7-31-60 The Hidden Gospel

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Scripture Laseon: - 2 110!!inthiQllS 4: 1 - r evText: .. 2 ~.JOI'1nthiaJtS 4: .s. IIBut 1.t ou-r gOspel bel:lid,~ itvis hid to .thBmtl1at..a.reJ.OBtl~: .. ,.

CIn~ro:duc~rOll:,,",'!fhe gospsl massage: ls the mast won.. 1ae:6flll- t. li1.g.".tn a11-~hE ..wolf.Ld. At;.. its ceht'&r is l

, J.esUS~ qgt"i-S 1 ? . . 0puc irie d, dea"d.J and ri~ED1, .manIS" - 1C o~lY ,.hope .. ~: now 1m .porant it is t,hat, the gOSj.l61, be .not h).jlds111. It 1& some-t1mEt-S hlddJ9~ by~its trie..l Ids _Lt 18 bidden by -this& ~o are paga at hen'l't.

_r But 'ls'tlie II. 'od lteW'I}" to, meh.WhO'.a~ s4hners -andneed. a Savior. This good news,th1s go.spel, d.a.JliddBn fOl1n. those - lihQ shbula ':reae1vEL tt, 'by:cncj1U'l~te.nt > . l: 1 v . ft . . W lW .sl1o'ttld pagSrJlf!bel4evf! ~1n0_d613 t . . I ! l . . : a : GOE1p3-J..- tb:at:.- does :n ot tIra .n s::e om thB l :1 .1 ' e _ .of' a belleve:r1Wby shpuld one. beoome ~9;l :hr1s.tiah' if'

~ amount.s to- nomore tu.an church .atte,ndanoe on Bun- ,C day 'wli11e t1le re'st of the week- b.B may ~1vEr 11keall~-man ~p.r tlte Vf.C :rcld?~ _

'" .....~: _, ~r;l.sUa~ 1.n__a:t!.lr RQm~ weresurrounded by lima.~ hardJ.y l1tOl.'e bal.tant ~han

~~that: of twantlath. aaut.ur:{- .itnlGr1ca:.The .apoat_l-e: Pau~pleade:a :wlt1it.hen:v uDon It -:-let ~ ,wo.rld-a.ro'tmd y~ou ,s.queeze 'It) 1nt~ its 01V~ t!10uldl~ I

"!o..._ Y ,.., \That -u ese ry...hllJ3 t tan in ~Ame10& w.etf6~to ..hel$d ...t.1l11i -warning t.oday? ..Om msulLwould be~.a. "'free 1ng of the GoS"pe:l from the hanl.i,oapl of tllose in mat.tars 01" purity of life,. honesty in

\ bustness, tl'uthfulness of nord, and att1tadee ...o---~~~-


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Iward others little removed from t.he standards thatsatan has Bat f'qr t a wofold . .- ~c.: :i t 11. 0

(.I : oth1ng'h1d8e the gaspel more t~n cloV'eless-na-ss.Chr1,st1an1t.y: mld. Chr1s:t1_an lav ~..Bhauld_:OO "av.;tIDlmN

_ .mous~ for t~ cant.e . t'fl tbe Qne Who _is 1 get ey--."'--"lqvely- and lov1JJg. Bftt .h ."of..t.sn t1la glar:t. of the .

gospel.hidden o':l malice, 0- ing OI'it:"1zism, gossip.,. j_-or even hatred en the part o f (furistittns '1'o!"'-otbf _I "- - . -..___.":ri-st.ians. It is one of the- sa-anda~8 of tM__h:.Jrc..h~ " - .t day r.hat maJ:1y Christ laM laok even the elen1entat .graces tt.o unsay and .Q na1derat~on for'the faeli. of' othe r9

Nothing ou~d-_domore t;:o" ullIlask tcheredemption and show fort..h: the fruits of the Hely-Spirit' "than a renewal; o l ' tile 'fiP.ltill. 'or- 10' 'e wliiah --~

r charaat.SD1Z&.d tha" ear~ly c1i!!ist.i.a. - a Q1~llg~Sl'.9d-them -vom 0 her man. J . I .4 ~ ~ ~ r t = : -. : : t , 7 J - _ ~

