The gospel of
God creates the sense of need for the gospel. Is the gospel hidden to those who
are servants already? No, Paul said, “But even if our gospel is
veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this
age has blinded, who do not believe …” (2 Corinthians 4:3–4). The majority of people think of themselves as being
completely moral, and have no sense of need for the gospel. It is God who
creates this sense of need in a human being, but that person remains totally
unaware of his need until God makes Himself evident. Jesus said, “Ask,
and it will be given to you …” (Matthew 7:7). But God cannot give until a man asks. It is not that He
wants to withhold something from us, but that is the plan He has established
for the way of redemption. Through our asking, God puts His process in motion,
creating something in us that was nonexistent until we asked. The inner reality
of redemption is that it creates all the time. And as redemption creates the
life of God in us, it also creates the things which belong to that life. The
only thing that can possibly satisfy the need is what created the need. This is
the meaning of redemption—it creates and it satisfies.
Jesus
said, “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will
draw all peoples to Myself” (John 12:32). When we preach our
own experiences, people may be interested, but it awakens no real sense of
need. But once Jesus Christ is “lifted up,” the Spirit of God creates an awareness of the
need for Him. The creative power of the redemption of God works in the souls of
men only through the preaching of the gospel. It is never the sharing of
personal experiences that saves people, but the truth of redemption. “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and
they are life” (John 6:63).The Message of the Cross
The only solution for sin, the only answer to sin, is the Cross of Christ!
The Cross of Christ is the foundation principle of all Bibical Doctrine. It is the foundation because it is the first principle of Redemption, brought about in the Mind of God even before the foundation of the world (1 Pet. 1:18-20). This means that every single doctrine must be built on the foundation of Christ and the Cross, or else, in some way, it will be spurious. And that's the problem with the modern Church; in many cases it is building doctrines on other foundation.
Requirement for Salvation: Romans 10:9-10 9)"That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead you shall be saved. 10)For with the heart man believes unto Righteousiness and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation".
Say outloud this prayer: Lord Jesus I am a sinner, please forgive me and cleanse me from all my sin. I am sorry please come into my heart as Lord and Savior and save me. In Jesus Name I pray. Thank you Jesus right now I am saved.
Let us know if you prayed that prayer and accepted Christ.
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The Cross of Christ is the foundation principle of all Bibical Doctrine. It is the foundation because it is the first principle of Redemption, brought about in the Mind of God even before the foundation of the world (1 Pet. 1:18-20). This means that every single doctrine must be built on the foundation of Christ and the Cross, or else, in some way, it will be spurious. And that's the problem with the modern Church; in many cases it is building doctrines on other foundation.
Requirement for Salvation: Romans 10:9-10 9)"That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead you shall be saved. 10)For with the heart man believes unto Righteousiness and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation".
Say outloud this prayer: Lord Jesus I am a sinner, please forgive me and cleanse me from all my sin. I am sorry please come into my heart as Lord and Savior and save me. In Jesus Name I pray. Thank you Jesus right now I am saved.
Let us know if you prayed that prayer and accepted Christ.
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Monday, December 2, 2013
Redemption—Creating the Need it Satisfies
“The
natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are
foolishness to him …” (1 Corinthians 2:14).
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