I
may not know how to speak “Leopard”, but I am pretty sure this
means “SIT
DOWN”!
To emphasize it, I changed the color picture into a black and
white one. After all, you don’t need color to convey the message
this mom is conveying to her offspring.
Likewise,
the apostle Paul, in writing to the Galatians gives a crystal
clear message to them – and here it is…
Galatians
1 ( World
English
Bible )
6
I
marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the
grace of Christ to a different “good news”; 7 and
there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who
trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ. 8 But
even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any
“good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be
cursed. 9 As
we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you
any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be
cursed.
There
really is only one message that is “good
news”
and that has never changed. To be crystal
clear,
read
the
first Gospel sermon for
yourself.
Acts
2 ( WEB
)
22
“Men
of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God
to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in
your midst, even as you yourselves know, 23 him,
being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of
God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and
killed; 24 whom
God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it
was not possible that he should be held by it. 25 For
David says concerning him,
‘I saw the Lord always before my face,
For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;
27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades,
neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
28 You made known to me the ways of life.
You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29 “Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31 he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. 32 This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear. 34 For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself,
‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’
36 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” 40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
‘I saw the Lord always before my face,
For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;
27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades,
neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
28 You made known to me the ways of life.
You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29 “Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31 he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. 32 This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear. 34 For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself,
‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’
36 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” 40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
In
a nutshell: Jesus died for your sins. He
has risen from the dead.
He is both LORD and Christ. And
you must believe in these facts and respond to the
Gospel (
good news ) by
repenting of your sins and being being baptized for the remission of
those
sins. Then
(and
only then)
you will be added to the church God
established.
And
there you go; The Gospel message! Its just that simple- or do I have
to spell it out to you in
“Leopard”?