“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” (Romans 1:16)
What is this “gospel” which Paul was ready to preach, of which he was not ashamed and which was the power of God to salvation? In I Corinthians 15:1-4 he says the gospel is the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary, His burial and His resurrection, all according to the scriptures. The word, “gospel” means good news.
Man does not need a new philosophy, a new religion, or more education to change his life. None of those will change him or make him suitable for heaven. Paul was not ashamed or disappointed in the gospel because he had seen the changes it had made in his life and the lives of others.
The gospel can make a thief honest, an adulterer or adulteress clean, a homosexual straight, a drunkard sober and a liar truthful because it is the power of God unto salvation.
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