Potential Reception of the Gospel

Introduction

The person who is concerned for the content of the gospel should be equally concerned for the spread of the gospel. The purity of the good news of salvation is irrelevant if it is never preached, and therefore never heard and believed. It is precisely because the content of the gospel message is so precious and so liberating that Paul could affirm an OT thought, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (Rom 10:15b, NIV). But someone must bring the good news of eternal life if the person is to receive it. The ...