212. Ed Romine on Spurgeon's Christ-Centered Hermeneut

In this episode, we welcome back Pastor Ed Romine to discuss his book The Booming Baritone Bell of England, specifically his third chapter: “The Christ-Centered Hermeneut: A Christ-Centered Hermeneutical Foundation for Spurgeon’s Evangelism”. What is Hermeneutics, and how should the methodological principles of interpretation be tuned to the type of text we are engaging with? Given Spurgeon’s view of the Bible, how does (and does not) that mean he interprets the Bible like any other book? What did Spurgeon mean by “spiritualizing” the text, and how did he think that should be limited when both interpreting and preaching the text of Scripture? Moreover, Ed gives us a sample of a worship service at The Metropolitan Tabernacle and how the Word of God was at the center. He also helps us understand the distinction between expositions and sermons, and gives us some insight and samples into how these played out for those attending. Ed writes, “For Spurgeon, all of the Bible speaks of Christ Jesus”. Listen in and hear how that was the case, and why that matters for today.

Book: The Booming Baritone Bell of England

Check out: First Baptist Church of Provo

Past interview with Dr. Romine about Spurgeon: Part One, Part Two

Other resources:

Tethered to the Cross by Thomas Breimaier

Spurgeon the Pastor by Geoffrey Chang

Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition; Contemplating God with the Great Tradition by Craig Carter