The Gospel of Christ

The gospel of Christ is the message of the ages to all the souls for all ills. It reaches down from heaven to lift men from low depths to new heights. It comes from the light to banish the darkness of the world. It's a heavenly lifeline reaching down, inviting perishing humanity to reach up. It's a straight gospel for a crooked world, a righteous gospel for a wicked world, and a saving gospel for a lost world.

The gospel applies to broken hearts the healing balm from the cleansing fountain. It applies to hard hearts the hammer that breaks the rock to pieces. It comes as a messenger of companionship to the lonely, and fills the soul's living room with friendly fellowship.

The gospel is God's power to save believers. It's the testimony of the Spirit to convince skeptics. It's the heavenly instrument to turn men from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God.

The gospel will not save us in our sins, but from our sins. It will make us members of the church of our dear Lord. It doesn't save us out of the church, but in the church. It doesn't save us unconditionally, but according to the terms of pardon found in it.

The conditions of the gospel must be met in this world, in this life. It's rewards flow through the world to come, the eternity to be. Woe to the unfortunate people who neglect, fail, or refuse to believe, receive, obey, and live this living word from our living God.

Paul said, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes..." (Romans 1:16). Peter said, "For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?" (1 Peter 4:17).