It Is What It Is
The old Gospel message I believed for over a quarter of a century is still the same which is you have “to do this to get that” and continuing doing what ever “that” is in order to escape the flames of hell. It is still a work oriented redemption that is preached and I don’t expect that will change anytime soon.
Now that I see the Gospel for what it actually is I can also see that all the preaching and teaching that is done contrary to the true Gospel can not change the fact of what happened at the cross. It is what it is and it is a done deal and a true fact that God sent His Son to redeem the entire human race and that is exactly what He did.
Many do not believe Jesus did this for the entire human race and they are putting fear in people’s hearts by telling them they have to be careful or they will burn forever when they die. Of course in the same breath they preach that God is love which is something I find hard to figure out. However, whatever is being preached out there cannot change the fact of the cross. It is something that cannot be changed.
Some say well you have to believe it for it to be yours. Since when does believing something make it true? Is it not true whether you believe it or not? Believing something does not make it fact. It is already fact which is why you believe it!!! You cannot change the fact that the cross was the redemption of the whole world and that remains a fact whether you believe it or not.
It is time to realize that the event of the cross cannot be changed. You can fight it, preach it with your own understanding, teach it with a passion and try and make people believe it is not true and you have to do something to obtain it and whatever else you can come up with, but you cannot change it.
You can come up with your own interpretation of what the Bible says and you can do your best to pass that along to others but you still cannot change what actually happened at the cross. Trying to fight this is only in the mind and leads many to frustration because it soon becomes apparent when you try to keep the rules and regulation put out there by the church; it is something that is impossible to keep. If what most churches preach that you have to do to get into heaven was true, then we are all in deep trouble, including the ones that preach it. It is impossible to make it to heaven by what you do or don’t do.
You cannot change the fact that your redemption was done totally and fully apart from any of your involvement in it and that it is yours whether you believe it or not. You cannot change the fact that Jesus paid the penalty for the whole world. You cannot change the fact that all sin was looked after by His sacrifice. You can not change the fact that God had a plan for the redemption of the entire world and that that plan was fully carried out by His Son at the cross. You cannot change the fact that He placed all under unbelief so He could have mercy upon all. You cannot change the fact that all means all and not just a few like is preached out there. You cannot change what is already fact!!!
I am no longer bothered by what anyone believes or says about what I put here on this site when it comes to the redemption of the world. I have come to a full realization that the work of the cross is complete and it is what it is. It cannot be changed by me or anyone else regardless of what I do or don’t do. Trying to make it look like it isn’t so by the preaching and teaching out there has no effect on what actually transpired at the cross. It is what it is and you CANNOT change it!!!
Spoken with much conviction my friend. Yes I can call you friend because I know you personally. The change that I have witnessed in your life is nothing short of incredible. I also know that you have studied to show thy self approved and have discovered that to be true as well. No you have not taken this matter of the gospel lightly because you knew it was crucial to your understanding and knowledge. And yet my friend none of that made it something it wasn’t already, as you have so stated in this post. No matter what you or I or anyone out there does or says regarding the gospel it stands alone , unaltered, unaffected by man. I am so glad and thankful that Our God and Saviour Jesus Christ did it All for All once and for all at the cross, end of story. As our friend Danny often says , then what did He die for?
The debate on who’s right and who’s wrong will out live us I’m afraid. It has been raging for over 2 thousand years with no end in sight. As Paul said , let God be true and every man a liar. To that I say a huge AMEN!
I want to thank you for stirring me up on this stormy evening and reminding me of the peace of this Gospel.
Randy
Good to read your comment this morning Randy. You mention being approved and it is simply this…..I was always approved and accepted by God and the frustration and turmoil came because I was trying to do something for something I already was and had!!! It is easy to see why people are held in bondage and fear by what is preached today from most pulpits. If I can do it myself, then what did He die for indeed!!!
Roy
Roy- I discarded the old “gospel” almost four years ago. When I hear it now, I can’t believe I ever ascented to it. It makes no sense to me now. Blessings to you!
Same here Don…..it is not something we can go back to because there is nothing to go to. The “old gospel” is not the Gospel at all as Paul said.
Thanks for commenting.
Roy
Roy- Are you close to Cape Breton Island. I talked with a customer service lady today who had a wonderful eastern Canadian accent. I asked her where she was located. She said Cape Breton Island!
Don R
Don, Cape Breton is at the northern tip of Nova Scotia and I am at the southern tip. It is a 7 or 8 hour drive from where I am to Cape Breton. It is actually from one end of Nova Scotia to the other.
Roy
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