*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.*