Christ Speaking Through Preachers?

"Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you." II Cor. 13: 3)

"He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.” (Luke 10: 16)

"But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus." (Eph. 4: 20-21)

How do these texts relate to the Hardshell "direct speaking" view of regeneration? When the Hardshells of today read these verses, what do they think they say on the subject?

Hardshells reject the idea that Christ speaks through a preacher, and deny that when one hears a preacher preach the word of God he is hearing Christ. But, why would they reject the idea that Christ speaks through ministers of the word? Because they have said that Christ only speaks directly, apart from human beings and human means, and to admit what is clearly affirmed in the above words would be to destroy all their talk about "direct speaking" of Christ.

Notice what Gill said of the Ephesian text:

"and have been taught by him: not personally, but by his Spirit and ministers; for Christ is not only the subject of the ministry of the word, and whom the Spirit of God teaches and directs souls to for righteousness, pardon, cleansing, and for every supply of grace; but he is the efficient cause of teaching; and there is none who teaches like him: and those who are taught by him, are taught." (Gill's Commentary)

Notice how this Old Baptist spoke of different kinds of "causes" (a thing decried by Elder Beebe).

Questions for Hardshells

1. Is Christ still teaching you? Still speaking to you? And, this directly and apart from teachers?

2. If yes, then why do you need to hear preachers or teachers?