Am I sharing the honest Gospel?

Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God. “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you. “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today. I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you.” - Matthew 11:20-24 (NLT)

The ultimate verdict on the gospel is not made by its rejecters. The ultimate verdict on the gospel is made by those who receive it and demonstrate its truthfulness in their repentance, in their faith, and in the fruit of those things. Impenitent and unbelieving, self-righteous sinners create reasons to reject. They even mock the gospel. Now when that message is rejected, when that message is refused, as it is most of the time – we all know that – what did our Lord do? When the message of repentance and faith was rejected, what did He do? Was that disappointing to Him? How did He handle that? I’ll tell you what He didn’t do. He didn’t change the message, and He didn’t change the method; He just pronounced devastating judgment. - John MacArthur

At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way! “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” - Matthew 11:25-30 (NLT)

Gospel honesty makes a merciful, gracious plea.
Gospel honesty pronounces severe compounded judgment on rejecters.
Gospel honesty rests comforted in the divine sovereignty of God.
Gospel honesty also makes an open offer.
We don’t know who the elect are. So our Lord says, “Come to Me, all.” His perfect understanding of sovereign election did not restrain the offer. “Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden, I’ll give you rest.” We’re talking about desperate people now, those who have exhausted all human resources. And gospel honesty also says, “Look, the offer of eternal salvation is to anyone crushed under the weight of sin and guilt and fear of judgment, anyone being pounded by the Spirit of God who is convicting of righteousness and judgment and sin. To those, I say come, all of you crushed under the weight of sin, and I’ll give you rest, salvation rest, salvation rest.”
Gospel honesty extends mercy when it is rejected. 
Gospel honesty warns about the compounding severity of eternal judgment on those who hear the truth and reject it.
Gospel honesty rests in God’s sovereign purpose.
Gospel honesty calls to all crushed under the weight of sin to come to Christ.
This is the fullness of an honest gospel. It has a compassionate plea, it has a compelling warning, it has a confident doctrine, but it also has a comforting promise. - John MacArthur

Be Encouraged to share the honest Gospel.



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