The Gospel in Miniature

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

Martin Luther, reformer of the 16^th century, called John 3:16 “the heart of the Bible – the Gospel in miniature.”

“God” – (The greatest LOVER)

“So loved” – (The greatest DEGREE)

“The world” – (The greatest NUMBER)

“That He gave” – (The greatest ACT)

“His only begotten Son” – (The greatest GIFT)

“That whosoever” – (The greatest INVITATION)

“Believeth” – (The greatest SIMPLICITY)

“In Him” – (The Greatest PERSON)

“Should not perish” – (The greatest DELIVERANCE)

“But” – (The greatest DIFFERENCE)

“Have” – (The greatest CERTAINTY)

“Everlasting Life” – (The greatest POSSESSION)

These 25 words will never be exhausted by time, sermons, or signs in the end zone.  Let it be proclaimed from Christ to Nicodemus to the Nations!

Seeing the Gospel through the Gospel

I thought it would be most fitting to begin this blog about Gospel Clarity with my sermon "What Is the Gospel?" The way we see the Gospel is everything! If preached and heard rightly, it has the potential to produce Spirit-giving, soul-winning faith. But a failure to make the Gospel clearly understood as the Scripture defines will continue to fill our churches with self-deceived, false converts. Oh, church, we've got to be clear here for everything else depends on it. God's word must be allowed to speak for itself. We can only see the Gospel through the Gospel.

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Grace and peace,

Bobby