Biblical Diagnostics for Your Church
The Reflecting Pool
"Christians should care more about the good news of salvation through Christ than we do about anything else in the church's life." Do you agree with this statement? Read 1Cor 2:2. Why is the message of Jesus Christ so important?
To have a biblical understanding of the gospel, what does a person need to understand about God? What does a person need to understand about man and his state under sin? What must a person understand about Christ? According to Jesus in Mark 1:15, what should be man's response to the good news? What is involved in each of the two main parts of that response?
What is the message of the gospel? How does it differ from the way the gospel is sometimes presented as a way for unbelievers to be happier and to feel better about themselves?
How does your church measure up to this quote: "The supreme indictment that you can bring against a church... is that such a church lacks in passion and compassion for human souls. A church is nothing better than an ethical club if its sympathies for lost souls do not overflow, and if it does not go out to seek to point lost souls to the knowledge of Jesus Christ." How passionate is your church to share the good news of salvation through Christ with lost people?
