2. When we make it something it’s not.
When we make the “Gospel” about anything but Jesus, we miss an opportunity to share the true Gospel. Sometimes we make it about something good, or even godly. But, if it is not simply Jesus, it’s not the Gospel. Two instances:
Social Action. Social action is SO important. Stephanie and I have such a passion for helping to combat human trafficking, and one day hope to be a part of something that helps those who have been victims of sex slavery. But, we can NEVER leave Jesus out of the equation. Because, we can save people from hell on earth, but if we don’t share the Gospel of Jesus with them, they will die and go to an eternal hell. We can’t have social action without Jesus.
Morality. Christians fight to the death for morality & politics. We boycott Wal Mart and Disney and tell people we’re moving to Canada if a certain candidate gets elected because we disagree with his social views. In the meantime, since we’re not doing anything out of love, we start developing a reputation with the world. A reputation like: judgmental, hypocritical, hateful, ignorant. And the problem with making the Gospel about morality is that the second we screw up (and we will screw up), our testimony is ruined. We lose all credibility. And we forget about the grace that is the gospel of Jesus. We leave Jesus out of it.
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