Preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ also includes bad news.
The Good News is about HEAVEN… and about HELL.
The Good News is about LIFE… and about DEATH.
The Good News is about SALVATION…. and about DAMNATION.
The Good News is about PEACE… and about TURMOIL.
The Good News must include
…mercy and wrath
…love and hatred
…forgiveness and judgment
…devotion and discipline
…grace and guilt
…rest and conflict
…good and evil
…in order for it to be Good News.
It is a massive responsibility to preach the Good News.
Preaching the Good News is not always popular.
Preaching the Good News is not always accepted.
When you preach the Good News not everyone will agree with you.
When you preach the Good News not everyone will want to hear you.
The Good News is about the superiority of God, and also about the inferiority of man.
The Good News is about the supremacy of Christ as well as the inadequacy of humans.
The Good News is about the goodness of God in addition to the depravity of man.
The Good News espouses grace, but it also exposes sin.
The Good News offers hope, but it also warns of judgment.
The Good News is liberating, but it is also suffocating.
The Good News unites, but it also divides.
The Good News saves, but it also condemns.
The Good News is about freedom, yet it also includes accountability.
The Good News promises forgiveness, yet it also proclaims punishment.
The Good News is free, yet it costs everything.
The Good News exalts, yet it also humbles.
The Good News may even cost you your life.