The Unashamed & Powerful Gospel-Rom 1:16-17

In a recent newsletter for PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL, Evangelist Mike Gendron states, "As we approach the day of our Lord's glorious return, Satan must know his days are numbered because he continues to blind the minds of unbelievers from the light of the Gospel and the glory of Christ. He also has recruited a growing number of Christian leaders who are compromising the true Gospel and denying its exclusivity. Satan knows that any distortion of the true Gospel has no power to save anyone (Rom 1:16). Gospel compromisers overemphasize God's love. The Father of lies has many willing partners who foolishly remove the essentials of the Gospel to make it more inclusive. They do this for the purpose of drawing a larger following, gaining more influence, and being loved by more people. This man-pleasing gospel makes people feel comfortable in their sin because it overemphasizes God's love while ignoring His holiness, justice, and hatred of sin. Such a distortion of the Gospel has become popular because it exalts man and his importance and diminishes God and His significance. Man pleasers seek unity with a compromised Gospel. After the apostle Paul condemned anyone who would preach a distorted gospel, he warned those who would seek to please men over God (Gal 1:6-10). Yet, there are many man pleasers today who seek to reverse the Reformation by embracing Roman Catholicism as a valid expression of Christianity. Their unwillingness to defend the exclusivity of the Gospel is a stark contrast to the many Reformers who were tortured, beaten and burned at the stake for refusing to compromise the Gospel. We are also alarmed at the many 'Christian' podcasters who have Catholics on their shows to promote their heretical books and resources. These man pleasers, who embrace and endorse Catholics without challenging their errors, leave their own convictions and beliefs open to question. They need to know that we will all be held accountable for the souls who are misled by our refusal to contend of the faith. It is for this reason we have pleaded with fellow believers to please God over man and protect the exclusivity of the Gospel." This coming Lord's Day is the 508th Reformation Sunday that celebrates the recovery of the Gospel during some very dark ages, so that after darkness, there was great light!. Join us as we look at "The Unashamed & Powerful Gospel" that Paul presents in Romans 1:16-17!