IF you've heard it, you had better following...
Thank you, and you also, whether you have heard or read this, you had better heed it:
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Luke, Catholic chapter sixteen, Protestant verses nineteen to thirty one,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James,
boldness mine
Sorry, the light blue is too difficult for my old eyes. I'm sure you mean well, but as I've mentioned on a few occasions, that light blue is diificult to track on a computer screen, so thanks for the ping, but I'll have to just pass on a response to your effort.
I kept asking if you had hear the gospel, not if you had read the term in the Bible. Your 'appeal to technical' indicates that you have not yet heard The Gospel of Grace. That is what Peter preached on the Day of Pentecost, that is what Peter preached int eh House of Cornelius, and that is what Paul and Barnabas and Silas and Timothy, etc. preached. That simple message of God's Grace in Christ sent to be our redeemer, which results in spiritual new birth or rejection of His saving Grace, well it is that message which is The Gospel of Grace toward us.
When you hear that simple message of the Gospel of Grace toward you, either you accept it and get born from above right then and there, or you do not accept it and continue to strive, massaging your self-worth, thinking you can work your way to worthiness.
Have you hear the Gospel of Grace yet?