Paul wrote, "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes" Romans 1:16.
Paul didn't say that predestination was the power of God unto salvation, nor did he say that the Catholic church is the power of God unto salvation.
There is power in the Gospel message and there is power in the Gospel. The reason that there is power in the Gospel message is because the Holy Spirit is present in the Gospel. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts people of their sins and brings them to Christ.
There is no power in the message of religion or in the preaching of the law. You can tell people that they must be predestinated to be saved and nothing will happen. You can preach Catholicism and nothing will happen. But when the Gospel is preached to sinners they come to Christ by the thousands, Acts 2:41 also Acts 4:4.
The day of Pentecost is a witness to the saving message of Jesus Christ. Here are thousands of unbelieving Jews, some of who had participated in the crucifixion of Christ, but when Peter stood up and presented the Gospel message to them in the power of the Holy Spirit they were convicted of their sins and their need for Jesus Christ. "Faith came by hearing and hearing by the word of God (the Gospel) Romans 10:17.
What happens when you tell some one about Calvinism? Nothing. What happens when you tell some one about Catholicism? Nothing. It is the Gospel message of Jesus Christ that can turn your life upside down. The preaching of the Gospel is what gave birth to the New Testament church.
To hear and reject the Gospel is to commit spiritual suicide, Acts 3:23.
Paul didn't say that predestination was the power of God unto salvation, nor did he say that the Catholic church is the power of God unto salvation.
There is power in the Gospel message and there is power in the Gospel. The reason that there is power in the Gospel message is because the Holy Spirit is present in the Gospel. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts people of their sins and brings them to Christ.
There is no power in the message of religion or in the preaching of the law. You can tell people that they must be predestinated to be saved and nothing will happen. You can preach Catholicism and nothing will happen. But when the Gospel is preached to sinners they come to Christ by the thousands, Acts 2:41 also Acts 4:4.
The day of Pentecost is a witness to the saving message of Jesus Christ. Here are thousands of unbelieving Jews, some of who had participated in the crucifixion of Christ, but when Peter stood up and presented the Gospel message to them in the power of the Holy Spirit they were convicted of their sins and their need for Jesus Christ. "Faith came by hearing and hearing by the word of God (the Gospel) Romans 10:17.
What happens when you tell some one about Calvinism? Nothing. What happens when you tell some one about Catholicism? Nothing. It is the Gospel message of Jesus Christ that can turn your life upside down. The preaching of the Gospel is what gave birth to the New Testament church.
To hear and reject the Gospel is to commit spiritual suicide, Acts 3:23.
