The Gospel is the Power of God

“I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation….”

(Romans 1:16)

Many have a form of godliness that is nothing more than man’s attempts at satisfying God’s holiness or simply trying to appear as upright and moral before others. While morality may help us live better lives here on earth; it in no way is evidence of right standing with God. To be right with God, mere morality will not suffice. It requires absolute holiness and righteousness before God. Here is where we read in the Bible that there is only one Way that sinners can have perfect standing before a Holy God and that is by the just satisfaction of God’s law by the death of the LORD Jesus Christ for sinners. Romans 1:17 teaches that in the Gospel, the very righteousness (justice) of God is revealed from Faith to Faith, having been imputed at the cross. Those to whom God has revealed salvation by His Spirit have been given Faith to look to the LORD Jesus Christ alone and see in Him and His obedience unto death, ALL their righteousness before God. They stand justified by Him alone in His shed blood unto death alone!

This Gospel of Christ is the Power of God unto salvation. Christ Himself is Salvation and therefore the sum and substance of the Gospel. Christ declared the Gospel as the revelation of Himself [Luke 24:27] and His work of salvation that He came to accomplish for those sinners that the Father chose and gave Him to save before the foundation of the world, John 17:2. By this, God has purposed to quicken those for whom Christ died. In the Gospel is God’s Power through the Spirit to enLighten blind eyes, unstop deaf ears, soften hard hearts and make His enemies His friends.