WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
I Cor. 15:3-4 I passed on to you what was most important and what
had also been passed on to me----that Christ died for our sins, just as the
Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third
day, as the Scriptures said. NLT
We have different
aspects of the truth that we consider important. Every church body has strong
convictions about what is and what is not a right understanding of the truth.
We become so set in our ways that we develop strong feelings against those who
don’t see things our way. We like to stay within the circle of those who think
the way we do. The reason why there are so many different types of church
bodies is this very thing. We pick out certain truths within the truth and make
them absolutely essential to our faith.
However, we need to
get back to the basics. Our greatest need is rally together at the cross. Our
message is nothing else but this--that Jesus died for our sins, was put in the
grave, and on the third day rose from the dead. Jesus, who lived a sinless life
on earth, became our sin sacrifice. He laid down His life so that all who believe
in Him would have eternal life. This is the truth we must proclaim. We must set
aside our differences in understandings and stand as one on the sure foundation
of Christ Jesus our Lord.
We have nothing to say
to the world if we don’t proclaim salvation in Christ. The world doesn’t care
about our differences. It doesn’t need to know what we think we know to be true
about certain Biblical teachings. The only thing the world needs to know is
that God loves us and is our Savior and Lord.
It is way past time
for the Church to dwell on that which is most important. Our message is clear
and the mandate to proclaim it is clear. When we fail to stand together at the
foot of the Christ, look up to see our Savior who died for us, bow before Him
in worship, and let the world know about Him, we live in disobedience. It is
not about us; it’s about Him and Him alone.
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