They hate the Gospel for the same reason that the Jews hated Paul and his Gospel. Paul preached the Gospel that justifies the ungodly, Romans 4:5 and reconciles the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:19. The Gospel destroyed their religion. Just like the Gospel destroys Calvinism, Catholicism and all religions. If the Gospel justifies the ungodly and reconciles the world unto God, then all religions are worthless.
Calvinist do not believe that Jesus is the savior of the whole world, 1 John 2:2. That is a rejection of the Historical Gospel of Jesus Christ. How can Jesus reconcile the world unto God if he did not first save the world? Catholics do not believe that God justifies the ungodly. They believe that by doing the Catholic religion you become acceptable to God, which is holiness.
The Gospel is a religion wrecker. It wrecks religion because religion is about man and his effort to become acceptable to God by who he is and by what he has become, which is religious. All that the Calvinist can talk about is how they have been predestinated, it is their Gospel. All that the Catholics can talk about is the Catholic church, It is their Gospel.
What is the Gospel that justifies the ungodly and reconciles the world unto God?
The Gospel has nothing to do with us or our religion. The Gospel took place totally and completely outside of us over 2000 years ago. Religion is about man who is a sinner, the Gospel is about Jesus Christ who is without sin. The Gospel is "Good News" for sinners. If you think that you are without sin chances are you will not see any value in the Gospel. Jesus and his Gospel are still a rock of offense and a stumbling stone to the religious and self righteous, 1 Peter 2:8.
In the Gospel Jesus who is God's new Adam and our representative embraces our humanity and becomes one with us. But he was not one of us. By his righteous sinless life he fulfills all of the demands of God's Holy Law, Matthew 5:18. Jesus was the epitome of God's law. He was God's law incarnate in human flesh, Romans 3:21. Jesus fulfilled the law for our justification, Romans 3:26. He did this for us, in our name and on our behalf, just like we did it ourselves.
In Jesus Christ we have been justified, sanctified and redeemed.
That was not enough, something had to be done about our sins and the sins of the world. Jesus victoriously atones for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2 also 1 John 4:14. If Jesus had not atoned for our sins and the sins of the whole world, God would not have accepted him into heaven. Jesus acceptance into heaven is our acceptance, we have been accepted in him. The law has been fulfilled and sin has been atoned for, this is why Paul could say to the Colossians..."You are complete in him" Colossians 2:10. God sees all that are "In Christ" as perfect and complete in him. If we are perfect and complete "In Christ" then this means that all religions are worthless.
Calvinist do not believe that Jesus is the savior of the whole world, 1 John 2:2. That is a rejection of the Historical Gospel of Jesus Christ. How can Jesus reconcile the world unto God if he did not first save the world? Catholics do not believe that God justifies the ungodly. They believe that by doing the Catholic religion you become acceptable to God, which is holiness.
The Gospel is a religion wrecker. It wrecks religion because religion is about man and his effort to become acceptable to God by who he is and by what he has become, which is religious. All that the Calvinist can talk about is how they have been predestinated, it is their Gospel. All that the Catholics can talk about is the Catholic church, It is their Gospel.
What is the Gospel that justifies the ungodly and reconciles the world unto God?
The Gospel has nothing to do with us or our religion. The Gospel took place totally and completely outside of us over 2000 years ago. Religion is about man who is a sinner, the Gospel is about Jesus Christ who is without sin. The Gospel is "Good News" for sinners. If you think that you are without sin chances are you will not see any value in the Gospel. Jesus and his Gospel are still a rock of offense and a stumbling stone to the religious and self righteous, 1 Peter 2:8.
In the Gospel Jesus who is God's new Adam and our representative embraces our humanity and becomes one with us. But he was not one of us. By his righteous sinless life he fulfills all of the demands of God's Holy Law, Matthew 5:18. Jesus was the epitome of God's law. He was God's law incarnate in human flesh, Romans 3:21. Jesus fulfilled the law for our justification, Romans 3:26. He did this for us, in our name and on our behalf, just like we did it ourselves.
In Jesus Christ we have been justified, sanctified and redeemed.
That was not enough, something had to be done about our sins and the sins of the world. Jesus victoriously atones for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2 also 1 John 4:14. If Jesus had not atoned for our sins and the sins of the whole world, God would not have accepted him into heaven. Jesus acceptance into heaven is our acceptance, we have been accepted in him. The law has been fulfilled and sin has been atoned for, this is why Paul could say to the Colossians..."You are complete in him" Colossians 2:10. God sees all that are "In Christ" as perfect and complete in him. If we are perfect and complete "In Christ" then this means that all religions are worthless.
