The "Life Enhancement Gospel"

Ray Comfort refers to the modern gospel as a "Life Enhancement Gospel."

When we hear a person express their Christianity in terms of their better life because they came to God, we can be sure that they do not understand the real gospel message.

Christ does His work in our inner soul, we learn that we are wicked and in need of a Savior. The focus of the true believer, who has been changed into a new creation, is not his better life, but his changed heart.

No one can come to Christ in sincerity if they do not confess their sinfulness and need to be cleansed by God.

Our "quality" of life is not the reason we come to Christ, many people lose everything because they have trusted Christ. In fact we are to be willing to lose our cushy lifestyle to follow Christ.

Matthew 19:21
"Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.""

God does not call everyone to physically give up everything, but that should be our heart. If we have to lose all our friends, our possessions and even our health to follow Christ, then we should be content with that. Our desire is to be holy and growing more in the mind of Christ.

Our possessions are not very important except that we use them for the glory of Christ.

The "Life Enhancement Gospel" is no gospel at all, it causes many to focus on what they can get from God instead of what they must give to Him. He already gave us everything, He had, even His own life that we might live. When we focus on the spiritual, the material will seem like nothing in comparison.