just started reading "radical," by david platt
good, meaty stuff. i got it from the library, though, so i can't underline, which is bothering me.
he talks about how america has changed the Gospel from what the Bible says to a happy, feel-good, GOD loves you, self-improvement tract. he talks about how much we ignore the fact that GOD is a righteous judge, and we are horrible sinners. we make the cross a symbol of how much GOD loves us instead of looking at it as the moment when [read slowly here], "All God's holy wrath and hatred toward sin and sinners, stored up since the beginning of the world...poured out on [Jesus]...In that holy moment, all the righteous wrath and justice of God due us came rushing down like a torrent on Christ himself."
a couple paragraphs later he basically paraphrases John 3:16: "This is the gospel. The just and loving Creator of the universe has looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent his Son, God in the flesh, to bear his wrath against sin on the cross and to show his power over sin in the Resurrection so that all who trust in him will be reconciled to God forever."
good stuff.
he talks about how america has changed the Gospel from what the Bible says to a happy, feel-good, GOD loves you, self-improvement tract. he talks about how much we ignore the fact that GOD is a righteous judge, and we are horrible sinners. we make the cross a symbol of how much GOD loves us instead of looking at it as the moment when [read slowly here], "All God's holy wrath and hatred toward sin and sinners, stored up since the beginning of the world...poured out on [Jesus]...In that holy moment, all the righteous wrath and justice of God due us came rushing down like a torrent on Christ himself."
a couple paragraphs later he basically paraphrases John 3:16: "This is the gospel. The just and loving Creator of the universe has looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent his Son, God in the flesh, to bear his wrath against sin on the cross and to show his power over sin in the Resurrection so that all who trust in him will be reconciled to God forever."
good stuff.
posted by melilotnfosco | 6:42 PM
3 Comments:
i need to put that on my list
Good stuff. Although, personally I never really thought of it as a message of love, but more as a message of Christ's power. When I think of the cross, I think of Christ's victory over the grave--1 Cor. 15 comes to mind. But I understand what he is saying and that quote is very powerful. Very convicting stuff.
loving this book so far
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