What does the gospel do? People give various answers; I read one here:
(I saw the picture appears at the right sidebar of the Facebook page.) It quotes Mr. Washer's words and many believe the same that the "gospel does not call us to receive Christ as an addition to, but as our life," THAT IS, "the gospel calls us to receive Christ as our life."
REALLY? What happens when you receive Christ as your life?
The gospel is the good news of what God has done for His elect; the gospel calls His children (i.e. those elect whom God has effectually called out of their native state of sin and death to that of grace and salvation in Christ) to believe the truth of their salvation in Jesus Christ, which was freely and sovereignly bestowed upon them when they were in their native state of sin and death.
They have been given eternal life in Jesus Christ, and they are called to believe the truth of their salvation.
To all others, the gospel is foolishness.
Eph 1
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
The gospel announces the grace of God that has accomplished the salvation for His elect, calling those, to whom the salvation has been APPLIED personally, to believe on their Saviour Jesus Christ, teaching them...
Titus 2
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
