ReformedRev's Quote of the Day

For the lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes. - Revelation 7:17

ReformedRev's Quote of the Day

O that I may always be humble and resigned to God, and that he would cause my soul to be more fixed on himself, that I be more fitted both for doing and suffering. - Jonathan Edwards

ReformedRev's Quote of the Day

“There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.” - C.S. Lewis

ReformedRev's Quote of the Day

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis

Danger, Danger...

The church today is in trouble. Well, that’s what I keep hearing. Some say the church is being swal- lowed, consumed by cultural shifts, losing its identity. Others proclaim it has lost its relevance in the modern world. Still, there are some who take a more optimistic stance and would argue the church has evolved and become more enlightened, accepting alternative theological views and lifestyles. These conversations blaze across the pages of the various forms of social media and avenues of 
communication.

At times the number of opinions being birthed on a daily basis seems unending and even 
overwhelming. A simple Google search using the word “church” will produce a flood of related and 
unrelated options for your reading pleasure.

So with that being said, I would like to share my humble opinion, adding it to the thousands available at the press of a key on your com- puter keyboard. I believe the greatest danger to the church today does not come from our culture. It does not find its way out of an opinion that the church is no longer rele- vant to our position in the world. The greatest danger the church faces does not come from anti-gospel forces outside its walls but from those who continue to fill our pulpits and preach a counterfeit gospel.


These pastors and teachers do not stroll around our churches wearing T-shirts that say “God loves you and I have a wonderful new gospel for your life.” No! These folks are dangerous because they know how to talk a distorted form of spiritual talk. It sounds so Christian. They use the right terminology, or at least pieces of it. “Jesus is the way to God” they will say. Then they will turn around and say we must be open to the idea that there are other ways to God. They say they believe in Jesus but their lives indicate they do not know Jesus. The gospel they proclaim is their gospel, not the gospel of Jesus Christ.

So let us be clear, the one true gospel is based in Jesus Christ and him alone. It states that we are all sin- ners and have sinned. It calls us to repent and turn to the free gift of grace that is offered through a rela- tionship with Jesus. For it was his willing sacrifice, his death on the cross, and his resurrection by God the Father that salvation is now offered to us. This is the gospel of grace Paul refers to in Ephesians 2:1-10. It is not a gospel created by mankind but the true gospel of God for mankind.

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ReformedRev's Quote of the Day

 "The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation." Charles Spurgeon