Basic Gospel : Just A Minute!

I’ve been thinking about blenders lately. Now not the ones in our kitchens that make those delicious smoothies. It’s the theological blenders. Think about it. Most of what we hear in church today is one blended message after another. We hear law mixed with grace. The Old Covenant with the New. The philosophies of the world blended into the Gospel. Now the same was happening back in Paul’s day. And much of what he wrote was to encourage leaders to deliver pure, undiluted message of Christ. And then to convince believers that in Christ they have everything they need. In other words, get rid of the theological blender. Throw it away. Plain and Simple—The message is Jesus. In him, and him alone, you are complete.