The backslider in heart shall be
filled with his own ways.
–Proverbs 14:14 (KJV)–

I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
–Revelation 2:4-5 (KJV)–

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.
–Proverbs 8:13 (KJV)–

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
–Hebrews 1:9 (KJV)–

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet,
and shew my people their transgression,
and the house of Jacob their sins.
–Isaiah 58:1 (KJV)–

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
–Jonah 1:2 (KJV)–

Truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
–Micah 3:8 (KJV)–

The third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai…And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice…And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
–Exodus 19:11, 19; 20:18-19 (KJV)–
(This suggests that God gave the Ten Commandments as a visible theophany in front of the people of Israel; and that they heard his voice audibly thunder out the commandments from where he was standing. Seems to me like a strong argument in favor of hard preaching against sin.)

Matthew Henry teaches that Philippians 2:14 and Isaiah 58:1/Jonah 1:2 address two different issues, not the same one. In Philippians, he condemns a sinful spirit of murmuring, quarrelsomeness, and fault-finding—complaining against God’s providence, arguing with others, and cultivating a critical disposition. Christians are to be humble, peaceable, blameless, and free from a contentious attitude. This passage regulates the believer’s personal character and relationships, not the faithful proclamation of God’s truth. At the same time, Henry teaches that God sometimes commands His servants to “cry aloud, spare not” by exposing sin boldly and warning of coming judgment, as in Isaiah 58 and Jonah 1. Such preaching is not personal anger or carping criticism but obedient, Scripture-based proclamation motivated by love for God’s glory and the repentance of sinners. Thus, Henry sees no contradiction: Christians must avoid sinful complaining and contentiousness in their personal conduct, while ministers must courageously and compassionately rebuke sin whenever God’s Word requires it. –ChatGPT’s analysis of commentaries on complaining vs denunciatory preaching // Bold denunciatory preaching against sin is commanded in the Bible. Any pastor who insists that only a calm, chatty style is what pleases God, isn’t being honest. But the normal way Christians carry themselves should never involve nitpicky criticizing. –Php. 2:14; Isa. 58:1; Jon. 1:2

“A narcissist is a person who shows a persistent pattern of grandiosity, an excessive need for praise, and a lack of empathy for others.” That’s what they say. So this means if people don’t like a preacher, they can say his message “hurts their feelings,” and that he’s just a narcissist.

THE ANGRY PREACHER: A BIBLICAL DEFENSE

“God is angry with the wicked every day” (Psalm 7:11). Since this is the case, one logical outgrowth of that, is that if a preacher is filled with God’s Word, and filled with God’s Spirit–that eventually, it should be expected that the preacher will also be angry with the wicked every day.

“BROOD OF VIPERS! WHO’S WARNED YOU TO ESCAPE FROM HELL!?” A preacher screamed this at the crowd, and they called him a narcissistic algorithm rage baiter, because he lacks empathy and thinks he’s real important. They got him killed. But Jesus said he was the greatest.

Bold denunciatory preaching against sin is commanded in the Bible. Any pastor who insists that only a calm, chatty style is what pleases God, isn’t being honest. But the normal way Christians carry themselves should never involve nitpicky criticizing. –Php. 2:14; Isa. 58:1; Jon. 1:2

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Dr. John R. Rice, Why Preach Against Sin? (Sword of the Lord, 1985).

Leonard Ravenhill, Be Ye Angry And Sin Not (Last Days Ministries, 1982).

—. Why Revival Tarries (Bethany House, 1959).

—. Revival Praying (Bethany House, 1962), ch. 14: “Be Ye Angry.”

David Wilkerson, Hey, Preach…You’re Comin’ Through! (Revell, 1968).

—. Set the Trumpet to Thy Mouth (World Challenge, 1985).

—. “What Happens to the Church When Preachers No Longer Preach Against Sin?”

Paul Washer, The Gospel’s Power… (RHB, 2012), ch. 15: “Righteous Indignation.”

WesleyGospel, “Dumb Dogs That Cannot BARK!!”