Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Stanley’s Argument Stanley’s 2018 book “Irresistible” addressed the main question, “How can we make Jesus irresistible to the next generation?” His answer was to focus only on the New Testament – arguing from Acts 15 that the disciples themselves “unhitched” from the Old Testament. The next year when Stanley spoke at Dallas Theological Seminary, his basic argument was, “For the sake of the next generation, tether the faith to the……
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.” – 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, ESV The word “gospel” is an English tweak of an……
This series was first published in February of 2017. -ed. The apostle Paul was deadly serious about keeping the message of salvation pure. He had no hesitation to pronounce damnation on anyone who would dare to change or contaminate the gospel. There are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of …
This series was first published in February of 2017. -ed. The message of salvation should always build to a climax. And that was certainly the blueprint Paul followed: Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you . . . that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, …
What is the gospel? Ask many people in our churches and they’ll tell you it’s about how you get saved, by asking God to forgive your sins. Would it surprise you to know that that’s not what the gos……