Paul says all he wanted to know was 'Christ crucified' (I Cor 2:2). There is so much emphasis today on 'Christ coming' that this often obscures 'Christ crucified.' The Practical Gospel is all about living in the power of the cross: in 'Christ crucified.'
CHRIST CRUCIFIED carries much more weight than CHRIST COMING (I Cor 2:2): “It is finished!” Jesus IS coming back, but it is ONLY to bring finality to his already finished work!THE CROSS IS THE FOCUS OF ALL WORLD HISTORY! Hebrews 9:10 calls it ‘the reformation.’ Hebrews 10:9 says this means Jesus ‘took away’ the old religious system, and ‘established’ a new spiritual paradigm. Paul says, because of this, ‘ALL things became new’ (II Cor 5:17). Jesus BECAME sin so we could BECOME the righteousness of God in him (II Cor 5:21).
SATAN’S GREATEST GOAL: DESTROY GOSPEL FAITH! Paul says this in II Corinthians 4:4. If Satan can do this, he has us building our lives on the sand, not on the ‘Rock’ (Matt 7:25-27). He has us playing in his sandbox! If Satan has us so FUTURE minded that the FINISHED work of the cross is not our focus, then our minds are blinded to the glorious gospel of Christ.
THE GOSPEL IS CHRIST CRUCIFIED: “IT IS FINISHED!” If we don’t have faith in the gospel, Hebrews 4:2 says the gospel doesn’t ‘profit us.’ Galatians 5:2 says “Christ profits us nothing.’ Satan does not want us living in truth, but in his lies, or his half-truths. The gospel is PRESENT REALITY. Satan does not want us to live in reality, but to live in a ’Disneyland’ type of FUTURE FANTASY.
Present reality is not the FUTURE end times. It is the FINISHED work of the cross of Jesus! To learn more of the gospel truth, click on the following link: www.
ThePracticalGospel.com/finished.htmJESUS WON’T DO WHAT HE HAS ALREADY DONE! Jesus will return BUT… NOT for the reasons end time gurus say he’s coming back for! Most end time theology is built on the SAND of a lack of faith in the gospel. It is not built on revelation knowledge of the gospel, which is this ROCK of finished work of Jesus Christ.
YES, JESUS IS RETURNING TO THIS EARTH! But he asks, “Will I find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). Check your heart as to WHY you long for that day. Are you just looking for a good fight against Satan, — and so you can rule with Jesus? That is exactly what the Jews asked for 2,000 years ago (see Acts 1:6).
Preachers are selling, and many Christians are buying a theology devoid of faith in the finished work of the cross. Paul says they are ‘enemies of the cross of Christ’ (Phil 3:18). This doesn’t mean they hate Jesus, but just that they do not preach the FINISHED work of his cross, which is the truth we proclaim in The Practical Gospel.
Is Prayer Only Talking To God?
Prayer is a lot more than just talking to God. When Paul says to 'pray without ceasing,' he does not mean to become a motor mouth. Prayer is connecting with God, and allowing him to live through us.We Reign In Life By Receiving From God
Receiving all of God's good things is one of the great mysteries of living a victorious gospel life. God even gives us the Holy Spirit to show us all the good things we have from God (I Cor 2:12). No wonder Jesus says his way is easy and his burden is light (Matt 11:28-30).Because Jesus Is, I Am
When we learn to think like God does, everything looks different. The purpose of the gospel is to transform our thinking, and allow us to see things from God's perspective. This is why the gospel is a revelation (Rom 1:17) -- an empowering revelation of spiritual reality!