WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PREACH LAW AND GOSPEL? February 27, 2013 While cleaning out my desk today, I came across a paragraph I wrote ten years ago during my last year of seminary. It was from a pastoral theology class taught by Dr. Hywel Jones, my homiletics professor. He had asked me to write a 200-word definition of what it means to preach law and gospel and then read it to the class for subsequent discussion. I had forgotten about this little assignment until today when I stumbled upon this piece of paper containing the paragraph I wrote. I am encouraged that almost ten years later my convictions have not changed. Having since 2003 preached through many books of the Bible and ministered to a precious flock of sinners and saints, I can say that this definition of what it means to preach law & gospel is as accurate today as it was then. God be praised. May he enable pastors to proclaim faithfully his whole counsel. Quite simply, preaching law and gospel means to preach fait