“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.” Gal 1:8-9 (ESV)
What you told me was the following you received from God:
“The message was that we come from the dirt and we will return to the dirt and everything that we have (materials) is of no value to HIM the only real thing HE cares about is our love - love for HIM and for each other. With our love for God all else falls into place.”
So what this has told me is that love is all we have to do, so love is the Gospel? This is completely contrary to what is taught in the Bible. What is Love? Love is the fulfillment of the Law:
“Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9For the commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet, and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law." Romans 13:9-10 (ESV)
So if we love you say? Can you? Do you love God? Truly? Let me ask you this, do you sin? Do you lie? Have you ever lied, stolen, thought about someone in impure ways, dishonored you father or mother, or used the Lords name in vain? All sins and each one separates you from God, each one on their own states that you do not love God. If you loved God you would not continue to sin, but you do. So what saves us? What is it that God truly wants? What is Gods will?
"All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent Me. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that He has given Me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." John 6:37-40 (ESV)
Go God’s will is that all the Father gives the Son, they by then believing, that Jesus will lose none and raise them up on that last day. It is not simply “believe in Jesus”, because there are many people, cults and even demons that believe in Jesus. The gospel is actually a cluster of doctrines that support each other and cannot be taken singly. The following are the basic doctrines that make up a simple form of the Gospel. All should be central to your theology.
Affirm that God is Holy.
Affirm that Jesus is God in the Flesh
Affirm Substitutionary Atonement
Affirm we are Sinners by Nature and by Choice
Affirm that Assurance of Salvation Comes from Resting in the Sufficiency of Christ’s work on Our Behalf.
“For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.” Mark 13:22-23 (ESV)
"For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. 5Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles. Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things." 2 Corinthians 11:4-6 (ESV)
I am not standard or the basis of religion, I do not save myself and nothing I do can, but God. And if anyone teaches anything that is different than what we are taught in the Bible than it is wrong, no matter how small one may think it is. Stray from the path just slightly and your end goal will be changed drastically.
God Bless,
Chris White
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