Showing posts with label gospel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gospel. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Do you struggle with sin? Are you truly a Christian?
The White Horse Inn had an outstanding podcast this week about the Christian's understanding of law and gospel. You simply should not miss this podcast as it will answer many questions you have. The title of the show is, "Rightly Dividing the Word: Law & Gospel". The link to the podcast can be found here.
Friday, February 20, 2009
How often should a Christian hear the gospel?
Great quote from page 761 of Concise Reformed Dogmatics:
When I have to some extent discovered myself to be a sinner, as being lost and in the wrong, it is hard to believe that there is mercy for me. Preaching continually opens up new vistas. The spirit is enriched, and the heart is filled. Those who have once truly tasted something of the mystery of redemption seeks to hear the gospel over and over again (Van Ruler, no date, 68-71).How true this is. Any Christian painfully aware of their great sinfulness will drink deeply from the gospel fountain every time it springs forth.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Gospel contextualization
I continue to hear about gospel contextualization and what I hear concerns me. By contextualization, if what is meant is communicating the gospel so that Christ's atonement can be understood, I'm all for that. If by contextualization, it means hollowing out the gospel to appeal to people, I'm opposed to that. Christ will never be popular; he is foolishness and a stumbling block to those that are perishing (1st Cor).
I have seen those trying to support contextualization by appealing to, " Paul's declaration that he has "become all things to all men" in 1 Corinthians 9 doesn't mean that he shared a different Gospel but that he recognized differing presupposition and starting points in sharing the same Gospel to different individuals." I could not have said that better.
Although we should strive to clearly communicate the gospel, the message of the gospel is always culturally relevant. The problem of sin undergirds every nation, people, economic status, etc. Everyone has the same issue and God has provided one solution that is perfect for all.
I have seen those trying to support contextualization by appealing to, " Paul's declaration that he has "become all things to all men" in 1 Corinthians 9 doesn't mean that he shared a different Gospel but that he recognized differing presupposition and starting points in sharing the same Gospel to different individuals." I could not have said that better.
Although we should strive to clearly communicate the gospel, the message of the gospel is always culturally relevant. The problem of sin undergirds every nation, people, economic status, etc. Everyone has the same issue and God has provided one solution that is perfect for all.
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