You and I have consistently heard words like this spoken at
Christian gatherings: "There is a great potential locked up inside of
you waiting for the right time to manifest."
As
true as the above statement may be, it is not the message of the
gospel, and when such messages become the face of the gospel that is
preached, as it sadly has become, a major error has occurred. The
preponderance of such messages presented as the gospel explains why
there is so much untransformed professors of faith because the message
has become humanistic in nature. Only the cross has the power to
transform, and only as the cross is preached can lives be transformed.
The
gospel message has not changed, it remains what was handed down to us
by the apostles: it is Christ crucified, buried, and Christ raised from
the dead with the intent of bringing us to God. This is the message that
the Holy Spirit will confirm whenever it is preached. When this becomes
our message, we will see the hand of God move when it is preached.
Toni
