Insist on the good Good News (3)

...as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Romans 10:15 KJV I just wanted you to see why the gospel you give your ears to must be good news. One word you must never replace there is the word "good". If it isn't good, it's not the gospel because the gospel is good news. No congregation anywhere can be helped except by the GOOD news. It can only be by grace, something extravagantly good that we're saved. Though you may not like easy and cheap things, but you must humble yourself here otherwise you get into trouble. No people, race or colour can get God and live worthy except there is a GOOD news! Isaiah 61:1-2 KJV The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach GOOD tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; [2] To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord , and the day of vengeance of our God; to COMFORT all that mourn; How else do you intend to achieve it? Telling a fornicator, "you are a fornicator"? Telling a corrupt officer "I will tell you the truth sir! You're corrupt" is like telling a devil, "devil you are wicked, you're going to hell". Because a leopard cannot change its spot. No, not by telling it that it has spots. You don't get to solve any sin problem except by the GOOD news. "You can be free from this sin". "Sinner, do you know God loves you still?" "Abortionist, do you know God loves you still?" "Backslider, do you know God will never give up on you?" "Sickler, do you know Christ is the one that healed you by His stripes?" "Rejected and oppressed race, do you know you're accepted in the beloved?" "Jilted fellow, do you know God is interested in you?" "Cultist, do you know God will use you still?" That's the glad tidings of good things you're sent to preach! Come on, oh preacher! Also do not forget this. The good news is good because of Christ Jesus who has taken the pain and has sucked from the cup of gall on the cross. Therefore to preach a christless good news is nothing but sweet talk. The listeners of that therefore are nothing but itchy-eared people being deceived. Why are you accepted before the Father today? Christ! Why are you forgiven? Christ. Christ is the reason for the good news. It's all about Him. Go tell it on the mountain; over the hills and everywhere: the wonderful story of redemption!