Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: The Gospel
I like to make sure a seeker can easily find the gospel message on my blog, while I still have the freedom to do it, and while the seeker is still free enough to seek. The most important truth to share with anyone at anytime, anywhere, is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some people spend all their time on trivial things and ignore the most profound, consequential matters in all time and space. Of all those profound things, the gospel message is at the top of the list.
One of the most powerful poisons to our faith and peace in the Lord is the way we perceive other people, or perhaps how they really are. I sometimes struggle with a deep and monstrous problem: the darkness of human nature all around me. How many claim that they don't go to church because of the hypocrisy there? And it's not just in the church but out of it, on our streets, in our workplaces, and unfortunately, even in our own homes.
Sometimes the words of Jesus Christ appear to be, on first reading, highly questionable. For example, He told his disciples: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me" (Matthew 28:13).
"Oh Lord, why did you ever make humans? Why didn't you just settle for animals, which are far more honorable?
The Greek word translated “gospel” in the New Testament means “good news”, and in the context of the Bible the gospel is the “good news” about Jesus Christ. But what exactly was and is that good news, and what does it mean for us?
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 