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Andrew Farley - Is That Really In The Bible? (Part 6) - 23.02.2014 Eccle...

THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD.

Today I had a spiritual conversation with my 10 year old son, and as it is my habit I found it as an opportunity to share the gospel with him. I know my son understands the gospel theoretically, so I had to scratch the surface of his faith in order to see the heart of his theology (thoughts about God). It all started as he came in my room to ask if he can lead the family devotions tonight. And if yes, then I must share any verse so he can read tonight. I saw that as a wonderful time to have a one on one conversation with my future assistant pastor. I began by asking him what does he know about the Christian faith? As I said earlier the young man is not ignorant of the Christian tenets, he is even able to outline the gospel. But when he told me that, if he can commit a sin and Jesus comes or he dies without him having time to repent and confess that sin, God has no choice but to send him in hell. I wasn't surprised because I have heard hundreds of people answering the way and I on

UNDERSTANDING THE GOSPEL

There some people who think just because they became christians at an early age, or they never committed "big" sins, unconsciously they become boastful of these things. If you are a " spiritual veteran" and still blind to the gospel, how miserable is that. It is not about our experience, it is Jesus alone on the Cross. How long we have been a christian, or how trivial the sins we have committed are, will not count on that day, it is a question of whether you believe in Christ alone or Christ plus something else. No wonder the self righteous always finds the gospel offensive, because it strips them of the grades they have foolishly awarded themselves. I am afraid a lot of people who are called Christians, are completely mistaken about the truth of the gospel. Why is it hard for people to understand that they can never deserve nor earn right standing with God? The gospel is simply (good news, it is not something that we have done, it is outside of us. It is complete