Really the gospel is only partly a message. Just part of it is worded verbally. Much more of it is conveyed actively by the invisible force of purity of heaven. The problem of our humanity is the side effects of words. They cause backlash, pushback, an instinctive rebellion. We cannot really take words and rely on our own mind to respond appropriately. This is why we get schooling and training in normal aspects of life. Why do soldiers need discipline and punishment and shouts from a sergeant? Do only really bad soldiers need it? If you are going to enter such training, can you rely on yourself to sail through obediently without any action necessary by others to put you right? When we hear the gospel, and the commands of God through Jesus Christ, can we rely on our inner state of character to respond appropriately? God invested His Son’s body and blood on a cross to put us right and make us worthy. Will He trust it all to our mental responses to process His gospel in a way that saves us? I tell you He will back up His investment if we let Him and try to correct us if we won’t. He does so with spirit power from heaven, by powerful spiritual intervention. Just reach out in the belief that He who invested in your salvation with Christ dying for you personally, trust that He will also give you heavenly power by the Spirit of purity to carry it through. This power can finish the job and make the difference, so you actually do what is right, not merely hear it explained as a code of words. Power, love and sound thinking comes from heaven to accompany the gospel message. This is the main part of the gospel .
