THE GOSPEL IS NOT A DOCTRINE: IT IS THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD UNTO HUMAN SALVATION!
“For the JEWS require a SIGN, and the GREEKS seek after WISDOM: 23 but we PREACH Christ CRUCIFIED, unto the JEWS a STUMBLINGBLOCK, and unto the GREEKS FOOLISHNESS; 24 but unto THEM which ARE CALLED, both JEWS and GREEKS, Christ the POWER of God, and the WISDOM of God” 1 Corinthians 1:22-24.
The Gospel is the good news of the cross. The cross is about Christ Jesus, and Christ Jesus is the power and wisdom of God. The power and wisdom of God are about human salvation – nothing else and nothing more. Anything beyond this is bondage, distortion, adulteration, and perversion.
The Gospel is to preach Christ Jesus, the Word made flesh, who brings complete and wholesome redemption to all mankind who look to Him. If you must preach, teach, and minister the Gospel, then ensure you preach, teach, and minister the Word – that is, Christ Jesus. Then the Word, who is Christ Jesus, the Saviour and Lord, will bring salvation – the answer to all human quests and controversies.
“And without CONTROVERSY great is the MYSTERY of GODLINESS: God was MANIFEST in the FLESH, JUSTIFIED in the Spirit, seen of angels, PREACHED unto the Gentiles, BELIEVED on in the world, RECEIVED up into glory” 1 Timothy 3:16.
“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not . . . 14 And THE WORD was made FLESH, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” John 1:1-5, 14.
Therefore, if the gospel you hear, receive, or follow does not liberate you in Christ Jesus, discard it. Otherwise, you will end up in more bondage than you anticipated. Your ears and your life are not made for garbage or erroneous information, but for the pure sayings of God (Proverbs 4:20–23).
The Gospel gives life and meaning to gracious and graceful living. It brings the power of God unto human deliverance, healing, peace, tranquillity, soundness, victory, prosperity, triumph, mercy, forgiveness, joy, and much more.
“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them. 6 And the people with ONE ACCORD GAVE HEED unto those things which Philip spake, HEARING and SEEING the MIRACLES which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 AND THERE WAS GREAT JOY IN THAT CITY” Acts 8:4-8.
The Apostles, forerunners of Christ Jesus, did nothing but preach, teach, and minister the Word – Christ Jesus as their sole and only message that transforms all who believe in the Gospel [Acts 8:4-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11]. They tolerated no adulteration of the Gospel with doctrines or denominational spirits. By the Gospel, in just over two years, the Apostle reached the whole of Asia in his day, transforming lives toward God and His Christ, not toward religion or denomination (Acts 19:10–12).
The Gospel is not religion, not doctrine, not denomination, not prophecy awaiting fulfilment, nor tradition, dogma, creed, bylaw, or philosophy. The Gospel is life – the very life of Father God, in Christ Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, in us (1 John 4:4–6; Acts 17:28; 1 John 5:7). Therefore, flee from every contrary teaching and live in the liberty wherein Christ Jesus has made you whole and free, in the blessedness of Father God. Amen.
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the GOSPEL which I PREACHED unto you, which also ye have RECEIVED, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye ARE SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I PREACHED unto you, unless ye have BELIEVED in vain. 3 For I DELIVERED unto you first of all that which I also RECEIVED, how that Christ DIED for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was BURIED, and that he ROSE again the third day according to the scriptures . . . 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we PREACH, and so ye BELIEVED” 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.
The Gospel Was Preached to Abraham – Long Before the Law, Kings, and Prophets!
“Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which ARE of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would JUSTIFY the heathen through faith, PREACHED before the GOSPEL unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall ALL NATIONS BE BLESSED. 9 So then they which be of faith ARE blessed with faithful Abraham” Galatians 3:6-9.
“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” Genesis 12:1-3.
The Gospel was preached to Abraham concerning us, over four hundred years before the law came into effect, and long before the days of kings and prophets. This reveals the power and wisdom of God in redemption concerning us in every respect.
It is time to live by the Gospel – not by religion, doctrine, denominational creeds, by-laws, traditional dogmas, or sentiments. The Gospel is not fragmented. It is whole, complete, and total, embracing all of our redemption acts and processes, and our redemption rights and privileges. There is only one Gospel of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Corinthians 1:30).
The Apostles never fragmented the Gospel into small ministries of “sanctification,” “holiness,” “faith,” “deliverance,” or “prosperity.” They preached Christ alone, the whole Gospel, without adulteration or denominational sectarianism.
Therefore: Preach the Gospel! Teach the Gospel!! Minister the Gospel!!! Do this in wholeness, not in fragments that lead to bondage through man-made doctrines and denominational inclinations. Let Christ alone be the Gospel (Philippians 1:15–18; Galatians 1:6–9).
You do not need “deliverance” – you need the Gospel. The Gospel itself brings deliverance, setting captives free. Christ Jesus, who is the Gospel, is the Deliverer. He has delivered us and translated us into the Kingdom of God by the Gospel we have heard [Luke 4:18 (14-22); Colossians 1:12-14]. When you hear and believe the Gospel, your deliverance comes by its power (Romans 1:16–17). Only the Gospel message brings true deliverance; anything else is error [Matthew 22:29].
May God cause you to abound in the Gospel, so that you may have the fullness of His blessedness in redemption, in Christ Jesus. Amen.
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH READING & PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL of Christ: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God REVEALED from FAITH to FAITH: as it is written, The JUST shall LIVE by FAITH” Romans 1:16-17.
