MY FRIENDS, WHAT HAS THE GOSPEL DONE FOR US OR TO US?

Dec 1, 2016

MY FRIENDS, WHAT HAS THE GOSPEL DONE FOR US OR TO US?

“Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain……that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried,..raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” 1 Cor. 1-4 (NIV) And that is what Paul received and preached.

And now, we must remind ourselves and others that we have received this same message. And by this gospel we are also saved if we hold firmly to the word of God, over-wise we believe in vain like the “fool who says there is no God.” And that belief is based on Christ Died for our sins on a Friday and three days later on a Sunday He rose according to scriptures.

Now my friends, that is the good news if we believe and it is not about something we do but about “what the gospel has done for us” through that narrow gate [on our journey to the promise land.] For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to [the gospel], and only a few find it.” Matt 7:13-14 (NIV)

Because if we do not recognized the power of the cross and allowed that power to transformed our life into that same thirty three and one half year journey that took Christ to the Garden of Gethsemane, a traders kiss, spat upon, slapped, mocked, beaten and scourged. And then like a common thief crucified between two thieves, then the gospel has no real meaning to us.

Just another day in the history of this world. My friends, Satan has devised many weapons that communicates to the masses of what his world has to offer and what his gospel according to Satan is all about. But as a Child of God in God’s army our vision of the gospel must be a contrasting message to the masses of what we have to offer through the cross.

But we have no message if the extent of the gospel to us is, we have a nice home, a fancy car, a good job and plenty of money or we are a good deaconess or deacon in the church and we visit the sick and feed the homeless and pay our tithe. My friends is that all the gospel has done for us after all Christ did for us on Calvary. By man’s definition, the gospel is the “story of Christ’s life and teachings.” And that is why the love of many continue to wax colder and colder because all most of us have to offer is the “story of Christ’s life and teachings.”

What a sad scenario to all who look forward to Christ second coming. But “not everyone who says to Christ, ‘Lord, Lord,’ [I knew the “story of Your life and teachings”] will enter the kingdom of heaven,” Matt 7:21 (NIV) Time is of the essence my friends, part one of the gospel will soon end so Christ can gather His children from every nation, tribe, people and language, but it will continue throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity. But, if part one has not done anything for or to us, we will never be allowed to experience part two.