In Matthew 4:17 we see Jesus commanding the lost to “repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” In Mark 1:14 we read that Jesus came preaching “the gospel of the kingdom.” We note also that the kingdom Christ spoke of has come, is come, and to enter therein one must be reborn spiritually! See Luke 11:20 and John chapter 3.
There are four basic tenets which are needful in a clear Gospel message as we find biblically as well as historically in the Old Protestant Confessions of Faith. They are as follows:
1). Present a realistic account of who God is.
2). Give a true picture of the plight of man.
3). Show who Christ is as the Bible reveals Him.
4). Convey the truth about salvation.
It goes without saying that no man in their right mind wants to go to a place of eternal torment called hell; but to be delivered from one’s bondage to sin and its pleasures for a season is entirely a different matter!
The first point as to who God is can ...
