a great tool in the hand of Satan to make the preached word ineffective. And nowhere do we see pride more in exercise than over this issue of the word of God being preached by sinful men. If one has heard the word of God, he has heard it "from us," that is, sinful men called to declare the unsearchable riches of Christ. Contempt for the preacher often leads to contempt for the word he preaches, and if it is God's word he preaches, how dangerous it becomes to show contempt for it. So when anyone preaches, do not concern yourself with the one through whom the word comes, but the One from whom the word comes. If the word is from God, then obey it, no matter who it is that said it.