Mark 1:15 And saying,
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of
God is at hand: repent ye, and
believe the gospel."
It was good news that Jesus came to bring to men. It is good news of truth (Gal. 2:5; Col. 1:5). Until Jesus came, men could only guess and grope after God. "O that I knew where I might find him," cried Job (Job. 23:3). The soul could see only dimly, but with the coming of Jesus men see clearly what God is like. No longer do we need to guess and grope; "We know."
It is the good news of Hope, (Col. 1:23). The coming of Jesus brings hope to the hopeless heart. It is good news of peace (Eph. 6:15). Man's trouble has always been that he is haunted both by sin and by goodness. The coming of Jesus unifies man's personality into one. He finds victory over his wondering self by being conquered by Jesus Christ. and God's Promise.
It is good news of God's promise (Eph. 3:6). It is true to say that men had always thought rather of a God of threats than a God of promises. All non-Christian religions think of a demanding God; only Christianity tells of a God who is more ready to give than we are to ask.
It is good news of immortality (2Tim.1:10). To the pagan, life was the road to death; man was characteristically a dying man; but Jesus came with the good news that we are on the way to life rather than death. It is good news of salvation (Eph. 1:13). That salvation is not merely a negative thing; it is also positive. It is not simply liberation from penalty and escape from past sin; it is the power to live life victoriously and to conquer sin. The message of Jesus is good news indeed.
It is good news of God's promise (Eph. 3:6). It is true to say that men had always thought rather of a God of threats than a God of promises. All non-Christian religions think of a demanding God; only Christianity tells of a God who is more ready to give than we are to ask.
It is good news of immortality (2Tim.1:10). To the pagan, life was the road to death; man was characteristically a dying man; but Jesus came with the good news that we are on the way to life rather than death. It is good news of salvation (Eph. 1:13). That salvation is not merely a negative thing; it is also positive. It is not simply liberation from penalty and escape from past sin; it is the power to live life victoriously and to conquer sin. The message of Jesus is good news indeed.
Amen!
Ref: (HG SB)
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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