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Center of the Gospel

Re-reading A.W. Tozer's Man: The Dwelling Place of God.  I appreciated his thoughts on how Christ is often presented as a "a cure to ills, a way out of troubles, a quick and easy means to the achievement of personal ends."  The problem with this is selfish gain becomes the center of the gospel.

If Jesus is all about making our lives better, then why just Christianity?  There are lots of other belief systems, faith practices, gurus, and techniques that can improve our lives.

The gospel is not about what we get, it's about what Christ has done.  Jesus is the center of the gospel not us.

All Christ-followers are commanded to share the gospel, but let's be careful that we don't present the gospel as a benefits package, or a new and improved product.  We are not salespeople, we are messengers.