Ashley755
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Honestly... nope. You can't exclude the bad news. It doesn't really make sense that we need saving until we understand what we're being saved from. I believe that to be saved, one must repent and believe. But how can one repent if they are never told they are a sinner? Likewise, the whole action of turning to Christ entails a turning from sin and a continual repentance throughout one's life. A lot of preaching/teaching these days seems to water down the gospel to appeal to more people. But what does it matter how many we reach if we have to turn from God's will to do it?In Romans chapter 1 verse 18 through chapter 3 verse 20, Paul gives a very dire picture of the sinful and unrighteous human condition that we are under the wrath of God. This after first in chapter 1 verses 1-17 showing the hope that is the Gospel. So he starts out by proclaiming the power of the Gospel (the good news) before telling his audience the very bad news and our state as sinners who do not seek God and none who are righteous before a Holy God.
Then in Romans chapter 3 verses 21 through Romans chapter 4 verse 25 he brings us back to the Good News of being justified as a gift by God's grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.
Paul’s epistle to the Romans shows “the bad news” of all have sinned and the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.
So why do some Christians, even pastors and preachers avoid telling hearers of the Good News about the “bad news” which condemns us. Frankly if we don’t we are really not preaching the Gospel.
I invite everyone to read Romans chapters 1-5 to get a good picture of how Paul presents the Power of the Gospel to save, then the bad news of how we are all condemned before a Holy God and then takes us on a long discussion about how we are reconciled—Justification.
Romans 1 NASB
Romans 2 NASB
Romans 3 NASB
Romans 4 NASB
Romans 5 NASB
So why do some who claim they are preaching the Gospel omit the bad news of condemnation?
Can we preach the Good News without the bad news?
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