There are many different gospels being preached in our day. There is the Gospel of:
— Religion that says, "Turn over a new leaf."
— Materialism that says, "Your worth is determined by what you have.”
— Liberalism that says "I'm OK and you're OK. God accepts us like we are and will take us to Heaven if Heaven really exists."
— Society that says, "Do as you please for life is short."
— The Apostle Paul's message is the "Gospel of Christ."
Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Nowhere is the power of God so visible as it is in the Gospel of Christ. When God takes a lost sinner and saves him by His grace and makes him a new creature, that is a powerful thing.
Paul's message, says, "You are a sinner, and if you die in your sins, you will go to Hell. But God loves you and sent His Son, the Lord Jesus, into the world. Jesus died for your sins on the cross and rose from the dead. If you will place your faith in Him to forgive your sins, then you can and will be eternally saved and go to Heaven."
Good works alone will not get you to Heaven. You must believe.
Everywhere Paul went preaching the cross, he was ridiculed, cast out, imprisoned, or treated cruelly.
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