So how do we respond to the Gospel? Suddenly contemporary Christianity
sales pitches donʼt seem adequate anymore. Ask Jesus to come into your
heart. Invite Jesus to come into your life. Pray this prayer, sign this card,
walk down the aisle, and accept Jesus as your personal Savior. Our
attempt to reduce the Gospel to a shrink-wrapped presentation that
persuades someone to say or pray the right things back to us no longer
seem appropriate.
That is why none of these man-made catch phrases are in the Bible.
You will not find...bow your heads, close your eyes, and repeat after
me...you will not find...a superstitious sinnerʼs prayer...you will not find an
emphasis on accepting Jesus.
We have taken the infinitely glorious Son of God, who endured the infinitely terrible wrath of God who now reigns as the infinitely worthy Lord of all, and we have reduced him to a poor, puny Savior who is just begging for us to accept him. Accept him? Do we really think Jesus needs our acceptance? Don't we need HIM?
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