WARNING IN THE GOSPEL

By A. W. Tozer
 

He that believeth not is condemned already.
                                                             - John 3:18

  When God warns a nation or a city, a church or a person, it is a grievous sin to ignore such warning. In conservative Christianity, we believe that the Christian message does indeed contain an element of alarm, but not all Christians believe this.

  Some have been taught that the Christian gospel is "good news exclusively." They believe that the only way to explain the full meaning of the Christian gospel is to quote one verse: "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved."

  "That is it! That is all there is to it," they say.

  They surely need to be reminded that in the use of language, it is impossible to make certain definite statements without bringing to mind that which is exactly opposite.

    So, when the Scriptures admonish us to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved, there comes to our mind the fact of mankind's lost condition and the starkly plain message to those who do not believe: "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he"  hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
-- John 3:18.
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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.