It is not always easy to share the Word of God. The Bible, which tells the story of the Gospel, is already the best-selling book in all the world. Many people already know about it and already have strong delusions and misconceptions about its overall meaning. Defenders of the Gospel therefore need to have a very keen understanding of the insights that they are working to produce.
For one thing, the Gospel itself is not what people think it is. In an accurate translation of this word, Gospel means good news. In fact, it actually means news that is so good that it is almost impossible to be true. Understanding this fact can help to do away with the many negative connotations that surround the Bible and God Himself.
The good news tells people about the story of Christ. More than who Jesus is, it also tells people about why he came to earth and the sacrifice they made. People tend to start punishing themselves when their consciences become guilty and heavy with sin. God can punish them as well, and the devil will certainly rise up to accuse them. Dying in a life a sin can lead to everlasting torment in hell.
But, given that Christ has already paid the ultimate penalty for all sin, there is nothing that people need to do apart from believe in him and his sacrifice in order to escape death. For the sacrifice that Christ made, people also have the benefit of eternal life. All they must do is confess their sins to Christ and believe that he is the risen son of God.
When you defend the Gospel, however, you cannot make concessions concerning in. This is because the hour is late and Christ could return any day. This is not good diplomacy. Good representatives have to tell people the truth. Even though people are forgiven their sins through their belief in Christ, they should not willfully continue sinning.
There is a quite fine line between acknowledging the truth of the law and representing Christ. Believing in Christ allows for total forgiveness of sin. It is by building a relationship with Christ, however, that people are inspired to do away with sin and to keep their lives holy and righteous.
All defenders should also remember that no one is righteous before the Lord. The only man that has ever walked the earth and left it sin-free was Christ himself. Thus, judging others is not the goal of representing God. It is instead, convincing the world how much Jesus loved all of humanity in order to sacrifice himself.
When people come to acknowledge and accept the true and absolutely unlimited love of God and His son Jesus, they have a greater ability to commit to Christ and Christ-like lifestyles. As a result, rather than telling people that they are going to hell because they have sinned, Christians need to spread the news about God's love and Christ's sacrifice. This has to be done with absolute humility and with the knowledge that building a lasting relationship with Christ will gradually eliminate peoples' desire to sin.
For one thing, the Gospel itself is not what people think it is. In an accurate translation of this word, Gospel means good news. In fact, it actually means news that is so good that it is almost impossible to be true. Understanding this fact can help to do away with the many negative connotations that surround the Bible and God Himself.
The good news tells people about the story of Christ. More than who Jesus is, it also tells people about why he came to earth and the sacrifice they made. People tend to start punishing themselves when their consciences become guilty and heavy with sin. God can punish them as well, and the devil will certainly rise up to accuse them. Dying in a life a sin can lead to everlasting torment in hell.
But, given that Christ has already paid the ultimate penalty for all sin, there is nothing that people need to do apart from believe in him and his sacrifice in order to escape death. For the sacrifice that Christ made, people also have the benefit of eternal life. All they must do is confess their sins to Christ and believe that he is the risen son of God.
When you defend the Gospel, however, you cannot make concessions concerning in. This is because the hour is late and Christ could return any day. This is not good diplomacy. Good representatives have to tell people the truth. Even though people are forgiven their sins through their belief in Christ, they should not willfully continue sinning.
There is a quite fine line between acknowledging the truth of the law and representing Christ. Believing in Christ allows for total forgiveness of sin. It is by building a relationship with Christ, however, that people are inspired to do away with sin and to keep their lives holy and righteous.
All defenders should also remember that no one is righteous before the Lord. The only man that has ever walked the earth and left it sin-free was Christ himself. Thus, judging others is not the goal of representing God. It is instead, convincing the world how much Jesus loved all of humanity in order to sacrifice himself.
When people come to acknowledge and accept the true and absolutely unlimited love of God and His son Jesus, they have a greater ability to commit to Christ and Christ-like lifestyles. As a result, rather than telling people that they are going to hell because they have sinned, Christians need to spread the news about God's love and Christ's sacrifice. This has to be done with absolute humility and with the knowledge that building a lasting relationship with Christ will gradually eliminate peoples' desire to sin.
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