-1J,;'(lpitjl!Jl'" ~ I. ~~~'-':lL'\ ':30 -n1a:rJy peaple t h e G o s p e . : l h a s b e e n l 1 : t d C l e n , - o o. . . . . .cause of the orippling preauppoa Lt fcns , The.yjeot the s"tated trut'hs in _fa.vor of the theo~ogians\1ho explain them aWIY." Tlie ave m.1.aplaoed the Jg o o d n e w s o f m ts r e ~ e m p ~ l o n faOm t h e g u i l t a n dpenalty ot -6;tn, with o~on:aepts of God ..Whioh replaoehis holiness and~ju9t~1oe, --and dntit o~y his- lovJand hi'S me~y. TlI~ t.liey' va only a blurred-1m ...age C i f God, ,9. dafomied _~t-e ofdl1m, ho inall of his a.ttr1'1autes 1s oe:Pfect lon and be uty.--

Further,' we..can hide tlle GOspel" by depicting -" ')- God in terms tha~ we checee for .him, a~ not as ~


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has revealed himself. Ifhe-re- are some -people who r&;.jeot he !odes. of'>eternaL. ptln1.sbment' bee auae it 00:}--f11ct_s with their- oonoept.s of-God . :!nd . 5 . 1 l . S 'O doing !t~. ~Y..fatt....tilt. t.he v~ali.d1:'1...'O~f'bOh:t11e O + d j n . ~ .-~thenew . : ; i l C - . . ' r " , u 4 1 . . o -- . ..4-t- IV-. - ~ - ~ - ." " - - - ' - _ . , . ~~- ... The .Gospel Can also be h1ddeOt -by~he ,o;levernesaof mam Tha. apostle Paul lmeif. he .d.angero, Whan he _1'lr:ot's" h1s to' >the ~r1nth1an ,pe..ople;._"AnCl. I, ..b~th-";"ren, then -~ aem a to ynui D E I J M hot -iLLh ex ee lle1'lO - Y'O f 'Sl1~reCb '01;' 'Of"VT1.Bjlom,deo lar1ng unt.o you. the tast-1mony of' God;aadmy s,peechand my .ereahlHl!tgwas nat

I --:w:ith e:ntia_i.rtg word.s Pot man fS' w'sdd'"m,~ bufP ilicthe dam-_ onst-rat.:1on at the Sp1~t and -of ,pon....1"'! l ! 'hy is Lhe::.--e

so - m uc_h cou.aeyn, so much -. rElp:r ld.1a.t1.orr of' atteJnpts--to I-~ .-be11evaj Sotl'If).would have~ the-i.r filth- stand-:1ntne 1. :m .::t:~ ;f;;:J ; !l:. ; ; w e r .~ o ; . ~ . 1v~~(1, ~~. d~~~b~~ faJ.se~ i~t~l'atlon ,__&.tU.. kn8-W~ th1.s, and baa 1t in mind when 11$1wroto- n t.hat-. Vfioh darke~e_1:.h ?~u~el _ P y w_oros of'') nOV1@dgaI ,or by-thti&J.og:1aa.J; phrases m1.C u Utotally o.the-p"~r Uth (i)Alstent;1a.l m e n n e n - I I or the Bhr1st~:t.h" =.and- - - -ap gorth~ _Whin convey axaGtJ.r- .b.oth~ -"to -3 : . m a n M,

1ng~ salvat.ion,. "Paul- ga\' re tJl.ese---w.oros 0 - 1 ' warning t-o h1:].18.. sop., X_1rn.othy-. !~ 0 TUnothy~ .gu~ moat.- aa.l"*'lllly~r d1vine.:-OOtnmlss on. :VOld. the' gq.dless ;mlXt.

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ur9 ~ J~ - o f 'OOQt:ratl 1otor;y: ...tarms, :..wh1all are .false ly kno-111i' as~!lmoV1tedgell~! some having .followed \~- and -lost tne:t.r

~ _fa1th;'W~ _~ ~- .~ ~1..i:IL-})f.L ~"""'1.ofiojI~V{;;i- _ 'r6'l. - rt~ 'iT. _: ~......::. _..... ~The g09~1 is hidden'When ue'"'degrade the )Pi!lrS:oll

and tpw'...work ot Christ J whe~ the eff..eot; or u n i ' v e - p -sa11ty o(--g 111e;refu.ln1m1zed and tria potential good ..


