a review of the article by Keith Green

It seems, in this purpose driven age, where the Gospel has become ‘me centered’, that we must hear again a message that was preached a generation ago by Keith Green. In his article, he points out some of the key elements that have been removed from the Gospel in favor of ideas that make people feel good about themselves. Here’s the quick list of things he thinks have been removed:

• The Blood of Jesus
• The Cross of Jesus
• The Threat and Terrors of Hell
• The Law of God
• The Fear of God
• Repentance as Necessary
• God’s Sorrow Over Sin
• The necessity of Holiness

It is essential, as we share the Gospel, that we do not allow our culture to create in us an idol which styles itself after the only living God. I would like to pull two points out of this article and discuss them further: repentance and holiness. (more…)

This summer, 16 college students from LCF have committed themselves to sharing the Gospel in Lexington.  We are living together in two houses, one for guys and one for girls.  Every night of the week we are going out in pairs and telling people about Jesus.  It is our prayer that God would release his Holy Spirit in a powerful way upon Lexington and bring true revival and repentance.

Mathew 16:13-20

This is a pretty well known passage to most people. Naturally I have read over it many times, but recently the Holy Spirit revealed some important aspects of this scripture as I meditated upon it. Before, when I read this passage, I always took away the point that Peter believed that Jesus was the Christ and this was good. However, I now think that this passage has more to do with knowing Jesus in a personal way rather than knowing a set of teachings; let me explain:

In verse 13 Jesus asks the disciples who the crowd thinks he is. The people referred to here are the masses in contrast with the disciples. All over the place we see tons of ideas about Jesus, some more accurate than others. When the disciples respond to the question, the individuals that people say Jesus is, are without exception men of God. All of these guys, John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah, etc., are good people. They were sent from God with a particular message or teaching. The crowd thinks that Jesus is the same. They think that he has been sent from God with a wonderful new message and a few miracles too. (more…)