1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.

How simple can the gospel get? KISS, God loves you.

I’ve written six devotionals about the need to simplify the gospel and this is number seven. Seven is the number of completion. So I will let this be my last words.

I spent three decades living Satan’s lies. I have spent the rest of my life unraveling those lies in the light of God’s Word. Yes, the gospel is simple, absolutely. Correcting a lifetime of lies is complicated. You cannot forget everything that has happened in your life because it is part of your witness about the power of God unto salvation.

You cannot just read the Word of God and expect God to do all the work? Those walls we built to protect ourselves because we were weak vulnerable people need to come down. Those high towers of pride need to crumble like the walls of Jericho. The changes in us need to be nurtured, encouraged, developed and kept growing to be more Christ like.

 Do you need to know redemption, justification, sanctification, subjection, atonement, communion, election, evangelism, or a hundred more terms that we define to be saved? No. Absolutely not.

Understanding who you are in Christ, your calling, your gifts, and being able to fellowship with the saints effectively and in the loving manner in which Christ exampled means you need to study and understand more than the simple fact that you have been saved.

The essence of this great love God has for us is that it is meant for everyone and not a select few. The love which abides in you, needs to reach out to love others. Not just the people you know but to the stranger and the ones you never would have talked to before coming to Christ. Jesus broke bread with every type.

Do you understand the significance of breaking bread? Maybe you should check it out. It’s not that complicated.