Historically Christianity claimed to be and was received as revealed truth, not truth discovered via human insight or ingenuity. Paul begins his Epistle to the Romans with these words:” “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God…” (Romans 1:1) What does the phrase “gospel of God” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gospel’
Is the Gospel ‘From’ God or ‘About’ God?
Posted in Sproul, R.C., tagged Fallacy of False Dilemma, Gospel, Historic Christianity, Romans 1, Truth on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Gospel Is For Beleivers and Unbelievers Alike
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Bible, Discipleship, Gospel, Holiness on March 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Bible’s message, however, is that the gospel is just as necessary for the Christian as for the unbeliever. We are to base the “duty” of discipleship on the gospel, resulting in the practice of a Christ-based acceptance with God and a Spirit-energized approach to the pursuit of holiness. The so-called duty of discipleship then [...]
We Cannot Pursue Holiness Without Going Back Again and Again
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Christ's Death, Conscience, Cross, Freedom, God's Forgiveness, Gospel, Grace, Joy, Sin on March 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The truth is, of course, we all do get “hurt” to some degree daily because we all sin every day. That is why we need to come back to the gospel of God’s grace in Christ. The gospel of God’s forgiveness of our sins through Christ’s death frees us to face those sins honestly and [...]
This Needs to be Reviewed Daily
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged God's Love, Gospel on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
To the degree that we live with an abiding sense of His love for us in Christ, to that degree will we love God with all our heart and soul and mind…let us not put the gospel on the “shelf” of our lives. Let us review it daily, and in the joy that it brings, [...]
The Inextricable Link Between Faith and Love
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Hebrews 11, Love, Pleasing God on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There is an inextricable link between faith and love. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6), and as we have seen, without love, it is impossible to please God. But this love arises in our hearts only as we by faith lay ahold of the great truths of the gospel. To do [...]
This Requires No Less than Discipline
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Christ's Glory, Discipline, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Sanctification on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
To behold the glory of Christ in the gospel is a discipline. It is a habit we must develop by practice as we learn to preach the gospel to ourselves. As I have repeatedly said, although sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit, it is a work in which He involves us. - Bridges, [...]
Our Responsibility in the Pursuit of Holiness
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged God's Glory, Gospel, Holiness, I John 3, II Corinthians 3 on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our specific responsibility in the pursuit of holiness as seen in II Corinthians 3:18, then, is to behold the glory of the Lord as it is displayed in the gospel. The gospel is the “mirror” through which we now behold His beauty. One day we shall see Christ, not as in a mirror, but face [...]
He Is The Sum of Gospel Teaching
Posted in Fraser, James, tagged Doctrine, Faith, God's Glory, Gospel, Holy Spirit on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It is the gospel that exhibits God’s highest glory, which he chiefly designs to display before sinful men, even that glory of God that shineth in the face of Christ. It is the gospel that sets forth the glory of Christ, and by which the Holy Spirit himself is glorified; and it is it that will [...]
Grace Saves and Teaches
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Gospel, Grace, Salvation on October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Remember, the grace that brought salvation to you is the same grace that teaches you. But you must respond on the basis of grace, not law. That is why you must “preach the gospel to yourself every day.” – Bridges, Jerry; The Disciplined of Grace:God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness; NavPress; [...]
Discipleship Must be Based on God’s Grace
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Bible Study, Discipleship, Gospel, Grace, Sunday School, Works on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
That is why we must not put the gospel on the shelf once a person becomes a new believer. He or she will have just as difficult a time believing that God relates to us every day on the basis of grace as a person has believing that God saves by grace instead of by [...]
