Every Christian A Kerusson
by
Frank N. Pohorlak
THE TITLE is not intended as a pun or whimsy or as humor. While going through Wigram's ENGLISHMAN'S GREEK CONCORDANCE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT I noted that when the Greek letters are transliterated into English, and pronounced, kêrussõ suggested Caruso. A radio program which plays request numbers of music sung in the dim and distant past has more requests for recordings of Caruso's voice than for any other singer in that era of golden voices. The thought flashed through my mind, Would to God that every Christian were a kêrussõn.
Kêrussõ in Greek is herald in English. To proclaim or herald is to "make known publicly with authority beforehand" (KEYWORD CONCORDANCE, p. 143). It is rendered in our venerable Authorized Version more frequently by preach, preached, preaching, and less frequently proclaim and publish. To delight our hearts and to give us reason for praise, let us list some of the verses where this word is found, substituting the various forms of kêrussõ for our word herald.
| Matt. | 4: 10: |
17 7 |
 Jesus
begins to kêrussein Now going, kêrussete
|
| Luke | 4: 9: |
18 2 |
to
kêruxai to captives a pardon He commissions them to kêrussein
|
| Acts | 8: 9: 20: |
5 20 25 |
[Philip]
ekêrussen Christ to them [Paul] ekêrussen
Jesus among whom I passed through kêrusson
the kingdom |
| Romans | 10: 10: |
8 14 |
the
declaration of faith which we kêrussomen how should they hear without a
kêrussontos |
| 1 Cor. | 1: 1: 15: |
21 23 11 |
through
the stupidity of the kêrugmatos to save yet we kêrussomen
Christ crucified thus we kêrussomen
and thus you believe |
| 2 Cor. | 1: 4: 11: |
19 5 4 |
Jesus
Christ, Who is kêruchtheis among you we kêrussomen
not ourselves, but Christ Jesus kêrussei
another Jesus, whom we do not ekêruxamen |
| Gal. | 2: | 9 | the
evangel which I kêrussõ |
| 1 Thess. | 2: | 9 | we
ekêruxamen to you the evangel of God |
| 2 Tim. | 4: | 2 | kêruxon
the word |
What a thrill should surge through our souls as we see that every saint can and should be a kêrusson for Christ. In spirit making melody in our hearts, our minds meditating on His unsearchable riches, and out of our overflowing fulness to be heralding or proclaiming or kêrussontes Christ to all to whom He sends us to sing His song with His voice to ears He prepares to hear!
Every Christian a kêrussõn! Are you such a herald?