Anything authentic always has a fake or perverted counterpart. If there
is a full and true gospel, there is also a fake and perverted gospel.
Each believer of the gospel is commissioned not only to preach it,
but to defend it against imposters who peddle out a 99% or less gospel. It behooves
each believer to be vigilant against fraud since it is heaven or hell that is
at stake for the unsuspecting victim.
Why the gospel?
“By this gospel you are saved, if you
hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in
vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:2
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the
power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes:
first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” Romans 1:16
What is the Full gospel?
“Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel …
For what I received I passed on to you as of
first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, that he was
buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures…”
Simply put, the gospel is about the new covenant of the blood of
Jesus. “This is my blood of the covenant, which is
poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Matthew 26:28.
What is the perverted gospel? It is anything that deviates from the good news about the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus for the salvation of mankind. It is anything that gives importance to what man can do to contribute to his salvation over what Jesus already did for man's salvation. It is anything that contradicts the new covenant truth. It is anything that is not about faith in the gospel.
Paul clearly says that the gospel is not about the old covenant law or obedience/observance to these laws. Anyone who incorporates the old covenant law into the new covenant of the blood of Jesus has perverted the gospel and will be cursed.
When was the Christian ever commanded to preach a gospel with the Sabbath as a key component? Where's the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus in this billboard declaration?
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