The Gospel Written Not With Ink

The only Gospel message that the world will read is a Gospel message "written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts" (2Co3.3). The body of Christ is the Message broadcast to the rest of the world.

Jn13.35 "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

The reason the world is not convinced is that Christianity has become just religious talk. Christ's message was a way of life, a way of love.

Jn14.9 "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"

Jesus' life revealed the Father. Does our life as the body of Christ reveal the Son? We need to examine our love for each other. If that is not going on, the message is dark.

In a family, the first Gospel message is the love between Christian parents. Among neighbors, the first Gospel message is the love in a Christian family. In a community, the first Gospel message is the love between Christian brothers and sisters.