04.01. Introduction

I know that the title of this article will possibly raise some worried eyebrows. At first glance, some might say to themselves, "Oh no, Keith has gone too far this time!" But let me quickly put those possible reactions to rest. To the question, "What’s wrong with the Gospel?" I can easily answer, "Absolutely nothing!" That is, of course, if you’re talking about the Gospel of the Bible - the very message that Jesus preached - what the apostles Peter, Paul, John, and the others devoted their very lives (and deaths) to. (Php 1:20-21)

No, there’s nothing at all wrong with this message from heaven. But what about the stuff that’s being preached today? Is it truly "gospel-preaching"? Are the evangelists that preach in churches and arenas, on radio and television - are they preaching what Jesus called the Gospel?(Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 3:16-18) And what about the mountains of modern "gospel literature"? You know, the tracts, pamphlets, comic books, newspapers, etc. Do they really contain the same message - the whole message - about the salvation that Jesus offered? How are we answering the awesome question that people are still asking the Church, as they asked on the day of Pentecost, "Men and brethren, what shall we do to be saved?"(Luke 3:10; Luke 3:12; Luke 3:14; Acts 2:37; Acts 16:30)