Inspiration

THE GOOD NEWS

 

Luke 4:43: Jesus says: “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” What is the Good news? It is God’s plan of salvation. How is one saved? Obey the 10 commandments (the law)? Be righteous? Be good to others? Join a religion? No, no, no and no.

 

Jesus says “no one is good, no one is righteous.” Israel proved they couldn’t keep the law in the Old Testament; in fact no one under the New Covenant could either. Joining a religion and following their doctrine isn’t going to work. I believe the answer lies with Jesus and His message i.e., the Good News which, very simply, is God’s plan of salvation. It is simplicity that confounds man; one person said ‘a simple prayer of acceptance can’t do it.’ That isn’t what Jesus is saying though.

 

God said that “He loved us so much that He sent His Son and anyone that believes in Him will never perish.”   He died on the cross for sinner’s, who confessed their sin’s to Him and will not be lost but would be saved i.e., be with Him in Heaven for eternity. As Bugs Bunny used to say, “That’s all there is folks.”