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The gospel is actually in a world all by itself when compared to
other forms of religious thought. As I’ve said, it is only the gospel

that makes Christianity unique. Without it, the Christianity is only

like every other religion in the world.

The Bible gives us true beliefs, not preferences, as intimated by
the United States Supreme Court. It is only if we focus on the

GOSPEL of the finished work of Christ that things become clear,

and our thinking is transformed (Rom 12:2).

Thus Jesus says we must understand ‘the WORD of the Kingdom’
(Matt 13:19). This is the same thing as ‘the GOSPEL of the

Kingdom’ (Matt 24:14). It is this gospel of the Kingdom that Jesus

came to preach and say we must believe (Mark 1:14-15).

It’s the same message God spoke to Moses about 3,000 years

ago, that was mentioned earlier (Deut 18:15-19).

Paul calls the gospel ‘the wisdom of God.’ The gospel is all about

Christ and his finished work. If it is not about Jesus, it is not the

gospel! Jesus IS the gospel!

Now with this as a background, I’ll describe the first mindset that

Christians have when it comes to dying and death. Again, it’s not

all bad, but it’s not empowering. It is born in religious thought,

not in gospel thought.

Most Christians live in this mindset, and thus fear death!

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