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"When we preach Christ crucified, we have no reason to stammer, or stutter, or hesitate, or apologize; there is nothing in the gospel of which we have any cause to be ashamed." -C.H. Spurgeon

Monday, March 1, 2010

Reason #11: My Inheritence in the Saints

 Keeping the gospel ever before us is a powerful way to to fully appreciate our brothers and sisters in Christ:

"The gospel is not just a message of reconciliation with God, but it also heralds the reconciliation with one another in Christ. Through the death of Christ, God has brought peace where there was once hostility, and He has broken down the racial, economic, and social barriers that once divided us outside of Christ (Ephesians 2:14-16; Colossians 3:11; Galatians 3:28; Revelation 5:9). 
Also, when God saved us, He made us members of His household (Ephesians 2:19), and He gave us as gifts to one another (Ephesians 1:18). Each brother and sister is a portion of my gospel inheritance from God, and I am a portion of their inheritance as well. We are significant players in each other's gospel  narrative, and it is in relationship with one another that we experience the fullness of God in Christ (Ephesians 3:17-19).
Hence, the more I comprehend the full scope of the gospel, the more I value the church for which Christ died (Ephesians 5:25), the more I value the role that I play in the lives of my fellow Christians, and the more I appreciate the role that they must be allowed to play in mine." -Milton Vincent, A Gospel Primer for Christians, p.23

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