“For I delivered to you as
of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in
accordance with the Scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3, ESV)
We
are creatures of priorities. We are taught very early in life to prioritize
almost anything we can think of. We make lists of events, responsibilities,
duties, goals, objectives, and plans. All most always the most important item
is placed for on our “lists” is placed at the top.
What
can be of more priority or importance than the gospel? If there is anything
other than the gospel that we as believers should be most passionate about, I
don’t know what it is. The gospel is the only thing that can be of the “first importance”
to any of us.
Christ
died for our sins! This truth colors every aspect of our lives. This is our
world-view. This realization governs every moment of every day. Christ died for
our sins. We need to think on this, rejoice in this, and to make it our
greatest priority.
I think about this most of the time anymore. How to deliver this message without people running away or getting upset? My Sunday posts are probably seen by few and I know that is the case with most faith blogs. I try to soften up issues that are connected with morality on my Tossing It Out posts and am met with approving agreement or those who will do what they will do. Some will politely pay homage to the teachings of Christ, but do they truly accept it? It's a deceitful world and it's tough not to play with deception to attempt to edge in the Gospel truth to those who don't really want to hear it--or at least they act like they don't.
ReplyDeletePriority yes. Persistence yes. How to get the message out there in a world full of conflicting messages? That can be a tough one to deal with.
Lee
An A to Z Co-Host
Tossing It Out
A most thoughtful post Gregg, I am late on the scene today as was upset.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.