Good Morning Friends,
“I am astonished that you are so quickly
deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a
different gospel – which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are
throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But
even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we
preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so
now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you
accepted, let him be eternally condemned!” (Galatians 1:6-9)
Joseph Smith declared that the message we
received through the coming of Christ was not complete. New information was
delivered to him by an angel that changed the gospel and made it complete.
Jim Jones had a revelation that provided a
new twist on the gospel. The church had gotten it wrong all those years since
Christ and he was the one who could correct the errors and point people in the
direction of the new and better gospel.
Mary Baker Eddy found the key to
understanding the scriptures that had been missing until it was revealed to
her. Those who went before her were mistaken and she was the one to correct
them.
Those are just three modern examples of
people who have claimed to have received a new and better message than the
gospel of Jesus Christ that has been preached for 2,000 years. Like Smith, some
said the message came from a supernatural messenger, an angel. Others claimed
direct revelation from God. Others had searched and found the answer through
their own study of the scriptures. But all of these, and many more, found
something new and unique to add to the gospel to make it “right.” They
proclaimed a new gospel and invited others to join them in its pursuit.
Paul said, “But even if we or an angel from
heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be
eternally condemned!”
Not even a supernatural messenger has the
authority to change the message of the grace of Christ that has been preached
since He was crucified. Read Acts 2 and Peter’s sermon that is recorded there.
It is the first sermon of the gospel of Christ that was preached after Jesus’
death. It was preached just days after His resurrection and ascension back to
the Father. That is the message of the gospel – there is no other gospel. The
message of Christ has been the same from that sermon until this day and it will
never change. You can count on that!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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