What A Mix-Up!

I heard something recently

I believe was meant to confuse,

It was about the Gospel message

I was not at all amused.

Christ is the heart of the Gospel

That, I was made to understand,

Now, I am hearing something different

That’s not in accordance with this plan.

There seems to be some mix-up

Based on what I have been hearing,

This might not be clear to some

And that is what I am fearing.

“The Gospel is not about Jesus”

Yes, that came out just right,

Please do not ask me to repeat it

It is a colossal loss of sight.

But the preacher did not stop there

He had a little more to add

And, what he added, I must add

Was enough to make one sad.

“The Gospel is about the kingdom,” he said,

It is not about Jesus Christ,

It’s the Good News about the kingdom

Hence, why Jesus was sacrificed.

As a matter of fact, the preacher said

That Jesus did not really die,

The Greek meant something different

As if to dare anyone to deny.

I know very little Greek, I must admit,

So on that basis, I cannot argue

But, he said the word means to expire

And this was strike mix-up number two.

Die and expire mean the same

That is how it seems to me,

And particularly so in this context,

I have no doubt you can see.

  

Christ and the kingdom are the same,

He is and represents the kingdom,

Salvation can be found in none other

Jesus was and is and is to come.

This preacher made light of the cross

And also the shed blood of Jesus Christ,

Treat to the problem the person has, he said,

And then born again would suffice.

These spiritual idiosyncrasies

Are like the foxes that spoil the vine,

Depending on who the preacher is

Some will eagerly fall in behind.

Be aware there are other gospels

That are not the Gospel at all

But if the preacher has a lot of clout,

Because of his influence, many will fall.

His name shall be called Jesus

For he shall save his people from their sin,

Anything short of this Gospel fact

Relates to a light that is misguidedly dim.

Stewart Russell © December 2019