{"id":59299,"date":"2017-09-24T09:26:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T01:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianitymalaysia.com\/wp\/?p=59299"},"modified":"2022-01-06T15:10:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T07:10:15","slug":"true-gospel-vs-false-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianitymalaysia.com\/wp\/true-gospel-vs-false-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUE GOSPEL VS. FALSE GOSPEL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How do we differentiate between the true and the false gospel?<\/strong><\/span>
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The true gospel focuses on the\u00a0cross<\/strong>\u00a0whereas the false gospel emphasises the success, happiness, comfort and fulfillment of man (1 Corinthians 2:2).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The true gospel tells us to\u00a0\u00a0ourselves ( Luke 9:23) whereas the false gospel turns God into a\u00a0genie<\/strong>\u00a0to serve us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The true gospel leads the believer first and foremost to ask,\u00a0(Colossians 3:1-3). But the false gospel leads the believer\u00a0first and foremost\u00a0to ask,\u00a0What can God do for me<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel emphasises the need for genuineout of godly sorrow for our sins (with resultant change in worldview and lifestyle) whereas the false gospel sees \u201crepentance\u201d as merely changing one\u2019s mind (giving mental assent to the fact that God sees you as pure).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel tells us that, if we fall into sin after conversion, we should confess our sins whereas the false gospel tells us that only a one-time confession of sins at conversion is all that is necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel makes no provision for automatic forgiveness of sins we have\u00a0yet<\/strong>\u00a0to commit in the future whereas the false gospel declares that the future sins of believers are\u00a0automatically\u00a0<\/strong>forgiven (FSAF<\/strong>) from the time of conversion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel tells us there is a\u00a0price<\/strong>\u00a0to be paid for following God and the way to heaven is\u00a0narrow and difficult<\/strong>\u00a0whereas the false gospel entices man with\u00a0benefits<\/strong>\u00a0and gives us a comforting but false assurance that the way to heaven is going to be\u00a0easy<\/strong>\u00a0(Matthew 7:13-14).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The true gospel not only tells us about the\u00a0benefits<\/strong>\u00a0Jesus secured for us at the cross (forgiveness, healing, victory over death, sin and satan) but also the need for(the need to stop sinning and work out our faith with fear and trembling). The false gospel gives a lopsided emphasis on these benefits and downplays personal responsibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel is about God being\u00a0Lord<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Saviour<\/strong>\u2014about the\u00a0demands<\/strong>\u00a0our Lord makes on our lives as much as it is about the\u00a0blessings<\/strong>\u00a0we stand to gain from Him being our Saviour. But the false gospel downplays the demands the Lord makes on us but emphasises the blessings our Saviour showers upon us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The true gospel makes sure believers understand these \u201c\u201d\u2014cost of discipleship, suffering, persecution, need for endurance and perseverance. The false gospel downplays the significance of these themes in the life of the believer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel sees God as a God of\u00a0love, mercy and grace<\/strong>\u00a0as well as a God of\u00a0justice<\/strong>,\u00a0holiness and righteousness<\/strong>. The false gospel primarily sees God as a God of love, mercy and grace and discounts \/ downplays the harsh side of God, giving believers a false impression that He is a\u00a0celestial Santa Claus<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel tells us, even though believers are saved at a point in time, they can\u00a0lose<\/strong>\u00a0their salvation and have their\u00a0names blotted<\/strong>\u00a0from the book of life, not because God does not want them but because they do not want God. The false gospel tells believers that once saved, they are always saved (OSAS<\/strong>): Having bought their ticket to heaven (conversion), they are on autopilot mode all the way till they arrive at their heavenly destination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospelto whosoever who would follow God but the false gospel makes following God an\u00a0easy, pleasant and attractive<\/strong>\u00a0proposition through sharing its blessings and benefits. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The true gospel presents to you a life that is difficult now but\u00a0will be\u00a0easy later. The false\u00a0<\/span>gospel presents to you a life that is easy now but\u00a0will be\u00a0difficult later.<\/span><\/p>\n

The true gospel leads you to heavenly bliss in future. The false gospel leads you up the garden path of deception\u2014and possibly damnation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Preaching a\u00a0soft and easy<\/strong>,\u00a0diluted<\/strong>, false gospel that merely blesses people but fails to emphasise the\u00a0cross<\/strong>\u00a0not only leads people astray but produce weak believers who won\u2019t be able to endure the tests, trials and tribulations of these perilous end times.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Any message that doesn’t give the full or complete Gospel is a false Gospel. This means not only Jesus saves but also about sin, damnation, and repentance. Without conviction of sin there is no repentance. Without repentance there is no salvation. Jesus took the punishment of our sin in our place on the cross. He rose from the grave to defeat death. The wages of sin is death and godly sorrow produces a repentance leading to salvation<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 David Whittlesey<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some say that believers only need to change their mind (correct their past erroneous thinking) when they repent. Is this what the Bible teaches?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Note<\/strong>: Dr Lim Poh Ann is a medical practitioner. He was the former editor of Asian Beacon magazine (Dec 2008 \u2013 Oct 2011).\u00a0He can be reached at his\u00a0Facebook page<\/b>,\u00a0www.facebook.com\/AskDrLim<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0blog<\/b>, Porridge for the Soul: This article is a personal sharing by the writer, written for the exhortation of the united Body of Christ. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions at Christianity Malaysia where all viewpoints are treated with a neutral standpoint. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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SOURCE OF ARTICLE:\u00a0http:\/\/limpohann.blogspot.my\/2015\/04\/true-gospel-vs-false-gospel.html<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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