Hello dlb
Submitted by bock on Wed, 2009-02-11 11:22.
This is actually a big topic, but let me try to say it this way briefly. We tend to present the gospel as a transaction and the four laws, even though it gets at relationship, has the same transactional emphasis. It is a good tool, but does not highlight the life with God as much as it does the removal of sin. Gospel presentations that highlight removal from sin focus on the transaction. Removing sin importantly clears the decks for a wlak with God, but the real good news is we can know and relate to God--and he gives the tools necessary for that relationship. It is the relational side of the gospel and what God does to provide for it in addition to the removal of sin that makes the gospel the good news. This relational side of things is what I am hoping people appreciate about the gospel and sharing it.


