Being Provocative

Interesting how my reading reflects my thinking on this topic…

Preaching and holding to a form of the gospel that has been over-contextualized to the point that the power of the cross of Christ has been nullified (1 Corinthians 1:17-25) is a form of unbelief. Those who do this do not believe that the work of God in the hearts of men is sufficient to bring people to Christ through the preaching of the whole Gospel. Instead, they attempt to help things along by adding the wisdom of men while removing all of the offense. In other words, their “gospel” offends no one and makes them popular with unbelievers. The genuine Gospel is not popular with the world. In fact, unbelievers hate it because it condemns all who refuse to believe and repent. It is exclusive. It makes it clear that there is only one way to justification before God and that is through the Son, belief, and obedience to His Gospel. Never forget my brethren, not all who profess Christ are genuine Christians.

Mike’s post ends with perhaps the saddest verses in the Bible…

There are times I wish Paul Dickey was still around to run things by him. He was a kindred spirit, but not quite as provocative as I tend to be, and probably more logical…