“And how I kept back nothing that was PROFITABLE unto you, but have SHEWED you, and have TAUGHT you PUBLICKLY, and from HOUSE TO HOUSE, 21 testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, REPENTANCE toward God, and FAITH toward our Lord Jesus Christ” Acts 20:20-21.
“Therefore being JUSTIFIED by faith, we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have ACCESS by FAITH into this GRACE wherein we STAND, and REJOICE in HOPE of the GLORY of God” Romans 5:1-2.
“For Christ SENT me not to baptize, but to PREACH THE GOSPEL: not with wisdom of words, lest the CROSS of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the PREACHING of the CROSS is to them that perish FOOLISHNESS; but unto us which are SAVED it is the POWER of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of PREACHING to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 but we PREACH Christ CRUCIFIED, unto the Jews a STUMBLINGBLOCK, and unto the Greeks FOOLISHNESS; 24 but unto them which ARE CALLED, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the POWER of God, and the WISDOM of God” 1 Corinthians 1:17-24.
“And THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM shall be PREACHED in all the WORLD for a WITNESS unto ALL NATIONS; and then shall the END come” Matthew 24:14.
“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, TEACHING in their synagogues, and PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM, and HEALING every sickness and every disease among the people” Matthew 9:35.
“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not . . . 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” John 1:1-5, 14
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, THE WORD, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one” 1 John 5:7.
“Some indeed PREACH CHRIST even of ENVY and STRIFE; and some also of GOOD WILL: 16 the one PREACH CHRIST of CONTENTION, NOT SINCERELY, SUPPOSING to add affliction to my bonds: 17 but the other of LOVE, knowing that I am set for the DEFENCE of the GOSPEL. 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in PRETENCE, or in TRUTH, CHRIST IS PREACHED; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice” Philippians 1:15-18.
“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto ANOTHER GOSPEL: 7 which is NOT ANOTHER; but there be some that TROUBLE you, and would PERVERT the GOSPEL of Christ. 8 But though WE, or an ANGEL from heaven, PREACH any OTHER GOSPEL unto you than that which we have PREACHED unto you, let him be ACCURSED. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If ANY man PREACH any OTHER GOSPEL unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed” Galatians 1:6-9.
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the GOSPEL which I PREACHED unto you, which also ye have RECEIVED, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye ARE SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I PREACHED unto you, unless ye have BELIEVED in vain. 3 For I DELIVERED unto you first of all that which I also RECEIVED, how that Christ DIED for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was BURIED, and that he ROSE again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we PREACH, and so ye BELIEVED” 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.
SUMMARY:
This message centres on the purity and supremacy of the Gospel. The message declares that the Gospel IS Christ Jesus, the Word made flesh, and anything added to or taken from Him is bondage, distortion, and perversion.
It calls believers back to preaching, teaching, and ministering Christ alone — not doctrines, denominations, religion, or philosophy — because in Him is all of salvation, deliverance, healing, and life.
KEY POINTS:
- THE GOSPEL DEFINED: CHRIST CRUCIFIED
1 Corinthians 1:22-24— To the Jews a stumbling block, to the Greeks foolishness, but to them who are called, Christ is the POWER of God and the WISDOM of God.
The Gospel is the good news of the cross. The cross is about Christ Jesus. Therefore the Gospel is Christ Jesus. - THE GOSPEL IS NOT RELIGION OR DOCTRINE
The Gospel is not: religion, denomination, tradition, dogma, creed, bylaw, prophecy, or philosophy.
Anything beyond Christ and His finished work is bondage. The Apostles preached Christ alone and tolerated no adulteration Galatians 1:6-9, Philippians 1:15-18. - THE GOSPEL IS THE WORD MADE FLESH
John 1:1-5, 14 + 1 Timothy 3:16: God was manifest in the flesh.
To preach the Gospel is to preach the Word — Christ Jesus. When Christ is preached, salvation, healing, deliverance, peace, joy, prosperity, and all redemption benefits follow Acts 8:4-8. - THE GOSPEL BRINGS COMPLETE SALVATION
Romans 1:16-17: It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.
It brings deliverance, healing, victory, forgiveness, and translates us into the Kingdom Colossians 1:12-14.
You don’t need “deliverance ministries” separate from the Gospel — the Gospel itself is the Deliverer. - THE GOSPEL IS ANCIENT AND WHOLE
Galatians 3:6-9 + Genesis 12:1-3:The Gospel was preached to Abraham 400+ years before the law — “In thee shall all nations be blessed.”
It is not fragmented. There is only ONE Gospel of Christ Jesus Philippians 1:27. The Apostles didn’t split it into “faith”, “holiness”, “prosperity” ministries. They preached Christ, the whole Gospel. - WARNING AGAINST ANOTHER GOSPEL
Galatians 1:8-9:If anyone preaches any other gospel, let him be accursed.
Your ears and life are for the pure sayings of God Proverbs 4:20-23. If what you hear does not liberate you in Christ Jesus, discard it.
CALL TO ACTION:
TO ALL BELIEVERS AND MINISTERS:
- Preach Christ Only — Teach, minister, and live the Word — Christ Jesus. He is the full Gospel.
- Reject Additions — Flee from religion, denominational creeds, and man-made doctrines that fragment the Gospel and bring bondage.
- Stand in the Power — Believe and keep the Gospel you received 1 Corinthians 15:1-2. It is God’s power for salvation and righteous living.
- Live by the Gospel — Let the life of Father God, in Christ Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, be expressed in you. The just shall live by faith.
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK: Christ Jesus is the Gospel. Preach Him. Believe Him. Live Him. Amen.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI