That’s the question that Steve Palframan asks on his blog. He has some great analysis of the question of the relevance of the Bible – do we need to “make it relevant”?
Well, the Bible is relevant, but we can deny its relevance by not preaching it faithfully. What we need is, in Steve’s words, “preaching which is so passionately concerned for the people listening that it clearly shows a faithful understanding of the message of the passage and its implications for its contemporary hearers”. I think that sums it up pretty well!