The Message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ...Is Grace.

APOSTLE;  a disciple of Christ commissioned to preach the gospel.

 

SEAL; fastening, confirming, closing, fixing in place

 

1 Corinthians 9:2 "Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?...You are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord"

Are you teaching and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ? If so, there should be evidence, and that evidence should be changed lives. If what your preaching is only condemning people and not changing lives then it is imperative you examine yourself. Jesus preached many messages, not just fire and brimstone, He also taught love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness. The warning of the gospel is wrath, but...the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is Grace.  Make sure you're preaching the whole Gospel, and that the Word of God which you deliver, by the power of the Holy Spirit, is changing lives, for this is your seal as an apostle. 

 

"For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction...The Lord’s message rang out from you" (1 Thessalonians 1:4-5, 8)

 

The message we share, should by the Holy Spirit, convict of sin & lead to repentance without regret, resulting in a holy life set apart for the Lord. It should also be a seed fallen on good soil that produces fruit, fruit that will last, such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self control, and that they too would go and create more disciples of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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What is the result of your work? Is it people feeling condemned? or is it changed lives given over wholly to the Lord?

 

"Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God’s grace" ~ 1 Corinthians 1:12 ~