Jesus did not come merely to preach a Gospel; He Himself is that Gospel. Jesus did not come merely to give bread; He Himself is the Bread. Jesus did not come merely to shed light; He Himself is the Light! Jesus did not come merely to show the door; He is that Door! Jesus did not come merely to elect a shepherd; He is the good Shepherd. Jesus did not come merely to point the way; He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life!
A mortal man like us should declare the WAY, pointing people to the WAY and get out of the way! Do not stand in the way and rob the glory of the WAY…!
The reason why churches are trying so many other things other than preaching the crucified Christ is because they are lure to believe that the Kingdom can be established through some other way, but the truth is, there is no other way. People will not come into the Kingdom because they like the minister, support the children's program, or enjoy the music. They may come into a church that way, but not into the Kingdom. The only way people ever come into God's Kingdom is by hearing His heralds proclaim a crucified King – Jesus Christ, for He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
The Gospel is not about grace, it is grace. The Gospel is not about Jesus too, it is Jesus. Apostle Paul made it so clear in Galatians that mixing the grace with law is another Gospel. Religion has robbed the believer from coming to the throne of grace with confidence by narrowing grace to something that only occurs at salvation. Grace gives the righteousness of Jesus to the believer, it is called "righteousness by faith", the righteousness of God.
Galatians 2:21 ~ I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
For by the grace of God, we are now a new creation. In Christ, we have a love that can never be fathomed; a life that can never die; a righteousness that can never be tarnished; a peace that can never be understood; a rest that can never be disturbed; a joy that can never be diminished; a hope that can never be disappointed; a glory that can never be clouded; a light that can never be darkened; a happiness that can never be interrupted; a strength that can never be enfeebled; a purity that can never be defiled; a beauty that can never be marred; a wisdom that can never be baffled; glory that can never be clouded, resources that can never be exhausted and the universe as our play ground.
There is no other Gospel but the Gospel that called you by the grace of Christ. For by grace through faith we are saved and GRACE will lead us Home…
Titus 3:5 ~7 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Grace be with you all.
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