“A
story is told of a man who loved old books. He met an acquaintance who had just
thrown away a Bible that had been stored in the attic of his ancestral home for
generations. ‘I couldn't read it,’ the friend explained. ‘Somebody named
Guten-something had printed it.’ ‘Not Gutenberg!’ the book lover exclaimed in
horror. ‘That Bible was one of the first books ever printed. Why, a copy just
sold for over two million dollars!’ His friend was unimpressed. ‘Mine wouldn't
have brought a dollar. Some fellow named Martin Luther had scribbled all over
it in German’
(Our
Daily Bread,
June 7, 1994).
Many times the values of something is in the eye of the beholder. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, as
the old saying goes. But when it comes
to the gospel message, those who have a relationship with the Creator
understand it’s true value. It’s
strength to affect a life is beyond measure and it’s value is beyond
comprehension. Those who do not know God
intimately do not understand that in hearing the gospel message they are being
introduced to a life-altering message.
What is the gospel? How
has the gospel affected us? What strength
lies in the gospel? What are we do with
the gospel once we hear it and believe?
Join us this week at ElmCreek Community as we look into what 2 Timothy 2:1-2 has
to say about the gospel and our responsibility once we hear the Truth.
Striving to know Christ and make him known!
