Harry Reeder will be known to some for the church renewal model ‘Embers To A Flame’.
In this short article on the Ligonier Ministries website he writes about the continuing power of the Gospel in all facets of Christian lives and ministries.
The Gospel message brings you to Christ as the sure foundation for eternal life. The Gospel message provides direction for the formation of your new life. The Gospel message provides the primary motivation for a maturing life.
Most religions have a commonality. They tell you what you must do to gain salvation. In contrast, the Christian Gospel declares what we do is not the answer, but the problem. I am convinced the greatest words in the Bible are: “But God.” “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you…” (Rom. 11:22).
Finally, to illustrate his point, Reeder tells us about his first car:
When I was sixteen, my father bought me a car at an auction for $75. It was a pink ’57 Ford, which Dad insisted was “coral.” I couldn’t drive a pink car to school! I then heard words that in a not-to-distant future my children would hear, “Son, a poor ride is better than a proud walk.”
How can a pink Ford illustrate the Gospel?
Read The Gospel-Driven Life to find out.
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