The Power of the Gospel December 17, 2007

In John 8 we read the story of the woman caught in adultery. Jesus told her, “Go and sin no more.” Jesus wasn’t excusing her behavior but was enabling her to live above sin. Verse 32 “The truth shall make you free.” The literal meaning is “to liberate someone held captive at spearpoint. Sin holds us captive at spearpoint, but Jesus has come to set us free from sin. Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes… Literal Meaning of Ashamed “It has never caused me to blush” The gospel of Jesus Christ was never intended to cause shame and embarrassment, but it is the POWER of God unto salvation!