"The Gospel Series - The Gospel is Exclusive"

 

1st.Corinthians 15:3 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures:"

     The Gospel -- the "good news" of eternal life based upon the person and work of JESUS CHRIST -- is offensive to mankind because it is exclusive in its remedy for sin. Notice the words of our text once again: "CHRIST died for our sins." No other person could make salvation possible; no other way to have a relationship with the ONE, true GOD exists. JESUS CHRIST the MESSIAH died for the sins of all mankind, past, present and future.

     To our human minds, exclusiveness is offensive because it means that some people are right, and others are wrong. If we see a sign that says, "One Way," then the fact of the matter is this: If we go the opposite way, we are going in the wrong direction ! The issue is black and white, no matter how much someone may try to rationalize it. And, of course, people despise being told that they are wrong or that their beliefs are wrong.

     The very GOD WHO created us has set spiritual laws in place that only HE can declare and enforce, and the most important law is that HE grants salvation only to those who receive the free gift of eternal life through faith in the person and finished work of JESUS CHRIST. In John 14:6 (pictured above) JESUS declares that HE is the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE and that no one can have a relationship with GOD the FATHER except through JESUS HIMSELF. In Acts 4:10-12, Peter declares the Gospel to the religious leaders and then says, referring to JESUS: "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." People can dispute the exclusivity of the Gospel, but their disagreement does not negate its factual reality. JESUS died for our sins, and we gain eternal life only through faith alone in HIM alone. MDC

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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