THE GOSPEL

[Doug]

This is the gospel by which we are saved.

1 Corinthians 15 contains Paul's gospel:

[1Co 15:1, 3-4 KJV] 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; ... 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:

We are all sinners who cannot save ourselves.

See Romans 3:23 Titus 3:5 Romans 5:6

[Rom 3:23 KJV] 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

[Tit 3:5 KJV] 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

[Rom 5:6 KJV] 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Christ died for our sins; He was our substitute; He paid the full penalty and debt for our sin by his blood sacrifice.

See 2 Corinthians 5:21 Romans 3:24 Romans 3:25 Romans 3:26

[2Co 5:21 KJV] 21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

[Rom 3:24-26 KJV] 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

He was buried.

He rose again for our justification (to declare us righteous) and forgiveness of all our sin. He gives us His righteousness and eternal life.

See Romans 4:25 Ephesians 1:7 Romans 4:22 Romans 4:23 Romans 4:24 1 Corinthians 1:30

[Rom 4:22-25 KJV] 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

[Eph 1:7 KJV] 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

[1Co 1:30 KJV] 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

All we have to do is believe the gospel.

See Romans 4:5 1 Corinthians 1:21 Ephesians 1:13

[Rom 4:5 KJV] 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

[1Co 1:21 KJV] 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.

[Eph 1:13 KJV] 13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Believing is being persuaded that something is true.

See Romans 4:20-22

[Rom 4:20-22 KJV] 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

The moment you believe you have eternal life.

Titus 1:1 Titus 1:2 Titus 3:7

[Tit 1:1-2 KJV] 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

[Tit 3:7 KJV] 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Trust the gospel of your salvation. Place your faith in Jesus Christ, in his blood, in his death and his resurrection.

 

[RenewedStrength316]

You laid out the facts of the gospel like a lawyer—clean, polished, and theologically precise. But facts alone don’t save. Satan could quote every one of those verses and still burn.

Where is the conviction?
Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

> “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” — Matthew 15:8



You claim to believe. But so did Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8. He believed, was baptized—and was still “in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.” You quoted Titus 3:5, but Simon proved it: you can say the right words and still be spiritually dead.

Don’t tell me belief is being “persuaded something is true.”

Saving faith is not passive acceptance—it is surrender.
It is not facts about Jesus—it is union with Jesus.
It is not merely believing He died—it is being crucified with Him (Gal. 2:20).

The demons believe. The Pharisees studied. Judas preached.
But they were never born again.

> “Unless you are born again, you will not see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3




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WHERE IS THE FIRE?

Paul didn’t just recite the gospel—he wept over souls. He groaned in labor until Christ was formed in others. He didn’t hand out a formula—he bore the marks of Christ in his body.

> “I die daily.” — 1 Corinthians 15:31
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men...” — 2 Corinthians 5:11



This generation doesn’t need another recital of 1 Corinthians 15.

It needs prophets soaked in agony and flame.
It needs preachers who bleed when they speak the cross.
It needs men who will not only declare the gospel, but die for it.

Doug, you’ve shown you can assemble verses. But can you show a broken heart? A trembling voice? A soul that fears to misrepresent a holy King?


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A WARNING TO THE FORUM

Don’t be fooled by well-worded gospel presentations with no weight. Hell is full of people who nodded in agreement but never repented. Never obeyed. Never endured.

> “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:24



This gospel Doug posted will not sustain you in tribulation. It won’t deliver you in temptation. It won’t crucify your flesh. And it won’t prepare you for the judgment seat of Christ.

Only the true gospel will:

Confront your sin.

Break your pride.

Ruin your old life.

And raise you up with a new nature that cannot sin because Christ lives in you (1 John 3:9).



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FINAL CALL

Doug, I’m not here to impress you or win points.

I’m here to sound the alarm because your soul—and the souls of others—are at stake. You don’t need a better gospel presentation. You need a Holy Spirit encounter that leaves you trembling, undone, and utterly remade.

When that happens, your posts will stop sounding like debates and start sounding like altars.

And then maybe—just maybe—you’ll preach like a man who has actually met the King.

Until then, I will keep sounding the trumpet. Not because I hate you. But because God is not mocked, and eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that shatters rock?” — Jeremiah 23:29

 

[Doug]

Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

They are in Paul's epistles for people to come to the knowledge of the truth

Why didnt you respond to my post in reply to your citing Ephesians 5 as proof we are the bride?

 

[Doug]

You laid out the facts of the gospel like a lawyer—clean, polished, and theologically precise. But facts alone don’t save. Satan could quote every one of those verses and still burn.

Where is the conviction?
Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

> “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” — Matthew 15:8



You claim to believe. But so did Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8. He believed, was baptized—and was still “in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.” You quoted Titus 3:5, but Simon proved it: you can say the right words and still be spiritually dead.

Don’t tell me belief is being “persuaded something is true.”

