Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: Frank.Farkas@eng.sun.com (Frank Farkas) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Was the Gospel ever removed from this Earth? Message-ID: Date: 11 Jun 91 03:32:55 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 104 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , uflorida!novavax!gowj@gatech.edu (James Gow) writes: >In article sandrock@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Mark Sandrock) writes: >>Frank.Farkas@eng.sun.com (Frank Farkas) writes: >> >>>Rev 14:6 >>>======== >>>"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting >>>gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and >>>kindred and toungue and people," >> >>Will this "everlasting gospel" be identical to what is already being taught? >> a) If so, then what is the need for it? >> b) If not, then how do people expect to be able to recognize it at the time? >Frank when I read that I get that there is an everlasting gospel. There are >many scriptures mentioning that the word will not pass away but that the >earth will. There is only one gospel and that is the gospel of our Lord and >saviour Jesus Christ of Nazareth. There has never been any other gospel >there will never be any other gospel. Salvation revolves around the life >death and burial and resurrection of this Jesus. From >the beginning of time >there has only been one gospel and that is the gospel of JEsus Christ of >Nazareth. IF you want to be svaed you must believe in this gospel. Since >Jesus created the angels there is only one person they would be preaching >about and that is Jesus. Good common sense will lead you to this conclusion. >linc >james I just got back from my two weeks of vacation. I have no idea what has transpired prior to this on this subject, following my comments. If any one saved the responses, I would appreciate it if he or she would send it to me. James, I believe that you are responding to somebodies comments, not mine. I agree entirely with entirely what you have said, that there is only one gospel, and that this gospel is the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is important that we do understand the gospel, and that we become obedient to it. The gospel is the means by which man can be saved. The good news is that Jesus the Son of the living God did come in the flesh, suffered and died for our sins, that by grace, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we might be saved. No man can be saved without obedience to the laws of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I know that many will rise and say that Jesus came to save us from the law. However, the fact is that we are saved through grace by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the *law* by which it is possible that man can be saved. The gospel of Jesus Christ has eternal truths, laws and ordinences. While it is true that we are saved by grace through faith, it is also true that faith is action. James said, faith is dead without action. When we speak of *faith* we speak of action, because if we have no action we have dead faith, and we need living faith to be saved. No one can say that he or she loves another if that love is not manifested in some kind of positive action. If my brother is in need of food, and I provide none, even so I could, and I tell him that I love him, what does it mean? It means that I love him not at all. I John 3:18 *********** "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in did and in truth." We need to live the gospel of Jesus Christ not in words, but in deed and in truth, in obedience to the laws of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. How can a man be saved if it doesn't know what it must do to be saved? When essential gospel truths are lost because of disodedience, there is a need for restoration. This is what the apostle Peter spoke about when he said that *all* things will have to be restored at some future date, and what the apostle John wrote about in Revelation. And this is because they knew by the Spirit of revelation that all essential gospel truths will be lost. It is possible for one to have the Bible in its possession, read it, yet not be saved at all. More than just the possession of the Bible is required. Various Christian sects has argued over the meaning of the Bible throughout the centuries, and they still do. When one hears the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, the natural question is asked, as a positive response, What must I do? Acts 2:37-38 ============ "Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and bretheren, what shall we do?" "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Much has been written about the apostasy and restoration in both the Old and the New Testament. It deserves a serious consideration. It is my opinion that the apostles knew that the church will fall. If one accepts this idea, than the following questions needs to be asked: 1. When will, or did the fall accure? If not yet, than we are still loking towards the apostasy. 2. If it already accured, is it still in process? 3. If it is not in process, when did the restoration take place, and by what means? What were the things which were lost and than restored? With brotherly love, Frank