Are You A Pervert?
You may be quick to answer this question in the negative, but you may want to hold on just a second…
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
—Galatians 1:6-10
Have you preached a Christ-centered gospel every single time? You’ve never once perverted it a little bit based on the person you were evangelizing to so as to make the gospel slightly more attractive?! I certainly have, and you’re lying if you say you haven’t, Christian. You know what that makes us? Perverts! You’re a pervert and so am I. How do you like them apples? I don’t like them one bit! I need to repent and so do you. If you think you have anything to do with the conversion of a soul, then you’re definitely into perversion! Are you trying to persuade men based on your ability or what you feel someone needs to know to be saved? You’re not a servant of Christ, you’re a pervert of the gospel. That stings a bit doesn’t it? Yeah, the truth hurts. Do you know what gospel Christ preached? "REPENT AND BELIEVE!” No way, it was that simple, right?
Jesus Begins His Ministry
Mar 1:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,
Mar 1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
—Mark 1:14-15
Oh snap! Yeah, we need to cut the crap, and stop being perverts. If we want to be servants of Christ, we need to FIRST repent and believe, and SECOND preach the gospel Jesus preached — REPENT AND BELIEVE! Leave the conversion to God!