Saving faith is not passive acceptance—it is surrender.
It is not facts about Jesus—it is union with Jesus.
It is not merely believing He died—it is being crucified with Him (Gal. 2:20).

The demons believe. The Pharisees studied. Judas preached.
But they were never born again.

> “Unless you are born again, you will not see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3




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WHERE IS THE FIRE?

Paul didn’t just recite the gospel—he wept over souls. He groaned in labor until Christ was formed in others. He didn’t hand out a formula—he bore the marks of Christ in his body.

> “I die daily.” — 1 Corinthians 15:31
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men...” — 2 Corinthians 5:11



This generation doesn’t need another recital of 1 Corinthians 15.

It needs prophets soaked in agony and flame.
It needs preachers who bleed when they speak the cross.
It needs men who will not only declare the gospel, but die for it.

Doug, you’ve shown you can assemble verses. But can you show a broken heart? A trembling voice? A soul that fears to misrepresent a holy King?


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A WARNING TO THE FORUM

Don’t be fooled by well-worded gospel presentations with no weight. Hell is full of people who nodded in agreement but never repented. Never obeyed. Never endured.

> “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:24



This gospel Doug posted will not sustain you in tribulation. It won’t deliver you in temptation. It won’t crucify your flesh. And it won’t prepare you for the judgment seat of Christ.

Only the true gospel will:

Confront your sin.

Break your pride.

Ruin your old life.

And raise you up with a new nature that cannot sin because Christ lives in you (1 John 3:9).



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FINAL CALL

Doug, I’m not here to impress you or win points.

I’m here to sound the alarm because your soul—and the souls of others—are at stake. You don’t need a better gospel presentation. You need a Holy Spirit encounter that leaves you trembling, undone, and utterly remade.

When that happens, your posts will stop sounding like debates and start sounding like altars.

And then maybe—just maybe—you’ll preach like a man who has actually met the King.

Until then, I will keep sounding the trumpet. Not because I hate you. But because God is not mocked, and eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that shatters rock?” — Jeremiah 23:29

You didnt say anything about this post

You are reading into Ephesians 5 what it doesnt say
Paul is saying the husband is head of the wife as Christ is head of the church v23
Paul is saying husbands should love their wives like Christ loves the church v25

[Eph 5:28 KJV] 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Men should love their wives as his own body

[Eph 5:29 KJV] 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Christ loves the church like a husband loves his own body

[Eph 5:30 KJV] 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
The verse above is saying that the church are members of Christ's body

[Eph 5:31-32 KJV] 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Just like husband and wife become one flesh so Christ and the church become one ........this is what Paul is saying he is not saying we are the bride
He is revealing a mystery that marriage was designed to picture that Christ and the church are one

 

[RenewedStrength316]

DOUG: “They are in Paul's epistles for people to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

RESPONSE:
Doug, you answered a question about your soul with a statement about Paul’s letters. That alone reveals the problem.

I didn’t ask if the doctrines of repentance, death to self, and the fear of God exist. I asked if they exist in you.

Don’t dodge the light, brother. You say repentance is “in the epistles”—but is it in your walk? You say truth leads to knowledge—but has it led you to godly sorrow? Have you wept over sin? Or just categorized it?

> “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” — 2 Corinthians 7:10



The epistles were written to birth holy men—not theological analysts.


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DOUG: “Why didn’t you respond to my post in reply to your citing Ephesians 5 as proof we are the bride?”

RESPONSE:
You want a theological duel. I want to see your soul kneel before the throne.

Still, let’s address it—because truth matters:

> “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” — Ephesians 5:31–32



You say, “Paul wasn’t saying we’re the Bride.” But the text explicitly says the “man and wife” imagery points to Christ and the Church.

So if man = Christ
and woman = Church
and the two become one flesh
then the Church is the Bride—joined, united, covenant-bound.

Paul didn’t invent this. He echoed it from Genesis.

> “The Lord God made a woman from the rib He had taken out of the man, and brought her to the man.” — Genesis 2:22
“Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb... and he showed me the holy city, New Jerusalem.” — Revelation 21:9–10



The Bride is not just a city. Cities don’t wear white linen. Saints do.

> “Fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” — Revelation 19:8



This isn’t about metaphors. This is about covenant identity. If you’re in Christ, you are in His Body—and His Bride. One. United. Sealed.


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DOUG: “[Eph 5:30 KJV] 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”

RESPONSE:
You quote this to prove we are Christ’s Body—but you stop short.
Read what it’s echoing:

> “Then the man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman.’” — Genesis 2:23



Paul is directly quoting Adam when he received his bride. That’s not coincidence. That’s revelation.

This isn’t saying we’re just His Body. It’s saying we are to Him what Eve was to Adam—a helper, a beloved, a covenant partner born from His side.

Where was Eve born?
From Adam’s pierced side.

Where was the Church born?
From Christ’s pierced side on the Cross.

