Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners

Who do they think they are, that make a pretense of reforming and updating the church, as though it were a mere human instrumentality that can be improved by man's ingenuity, as though there were some defect in the Gospel received from antiquity? Who is it that pretends to set aside the preaching of the cross, which St. Paul calls "the power of God" (1 Cor.1:18) for an "updated" Gospel that is no Gospel at all? 

And what is this preaching of the cross? That man is condemned already because of his sin and unbelief, and that God has accepted the priestly sacrifice of His only begotten Son on the cross to redeem and justify those who believe and obey. 

All the blathering on about evolution, anonymous Christians, and speculations about God owing all His creations some debt of ordering them to beatitude are all distractions from the central truth:  Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. If you are not a sinner, this message is not for you. If you are, rejoice, because the Gospel has come to you today. May you say say with the Apostle, "for I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe..." (Romans 1:16)

Originally posted 9 November 2012