One-Sided Preaching

“From that time Jesus began to preach and say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 4:17

“Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brethren, what shall we do?’ And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” Acts 2:37-38

“Repent!” seems to be a lost word in this generation. So much of the preaching and teaching today is on the goodness of God, the grace of God, and His love. While that is a great message, it’s not the whole message. We’re guilty of preaching a one-sided gospel that makes absolutely no sense to a lost and dying world.

We need to call sin what God calls it -
• Man calls it an accident; God calls it an abomination.
• Man calls it a blunder; God calls it a blindness.
• Man calls it a defect; God calls it a disease.
• Man calls it a chance; God calls it a choice.
• Man calls it an error; God calls it an enmity.
• Man calls it a fascination; God calls it a fatality.
• Man calls it an infirmity; God calls it an iniquity.
• Man calls it a luxury; God calls it a leprosy.
• Man calls it a liberty; God calls it lawlessness.
• Man calls it a trifle; calls it a tragedy.
• Man calls it a mistake; God calls it a madness.
• Man calls it a weakness; God calls it willfulness.

You can call it anything. God calls it sin, and He hates sin. Psalm 119:128
▸ When was the last time you read a book on God’s wrath?
▸ When was the last time you heard a song on God’s wrath?
▸ When was the last time you heard a sermon on T.V. on God’s wrath?

You’ll never understand how great His love is until you understand how great His hate is.