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, ness of man are magnified'. c v=, . Our LoNls essahtla.J.-rand~unlque de.1t-y"is the, fOundsat.lOn- o:fthe- Gospel. He is .the ete~l son.-of ~ 0"" God who "be c a m e 1ncamate in the .flesh,.

and there 1s 110 'Gospel of redemption wit.hout f"tnn!De11er ot this. .. .BeclauSe o f ~ . " . H i t " 18, we -Cannot help but vie"

w.ith an8twhat- he dld. Paul deale-me ~the me.an1ng--_ of' th~ Go pelt, "thP.t Qhr1st d1ed fO~OUT sln~ aOr .'cording to t . . n . e S!'l'l'iptures.; am- that he. wa.sbUl'1edjand thatDhe~ rose again the.( thlrCi day '.accoro-!ng -bothe 5o-r1Pt uras ~ - . - ~ " - --(

Woe --,to-us,~(t-llenj . 1 . f we l:rjile t~ Gos.pe_~ or .!.s.ub-~-st it-nbe -fop. it ~ometla1ng m o r e palatable to. the~h l r n . ' . .ega o.r agreeablJ3 -to- ouz- wllrped" reaaon, It -ls not"'t_O:l" m a n _ to question.Dr alter that \Yh19h G o a hg.s .0 "!da1ned., :and-the .way of sa-ivrtion 'ts~'so a"lea~v sta ...~ted 1n the Goriptures that a little ohild can dnde!'

. ~ . , . . . . ,..at.and- arid balieve." ~The nee- fo -he: Gespe-l la~'ldden w h e n t n e - - s1n-

ful~s -of man C f . . s mln1m1Zed-. Sin is rarely the top ..iO at aome preaohing today- . ~ is mem..:..pJ.easant, - rQ-~example., t.o regard drunkeDll9ss- as a. disease than --ss-in; s~:t -ab esa ion.: as .n psyoholog1ha.l ..proble ""'__

ra the r -than_a - s pi rit n 1 problem; _d1l3hnhe.at - .as auoottf\.lsltm of VB.luee_"--mther than stea.11ng. mta' -we fail to Appreoiate- A & t t sLb is ' aboff~nse t.o ,__j.Goo,~the Gpep@l becomes hlQd~ inhe midst of h~~a exop,ses;-

VI.The Gaspe 1 oan be hidden. byIioe~d orthodoxy aocepts the letter of the _truth,_ but_:-ignQree th~~spirlt of ivlne reve:1at1.o Ii Ws- ~-_ n eed to a eo,pt~the- doc trtn e o~ the Cfirist and the.


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~bel eve them vI1th all of our hearts. The old t wePharisGe was guilty of th.1s-i and the Lo~ scathed ~them for it.He !!laid, UAnd When ye pray", do not asthe .Fhar1sees do, standing 1n the street oa rne rS. 0to-be seen of men. Verllly tha have their wardiI- Il_Lut when thou l'rayest, enter_' .Lllt.o thy oloset', andwhen thou hast shut the door, pray to the father __who 1s in seo ret , and he shall reward thee- openly.1I

"-_/ Canclua ion:" e need to believe the Gospel. Weneedto believe that the Gospel can be carried forth bynothil1g but -by prayer and faith -to believe that. _. 1Liitever we ask we shall rece iva. Have you ~a1th 111the gospel? it ? You know that thework of the church and .the Gospel can be carriedon by pnLyer and faith. Howis your faith? Is it~ther weak, and needs strengthning? t dB., .ihile 1w~1ng h~ r _ i - O - S iDg round_ me a~t~~~@C1 malls o-!!t~o work :h-h t11. / ! : t . F - L ~ Ll- - ;.!0 _, ~ o-t-U. ~CJf~ ~ rLJYl-~. 7/~ v~F~t,

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7-31-60 The Hidden Gospel