The Gos-pill

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23

God’s wrath brings God’s judgment, and believe me,
the world has seen His wrath in action -
▸ The flood
▸ The tower of Babel
▸ Sodom and Gomorrah
▸ Egypt
▸ Against Israel - for rebellion
▸ Against Miriam
▸ Against Korah and Dathan
▸ Against all the Canaanites
▸ Against the house of Eli
▸ Against the house of Saul
▸ The house of Israel to Assyria and Judah to Babylon
...and on and on.

His holiness demands punishment and there is a payday coming. Now does that sound like a poor choice to start when it comes to evangelism? Think about it! How will you ever appreciate how good the good news is until you understand how bad we really are before a just and righteous God.

It’s kind of like going to the doctor - “I have bad news. You have a disease that has killed millions. The good new is - I have a cure! It is the Gos-pill!”

The bad news is - God hates sin. The good news is - in His love He has provided an answer. So in Romans, Paul gives to us the diagnosis, and then he gives us the cure. Look at Rom. 1:18 “For the wrath...” The “For” connects us with verse 17 - “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” - Why? For the wrath of God is revealed.

In other words, all men hold the truth unrighteously, and all men are under the wrath of God. Therefore, there is no way they can justify themselves. Justification has to be by faith - because all men left to their own efforts are under the wrath of God.