The Gospel

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the GOSPEL which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

[Paul, writing to Christians @ Corinth, 1 Cor. 15:1-4]

Sunday, December 9, 2012

John 16:8

Title:  When he is come

The church, in its conduct and message, and as the repository of the Holy Spirit, must expose the guilt of the world in regard to sin.

In fact the Bible, which is its sole source of authority, is the record of man’s sinfulness and God’s provision for the covering and, ultimately, the taking away of sin by the life, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus.

We cannot soften the message and compromise the reality of man’s depravity in order not to offend the sensibilities of people and thereby sound politically correct, in view of Gods demand for purity by faith and the impending judgment of those who remain obstinate in their sinful lifestyle and their unbelief.

The exigency and intensity of preaching convicting of sin must be sustained as the judgment against it is unchanging.