Title: The Gospel of the Cross
Contents
※Text: Galatians 1:1~10
The purpose of the Christian life is to be saved from sin and death and meet the Lord of glory when Jesus comes again. However, if you say you are living your life of faith, but you do not receive salvation, you have believed wrong.
Jesus said in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.” It means to live a life of faith, but to believe correctly. Therefore, we are going to think about what the gospel is that leads us to salvation.
First, what is the core of the gospel? Verse 4 says, “Christ gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this evil age, according to the will of God and our Father...” It is a great deed, and it is the core of the gospel.
The main content of the 66 books of the Bible is also focused on the saving action of God's love for man and saving man from death and sin. Here lies the very essence of the gospel. “To deliver us…” “He gave himself…” Therefore, the way God, who created heaven and earth and is the source of wisdom, can save us from sin and death is through Jesus Christ on the cross. It made him run and die. You must clearly know and believe that the only way to be saved from this sin and death is through the cross of Jesus Christ. If you do not believe in this truth, you cannot be saved. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation.
Second, although the cross of Jesus Christ is the only way to save us in this way, there are many people who are displeased with this fact after Jesus died on the cross. Some claim that the gospel of the cross of Jesus Christ is self-righteous. They say that the cross of Jesus Christ is not the only way, but that the cross of Jesus Christ is one of the ways to be saved, that is, an option.
Third, how can we keep and preach only the gospel of the cross of Jesus Christ to the end? In verse 10, Paul says, “Am I now seeking to please men or God or people? Because we firmly believed that the cross of Christ is the only way to save us, no matter what people think, they testified of the gospel of the cross. However, the important thing is that when the gospel of the cross was witnessed by looking only at God, demons were cast out (Matthew 5) and repentance took place (Acts 2). The number of disciples increased (Acts 2:41), and as they were filled with the Holy Spirit, power and joy appeared, and blessings came. As such, the gospel of the cross is the saving power of God given to all who believe in Jesus. Through this gospel of the cross, we received the forgiveness of sins and received the blessing of becoming children of God. Therefore, we must live a life of earnestly witnessing to the gospel of the cross, which gives life and gives blessings.
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