A young preacher just out of the seminary had been called to pastor a church in a college town. Most of the college professors were members of the church. As he thought about that cultured congregation, he became very intimidated in preparing his first sermon.

He called his dad, who was a wise and godly pastor, and said, "Dad, I'm having a hard time preparing my sermon. If I talk about geology I will be looking at a Ph.D. in geology. If I talk about sociology I will be staring at a Ph.D. in sociology. If I talk about philosophy I will be facing a Ph.D. in philosophy. What do you think I ought to do?"

That wise godly father said, "Son, why don't you just preach the Bible. They probably know very little about that!"

That advice is extremely similar to the counsel that the Apostle Paul gav…