Is Preaching the Bible enough in our culture?

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Paul used a cultural symbol to set the stage for the preaching of the Gospel. There is nothing wrong with that, so long as the Gospel is preached. When the symbol takes precedence over the Gospel, then a door is opened wide to all sorts of problems and errors.

Anecdotes do not save.

Preach the Word. No question. It alone is the power of God.

But illustration, logic, metaphor, etc was an integral part of Jesus' preaching on earth. It should still be part of ours.

Neh 8:8 "They read from the book - from God's Torah
clearly,
giving the meaning/interpretation,
assuring that the people understood what they were reading."

I agree. As I stated in my post just before the two of yours, you introduce the gospel after you have provided evidentiary apologetics that force them to question what they think they believe. You fill in the gaps with the gospel.