There is a false gospel of false peace. This false gospel bring immediate feelings of happiness without brokenness over sin. It praises and elates those who wish to be considered special. In our modern day this false gospel is delivered by "motivational speakers" who tell everyone how wonderful they are, the opposite of what God spoke of us.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 "9"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? 10"I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.…"
The good news Christ brought that brings spiritual eternal peace in the heart that embraces it is this:
Jeremiah 17:8 "…8"For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit. "
Christ paid the penalty of sin that we owed through His blood on the cross. That is just how serious sin is and what God required. The good news from God is that He paid that debt of sin instead of requiring our own blood for our sins. He was then and is now sinless, but took the punishment Himself for the sins of others.
Knowing this does should make us feel ashamed first and then after trusting in Him, we gain the joy and peace that lasts eternally no matter what is happening to us on earth or going on around us.
Hebrews 9:19-22
"19 For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.”
21 And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship.
22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins."
The real gospel of believing on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation because of His shed blood on the cross brings the peace that comes from Christ, an inner heart peace that last for eternity.
There is no peace in humanistic gospel of praise and adulation, only continual emptiness. If we love someone we show them their sin and rejoice when they have been broken over it for salvation. There is no greater joy than to see the heart of a sinner changed into a new creation by Christ.
There is a phony peace a phony gospel and a phony happiness based on circumstances and praise of others that is leading many to hell. May those who use the psychological methods of superficial happiness to try to reach lost souls just stop it. May their hearts be pricked with their own sinful desire to be loved by man.
1 Corinthians 7:22 "…22 For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 24 Brothers, each one should remain in that situation he was in when God called him.…"
Luke 14:27-29 "…27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. 28 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,…"
John 12:42-44 "42 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. 43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God. 44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.…"
Proverbs 29:24-26 "…24 He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing. 25 The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted. 26 Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.…"
Often the false gospel of praise will bring anyone to the Lord, it does bring many to the church building, they learn all the Christian lingo but lack the Holy Spirit because one cannot become born again by joining a local church and learning how to "godspeak." There are many false converts in the church today because of the watered down and heretical gospel of pleasure that is present in them.
Many people have come to the church, but not to Christ.
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