Paul made it plain to the Church in Corinth…”Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Gospel – not with words of human wisdom, lest the Cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” That’s because, when man gets involved with the power of the Gospel Message, it will tend to become watered down in order to make it more palatable for the masses. The preaching may be eloquent, but it rings empty. In Revelation 3:15, John accused the Church in Laodicea of being “Lukewarm”…neither hot nor cold. And in II Timothy 3:5 we again hear Paul warning Timothy of the godlessness in the last days…of fellow Believers having a “appearance” of godliness but denying its power. Charles Spurgeon penned this about keeping our Spiritual fervor when sharing the Gospel Message with others, “We rob the Gospel of its power if we leave out its threatening of punishment.” The Gospel isn’t some sweet little fairy tale where love abounds without any consequences, there’s no accountability for our sinful actions, and in the end, “they all lived happily ever after.” But also gone are the days of the old hell, fire, and brimstone preaching from most pulpits…for heaven forbid, we don’t want to offend someone with the mention of going to hell…but hell is real and God’s final judgment is just real… and we need not be hesitant or slothful in telling others about it.
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