A Little Off

Psalms 124; 2 Corinthians 11-13 

“If someone comes to you and preaches Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.”

2 Corinthians 11:4

There is only one genuine Lord Jesus Christ, one Holy Spirit, and one gospel; yet Paul was concerned that the church he planted was being deceived by a counterfeit gospel with a false Jesus and religious spirits. He was concerned that the Corinthian church lacked discernment and spiritual maturity.

What about us?

What about our self-improvement gospel which ignores the surrender of our will and the self-life to Christ?

What about the way we ignore Christ’s call to love and forgive our enemies?

We need Jesus for his blood, but ignore his authority in our lives and the life of the Church. In our experience-driven culture we run after fresh experiences of spiritual renewal without discerning the spirit we are embracing. We, too, need this call back to a pure devotion to Christ with all our being.

Are we listening?

“Lord Jesus, all I have is yours. Keep your gospel clear and your Spirit strong in my life, for your glory.”