1 Corinthians 15:1-2
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Not only did Paul address church order to build itself up in love, he focused on the gospel, the heart of our mission on earth as that church body. He told it to them clearly and repeatedly so that they would keep it firmly in mind, as we must also do. We are saved from the due wrath of God on our rebellious sin and its eternal consequences according to the clear truth of God’s word delivered to them and to us. If we do not take what we have heard to heart, it is an empty and half hearted ineffective belief. True belief is not an emotion or decision, but God’s word worked into the heart and mind by conviction and enlightenment by Himself as the Holy Spirit of the living God. That living message and living Word in us is the gospel’s power to save as He calls.
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