The message that is being preached presently is one of “morality” and “ethics.” Now those two words sound very good to most, because most everyone wants better morals, and most everyone wants that which is ethical. As a result, whatever is being preached is not the Gospel, at least for the most part, and will do precious little, if any, good. Unfortunately, the modern Church is little preaching the Cross anymore. In our next Chapter we will address the means by which all of this comes about.
In fact, the only Message that will save, help, heal, bless, instruct, lead, guide, empower, is the Message of the Cross. This means, if the preacher is not preaching the Cross, then whatever it is he is preaching, in its own way it may be good, but it’s not the Gospel, and it will not help anyone. In this one Verse, the Apostle tells us what the Gospel of Jesus Christ actually is. (This tells us in no uncertain terms that the Cross of Christ must always be the emphasis of the Message) ” (I Cor.
“For Christ sent me not to baptize (presents to us a Cardinal Truth), but to preach the Gospel (the manner in which one may be Saved from sin) : not with wisdom of words (intellectualism is not the Gospel), lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect. If by the Grace of God, we can impart Truth to you that will enable you to live a victorious life your Victory will be my reward. I do not say this from an academic perspective, but rather from experience, even bitter experience. But unfortunately, most Christians are living far beneath the Spiritual Privileges they could have.
1:12), while he can be a Christian, and can even make Heaven his home, the fact is, he cannot live a victorious, overcoming, Christian life.Ĭonsidering that our Lord paid an awful price for our Redemption, I should think it would be obvious that He wants us to have all that is possible to have at this time. Unless the Believer understands this which the Apostle Paul gave to us, even as the Lord gave it to him (Gal. I am not speaking of my ability or the lack thereof as it regards the subject matter, but rather the subject matter itself. I realize that’s quite a statement, but I know it to be true. The material that we hope to bring you in this Chapter is the most important that you as a Believer will ever know or have presented to you. Frances & Friends | The Doctrine Of The Cross | Jimmy Swaggart