Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12 NIV
Jesus, only Jesus! There is no other way!
We have, as a generation of peoples, watered down the gospel. We have tried to please man by making our churches more contemporary. We have seen entire denominations rewrite scripture so that it “fits” with current society. We have witnessed our schools and government dictate when and where the name of Jesus can be proclaimed.
We see a nation, perhaps some would say, the most powerful nation on Earth, fall from a land built on the foundations of God to become a nation where God's people are a minority. We have seen the profession of preaching the gospel go from the most admired career to one of the least admired.
We see young people, searching for something fulfilling, often turning to a life of drugs and violence (although there are a precious few who faithfully serve our Lord). We watch as our prisons fill faster than we can build new ones.
All the while, we, as Christians, try to “adapt” the word of God to meet the needs around us. We see people adding to (or taking away from) the scriptures for a “new generation.”
Dear friends, read carefully, I love contemporary music and the church I pastor is contemporary, and I agree Jesus adapted His message so that His listeners could understand it, but let me also say that we must never forget the simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ! We must get back to the basics of our faith!
God loves us! We are sinners! Christ died for us! We need to accept Him as our personal Lord and Savior!
Only by Jesus, ONLY BY JESUS, can we be saved! There is no other way!
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