Jesus + nothing

Jared Wilson reminds Christians to take a Christ-centered approach to interpreting the Word:

Here is my guiding principle for reading the Gospels: The point is Jesus. Every saying, every story -- Jesus. If the main point you're getting out of the story doesn't center squarely on Jesus, I respectfully suggest your aim is off.

Amen. Jared gives lots of good examples from the Gospels; the post is full of insights for teaching and preaching.