The Meat of the Gospel

Fundamentalists crack me up! They think the "meat" of the Gospel is "prophecy," or, at least, what they regard as prophecy. Personally, I think it's not that all.

I'm reminded of something I heard Mike Warnke say some years ago. He said that when a woman comes up to you and confesses she used to be a man, but just got saved and doesn't know what to do, "you'd better have some Jesus on tap."

It's not your ability to quote exhaustive eschatalogical books or draw complicated charts on your living room wall or juxtapose scripture passages with the front page of your local newspaper. It's about real people in a real world who need real hope. They don't need platitudes or mock profundity. What they really need is compassion and lovingkindness. Now, to me, that's the meat of the Gospel.

Quoting is always easier than caring. I will be the first to say, being involved is easier said that done. Still, it's impossible to hit the target when so many Christians don't even know what the target is.

Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.