The good news—the gospel—instructs, comforts, and
strengthens Christians. Yet, the message that is so good for us greatly
troubles the world. Pilate’s wife
advised her husband to have nothing to do with Jesus; she had "suffered
greatly” in her dreams because of Him. Many today follow that pattern. The news
about the Christ unsettles and afflicts them so they simply refuse to have
anything to do with it.
The 20
th annual Florida School Of Preaching
lectureship book helps Christians to understand better how to handle the gospel
through discussions of the gospel and grace, the indifferent, the prejudiced,
and more. It then explores Biblical examples of worldly places (Jerusalem,
Thessalonica, etc.) and how they did or did not accept God’s teaching. The book
then takes us into the past to see how teachers like John the Baptizer and Paul
troubled the world with the preaching of the good news. The last section is
entitled "The Good News Today” and discusses how the gospel troubles the
Christian, denominations, homosexuals, and more.
506 pages
