Theophilus Monk’s Christian Internet Ministry

Is the Gospel enough? Here is a link to an interesting discussion on the Gospel driving the message of the church. But aren’t many churches doing good preaching about how to improve your marriage, transform your life, and serve the poor? The question is whether this is the Good News. There is nothing wrong with law, but law isn’t gospel. The gospel isn’t “Follow Jesus’ example” or “Transform your life” or “How to raise good children.” The gospel is: Jesus Christ came to save sinners—even bad parents, even lousy followers of Jesus, which we all are on our best days. All of the emphasis falls on “What would Jesus do?” rather than “What has Jesus done?”  Why is this such a temptation for the church? It’s our default setting. No one has to be taught to trust in themselves. No one has to be taught that what you experience inside yourself is more authoritative than what comes to you externally, even if it comes from God. Since the Fall, it has been part of our character to look within ourselves. And it is part of our inherent Pelagianism to think we can save ourselves by following the right instructions, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/november/30.47.html .