Sep 11
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I believe
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Acts 8:37
Perhaps you have thought, “this is not a very thorough confession, surely you must believe more than this, in order to be saved.” No, this is faith, this is what faith confesses, and all else is secondary. If someone says, I believe Jesus Christ died on a cross, this is a weak confession because you do not tell Who Jesus Christ is. The act of dying on a cross adds nothing to the thing; the vital issue is Who is it that died? If it was the Son of God, then let us marvel and worship. I was accustomed to hearing as a young man, in the religion in which I was involved, “the Gospel is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.” This is not true. The Gospel is a Person. These events are meaningless unless the right One performs, accomplishes them. Is not this the way Paul wrote? Chris Cunningham
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