Does this resemble the Gospel as you hear it at most evangelistic events?

The Gospel…. Can a person be too obsessed with it?

Well, if the Apostle Peter was correct – “And there is salvation in no one else [but Jesus Christ alone], for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4.12, ESV) - and if the Gospel is the Good News of Jesus Christ, then it is impossible to be too obsessed with it. In fact, I would venture to say that it is wrong not to be obsessed with it! After all, as the Apostle Paul taught, we never get past it! The whole of the Christian life is Gospel oriented from start-to-finish: “Now I would remind you, brothers, of the Gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the Word I preached to you – unless you believed in vain” (1 Corinthians 15.1-2, ESV).

But there is a tragic heresy propagated in many evangelistic presentations today, even by those whom many consider to be the most devout Christians (and very well may be): an incomplete gospel is preached, which saves no one, has no power, and is therefore false! The gospel that is preached by many today tells of “trying Jesus,” finding the peace you’ve always been looking for (thereby making peace the goal, not God), getting all your needs met, and possibly getting rich along the way. Even the better presentations that speak of belief in Jesus often lack crucial elements such as the holiness and justice of God, repentance, and biblical faith. The word belief - while good and true – has become ineffective in our culture because we fail to recognize what biblical belief entails.

We must do better! If there is only one Gospel that is believed and gives life, and to get it wrong leaves one in condemnation and holding to a false gospel, then this is the crucial question of any age: What is the Gospel? That is why I’m obsessed with the Gospel – along with every biblical believer – and that is why I’m always searching for better ways to present it to those who either don’t know it, or who know it incompletely.

This video by Pastor Paul Washer of HeartCry Missionary Society is one of the best I’ve come across, which is why I’ve posted it to my sidebar, to be easily accessed at all times. It’s worth the 10 minutes, and I pray you find it deeply beneficial to yourself and others!

image obtained from http://www.focusfoundation.org.uk/