"So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown."-George Bennard
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are hungry wolves." -Matt. 7:15
"IF ANY PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU THAN THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED, LET HIM BE ACCURSED."
"Here with great fervency the Apostle dares curse all teachers throughout the whole world, yes, in heaven also, which pervert his gospel, and teach any other; for all men must either believe that gospel that Paul preached, or else they must be accursed and condemned. Would to God that this terrible sentence of the Apostle might strike terror into the hearts of those who seek to pervert the gospel of Paul. ....
Here then is a plain text like a thunderbolt, wherein Paul subjects both himself and an angel from heaven, and all others, doctors, teachers, and masters, to be under the authority of the Scriptures: for they ought not to be masters, judges, or arbiters, but only witnesses, disciples, and confessors of the Church, whether it be the Pope, or Luther, or Augustine, or Paul, or an angel from heaven. Neither ought any doctrine to be taught or heard in the Church, besides the pure Word of God, that is to say, the Holy Scripture; otherwise accursed be both the teachers and hearers, together with their doctrine." -Martin Luther
Jesus died for sinners. He was made sin, and a curse, for us, the cursed. Mankind is cursed by God, and under God's righteous wrath. Paul tells us in his epsitle to the Ephesians that we are all "children of wrath". And then he writes: "But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, has made us alive together with Christ, (by whose grace you are saved)."
The pure and simple Gospel is for sinners. Are you a sinner? Then there's good news for you. Jesus Christ's death paid for the sins of sinners, and for all who come to Him in faith and repentance, shall not have to answer to God for their sin and persih, but will be granted eternal life, and so become a child of the Almighty Lord of creation!
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