Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
What gospel are we to preach?
One more time. What is THE Gospel?
((((Crickets)))
Could it be they really have no answer to that question? Rome teaches them what saints to pray to for this and that, and how many indulgences get this many days off purgatory, but Rome does not equip them to articulate the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Gospel preached by Jesus Christ.
God willing, they will seek the answer elsewhere.
How many times do we have to answer this? As many times as it takes, I guess.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Does your KJV or your Geneva Bible not call them the Gospel?
They can't teach it. They've painted themselves into a corner. How can you claim to have all kinds of special powers and authority if the simple Truth is believe The Gospel and you are saved. Things such as the treasury of merit, indulgences, purgatory, and works such as giving their church money become meaningless.
Instead what has happened is they teach dependence on them (the church). The church becomes the conduit of their salvation. As a result defense of their church becomes the same as defending their faith.
God willing, they will seek the answer elsewhere.
We know God is sovereign and God will have all He intends to have. Those that God wants at some point after hearing the question "what is The Gospel" will seek the answer. Those that want pats on the back for being faithful to their church will find out how serious their error is at the White Throne Judgment.
In a mocking tone the Gospels are listed as a response to the question " what is the gospel?" How dumb are those proddys huh?? They say they know the bible but do not know the gospel ..
Yea it ends up that we are not the ones that look foolish and ignorant