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]

Showing posts with label judgment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label judgment. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Jeremiah 9:24

Title:  Understands and knows me

To say that “God is Love” is to be short of the truth. 

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of the Bible, is the God of Love, Judgment, and Righteousness.  That is the reason why when the Holy Spirit came, he convicted the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment (John 16:8). 

How convenient it is to imagine a god who will forgive and understand all our sins because he is infinitely loving, ignoring the fact that steadfast love is at the same time just and righteous, in which there is no darkness at all.  We cannot begin to understand and know God unless we grasp that the Lord, in his immeasurable goodness, demands sinless perfection, therefore he has to judge sin with death, and for this purpose the Lord Jesus suffered death that he might take away the sins of those who would believe the gospel (1Cor. 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.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Genesis 19:17

Title: Don’t look back


The luxuries and the baubles of the world could turn our hearts into a column of salt even before our entire being is petrified by the judgment of God, and the eyes need not gaze back because the consciousness has never really left the city of splendor and comfort;

unbridled enjoyment of worldly pleasures makes the mind numb and the heart foolish.