The Old Paths - The Good Way
The
Old Gospel, while stressing that faith is man's duty, stresses also
that faith is not in man's power... God must give what He commands us
to do. The Old Gospel speaks very differently in expounding man's
need of Christ; the Old Gospel stresses something almost ignored
today. That something is that sinners cannot obey the Gospel any more
than they can obey the law, apart from the renewal of their
sinful, depraved heart.
Thus
the Old Gospel doesn't talk about “deciding for Christ”, as we
hear today. For this business of deciding for Christ suggests voting
a person into office. I wish people would believe me when I tell you
that we do not vote God's Son into office as our Savior!
Now,
our Lord Jesus Christ is not passively waiting, but is actively
working to bring His chosen people to faith. The preaching of this
“new gospel” is called bringing men to Christ, as if only men
moved while Christ stands still. But the true Gospel is the coming
of Christ to man.
-Gospel
report by preacher Rolfe Barnand (1904–1969 A.D.)
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