Doug Lyon
Senior Pastor
CHRIST ALONE
As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. ~Galatians 1:9–10
If you’re like most of us, you’ve probably been watching a lot more TV during this time of COVID-19 than you normally do! One show that I saw recently appears on Netflix. It’s a spiritual documentary entitled American Gospel: Christ Alone. “From expert interviews to biblical references, this documentary offers a critical critique of the prosperity gospel and its influence on Christianity.” It’s well worth the 2 hour and 19 minute investment of your time. (Or you can view a 1-hour version on http://www.americangospelfilm.com/.)
The importance of the true gospel cannot be overstated. Man is separated from God because of our sin against Him. None of our good works or religious rituals can remove our sins and make us right with God. However, Jesus did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He willingly became our substitute, dying on a cross for our sins. The full punishment that we deserve because of our disobedience to God was placed on Jesus. Therefore, He offers us complete forgiveness of sin and eternal life if we place our faith alone in Him alone for it.
Be careful not to embrace another gospel.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.” ~John 3:16-18