The Word Of Life

1John 1:1 

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,

which we have seen with our eyes, which we have

looked upon, and our hands have

handled, of the Word of life;"

    The gospel message is called the "Word of God." It is not a human discovery; it comes from God. It is news of God which man could not have discovered for himself. Frequently the gospel message is called the word of the Lord (Acts. 8:25; Acts. 12:24; Acts. 13:49; Acts. 15:35; 1Thess. 1:8; 2Thess. 3:1). It is not always certain whether the Lord is God or Jesus, but more often than not it is Jesus who is meant. The gospel is, therefore, the message which God could have sent to men in no other way than through his son Jesus.

    The gospel message is twice called the word of hearing.That is to say, it depends on two things, on a voice ready to speak it and an ear ready to hear it, (1Thess. 2:13; Heb. 4:2). The gospel message is the word of the Kingdom (Matt. 13:19). It is the announcement of the kingship of God and the summons to render to God the obedience which will make a man a citizen of the kingdom.

     At the heart of the gospel is the Cross on which is shown to man the final proof of the forgiving, sacrificing, seeking love of God. With the coming of the gospel it is no longer necessary to guess and grope for Jesus Christ has brought to us the truth about God.

    It is by the power of the gospel that a man is enabled to break from the power of evil and to rise to the righteousness which is pleasing in the sight of God. The gospel is the health-giving word. It is the antidote which cures the poison of sin and the medicine which defeats the disease of evil.

    My Friends, The gospel is the word of life.  It is through its power that a man is delivered from death and enabled to enter into eternal life through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Amen!

Reading: 1John 1:1-4

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Ministry Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry