Distorted Gospel – Neglecting the Wonder of the Cross
Posted by godwordistruth on 25 November, 2011
“..the gospel itself is distorted. It is presented in sermons less and less as what God has done so sinners under His wrath and curse may be right with Him Who is holy. By a horrible neglect of the problem, the gospel is presented more in terms of how God is yearning to have a relationship with us so He can be our friend. God is not lonely, nor in any kind of need. When the problem of sin gets passing attention, fellowship replaces forgiveness. Propitiation and justification are foremost to bringing a restored communion with God. Today people skip over the foundation and try to have the benefits apart from the foundation. We cannot know God as He is if we avoid or neglect the real wonder, that God the Son was forsaken by God for us on the cross. We cannot be filled with wonder if we are missing the wonder of the cross. “
David H. Linden – Action International Ministries
DaddyJoe said
Great post with nothing but truth in it. As time goes on and our King’s return approaches, we can see a lot of religions out there old and new, who are watering down the gospel big time. We are also seeing the merging on New Age Spiritualism in with the Gospel which taints the whole thing, and the message of salvation and reconciliation through Jesus Christ becomes unrecognizable and lost. More and more the focus is on ‘self enlightenment’ or works, instead of completely on Jesus.and his payment for our sins. It’s a sad state of things.