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The All Sufficiency Of The Gospel (5)
The All Sufficiency Of The Gospel (5)
Greg King
The gospel is perfect, powerful, complete, and enduring: 1 Peter 1:25 tells us, “but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.” The word of the Lord is unmoved, it is fixed, and permanent. Empires rise and fall. Kingdoms come and go, but the word of God abides forever. The gospel system is the same now as it was when it was first revealed to man and it has as much power to save now as it had when first applied to a human heart. Every now and then you will hear someone say, “We need a new gospel for a new age.” Mankind no more needs a new gospel than he needs a new sunshine, new air, or new food. Man has not changed physically or morally. Sin has not changed; the adversary Satan has not changed; so why attempt to change the remedy to overcome sin? Since the word shall abide forever, it is by it that we shall be judged John 12:48. Paul declared, “In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.” Romans 2:16.
Since the word of the Lord, or the gospel, is perfect, powerful, complete, and enduring why does it not save all men? God has assured us that when His word is preached that it shall not return unto Him void Isaiah 55:11. If it does not save all men it is not because God doesn’t will it so, for God would, “have all men to be saved, and come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1Timothy 2:4. He is “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9. The trouble is that some will not come to God. Jesus said to some in His day, “you refuse to come to me, that you might have life.” John 5:40.
If today you are not a Christian, then obey the gospel, “which is the power of God unto salvation.” Believe in Christ with all your heart, turn from sin in honest and earnest repentance, and upon a confession of your faith in the name of Christ, be baptized into Christ in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Then continue to live as the gospel of Christ directs and be saved eternally by its all-sufficient power.
