Sermon Tone Analysis

The Gospel of Christ is simply the good news concerning Christ.

The Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth, that is, the favor and exact expression of God, came by Jesus Christ ().

1. WHAT IS OFFERED TO US IN THIS GOSPEL?

1) Forgiveness.

"He gave Himself for our sins" ().

Here we have God's best, in contact with man's worst.

The Holiest One in Heaven, with the foulest thing on earth.

What must sin be in the eyes of God, when it took the life and death, and all the wealth of the character of His own Son to put it away?

Now in Him we have redemption through His Blood, and the forgiveness of sins ().

2) Deliverance.

"That He might deliver us from this present evil age" ().

Although forgiven and justified, we are still here in the midst of all the evils of this present age, and need to be delivered and continually kept from their enthrallment.

"He is able to keep you from falling.”

3) Grace and Peace ().

Grace sufficient to meet your every need, and the peace of God to keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus ().

Bless God for such a full salvation.

2. HOW ARE THESE BLESSINGS TO BE RECEIVED?

How can I make sure that they are mine?

"Him that called you into the grace of Christ" ().

The Gospel brings God's call to the soul to enter into the full enjoyment of that grace abounding which is in Christ Jesus.

There is no other way but by the obedience of faith.

You believe the message, you obey the call, and the grace of God does all the rest ().

"He is faithful that hath promised.

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3. HOW CAN THIS GOSPEL BE PERVERTED?

"There be some who would pervert the Gospel of Christ" ().

The Gospel in itself cannot be perverted: it is always and everywhere the same.

But it can be so misrepresented that the minds and thoughts of men may get a very distorted view of its real character.

The Judaizer taught that they must be circumcised to receive the full benefits of the Gospel of Christ.

We Gentiles are not concerned about being circumcised; but there are many who think that they ought to be compromised, that God will save them because of their moral character and good works.

This is a perverted view of the Gospel of Christ.

Anything we can do, or be, will never add any value to the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ.

"While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" ().

Therefore it is by faith that it might be by grace ().

"The gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord."

4. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY.

"Though we, or an angel from Heaven, preach any other Gospel, let him be accursed" ().

Neither the wisdom of the ages, nor all time, nor eternity, will ever produce another Gospel whereby sinful men-without the grace of God in Jesus Christ His Son-can be saved.

"There is none other Name under Heaven given among men, whereby ye can be saved" ().

Jesus said: "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me. " "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life, and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him" ().

Believest thou this?