Paul uses the words of Isaiah to describe messengers of the Gospel. He says that the people who bring the good news of the Gospel to unbelievers have beautiful feet.
I have to confess that I don't share the actual Gospel message very often. I defend conservative, Christian views frequently. But I have failed to share the message of the Gospel on a regular basis. So here is the Gospel message straight from Romans:
1) All people are sinners. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
2) As sinners, we all face the death penalty as our punishment. "For the wages of sin is death..." Romans 6:23a
3) God has given us the gift of life and the opportunity to escape our death sentence. "...but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23b
4) God made this gift available to us by having His Son, Jesus die in our place. "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
5) After Jesus died, he didn't stay dead but He rose again. If we confess that we our sinners and believe that Jesus died for us and rose again, He will save us. "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." Romans 10:9-10
6) Salvation is for anyone who is willing to confess and believe in Jesus. "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13
7) Once we become Christians, we ought to live in a manner pleasing to God. God gave us the gift of eternal life, and we need to show our gratitude and love by living lives that honor Him! "Therefore, I urge you brotheren by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12: 1-2
Fellow Christ-followers, share the Gospel message today and work on making your feet beautiful!
Awesome! I shared your blog site with an unsaved friend. Together we can pray that she reads this!
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