WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL?
Many thanks again to Bud Hancock for underlining the importance to grasp the Power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Bud is an inspiration to my readers and they ask God to Bless him Richly. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley What Has Happened to the Power of the Gospel? By Bud Hancock The Power of the Gospel In Romans 1:16-17, the Apostle Paul said: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ (The Anointed One and His Anointing): for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith”. There is so much truth in those two sentences, but it seems today’s Church leaders simply gloss over them and go on to the next item on their religious “agenda”, if they even give them any time at all. Meanwhile, the hurting and lost people who so badly need to hear and understand the truth are left in their lost and hurting conditions. The greatest command to the disciples of Jesus Christ, after the command to love one another, was this: “…Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Jesus, the Head of the Church, His Body, stated simply and powerfully just what the power of His gospel could do: save people. But we need to delve a little deeper into that whole process of “being saved” to get a better and fuller understanding of that truth. Look at the word translated “salvation” in Romans 1:16. It is the Greek word “soteria” (Strong’s 4991, pronounced so-tay-ree’-ah) and it means rescue, save, salvation, deliver, health….