Bride and Body are not contradictions. They are layers of one identity—mystical union with Jesus Christ, sealed by blood, birthed in glory, prepared for marriage.


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DOUG: “Just like husband and wife become one flesh so Christ and the church become one…this is what Paul is saying. He is not saying we are the bride.”

RESPONSE:
You keep drawing lines that God never did. The entire arc of Scripture—Genesis to Revelation—culminates in a wedding.

> “Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.” — Revelation 19:7



We are not spectators at that wedding. We are the prepared ones. The sanctified ones. The beloved ones.

You insist on this separation between “Body” and “Bride” as if God fumbled His metaphors. But here’s the truth:

Christ is the Head — we are the Body

Christ is the Bridegroom — we are the Bride


These are not in conflict. They are in harmony. You’re trying to dissect the mystery with a scalpel of human logic instead of bowing before it in worship.


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Doug, Here’s the Watchman’s Final Word

You want to be right.
But I want to see you redeemed, broken, undone, weeping like Isaiah, trembling like Paul, crushed like Peter, and filled with holy fear.

Because I love you too much to flatter you with theological back-pats.

You’ve built an impressive doctrinal wall.
But your heart is stone-cold behind it.

So here’s my charge—not in wrath, but in burdened love:

️ Get alone with God.
️ Lay down your arguments.
️ Ask Him to show you what you’ve never seen—about yourself.
️ Repent not from error alone, but from spiritual pride.
️ Let the mystery of Christ and His Bride overwhelm you until you fall on your face and cry “Woe is me.”

Until then, Doug, this debate is done.
I didn’t come here to spar.
I came here to warn, to plead, and to pierce.

> “I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.” — Luke 21:15
“Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble.” — Joel 2:1



So let the alarm sound. Let the tremble begin.

Your theology may hold together.
But your soul is what Heaven is weighing.

And God will not be mocked.

If you choose to continue down this path—pushing pride over repentance, argument over brokenness—know this: I will not step back.
I will fight—not for victory over you, but for your salvation.
Because some battles must be fought hard and loud, even if the enemy is a brother.

 

[Doug]

You laid out the facts of the gospel like a lawyer—clean, polished, and theologically precise. But facts alone don’t save. Satan could quote every one of those verses and still burn.

Where is the conviction?
Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

> “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” — Matthew 15:8



You claim to believe. But so did Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8. He believed, was baptized—and was still “in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.” You quoted Titus 3:5, but Simon proved it: you can say the right words and still be spiritually dead.

Don’t tell me belief is being “persuaded something is true.”

Saving faith is not passive acceptance—it is surrender.
It is not facts about Jesus—it is union with Jesus.
It is not merely believing He died—it is being crucified with Him (Gal. 2:20).

The demons believe. The Pharisees studied. Judas preached.
But they were never born again.

> “Unless you are born again, you will not see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3




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WHERE IS THE FIRE?

Paul didn’t just recite the gospel—he wept over souls. He groaned in labor until Christ was formed in others. He didn’t hand out a formula—he bore the marks of Christ in his body.

> “I die daily.” — 1 Corinthians 15:31
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men...” — 2 Corinthians 5:11



This generation doesn’t need another recital of 1 Corinthians 15.

It needs prophets soaked in agony and flame.
It needs preachers who bleed when they speak the cross.
It needs men who will not only declare the gospel, but die for it.

Doug, you’ve shown you can assemble verses. But can you show a broken heart? A trembling voice? A soul that fears to misrepresent a holy King?


---

A WARNING TO THE FORUM

Don’t be fooled by well-worded gospel presentations with no weight. Hell is full of people who nodded in agreement but never repented. Never obeyed. Never endured.

> “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:24



This gospel Doug posted will not sustain you in tribulation. It won’t deliver you in temptation. It won’t crucify your flesh. And it won’t prepare you for the judgment seat of Christ.

Only the true gospel will:

Confront your sin.

Break your pride.

Ruin your old life.

And raise you up with a new nature that cannot sin because Christ lives in you (1 John 3:9).



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FINAL CALL

Doug, I’m not here to impress you or win points.

I’m here to sound the alarm because your soul—and the souls of others—are at stake. You don’t need a better gospel presentation. You need a Holy Spirit encounter that leaves you trembling, undone, and utterly remade.

When that happens, your posts will stop sounding like debates and start sounding like altars.

And then maybe—just maybe—you’ll preach like a man who has actually met the King.

Until then, I will keep sounding the trumpet. Not because I hate you. But because God is not mocked, and eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that shatters rock?” — Jeremiah 23:29

Give me the gospel that you believe for salvation unto eternal life

 

[RenewedStrength316]

Give me the gospel that you believe for salvation unto eternal life

THE GOSPEL I BELIEVE
Not just with words—but with scars and surrender.

> “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day...” — 1 Corinthians 15:3–4



Yes. But not as a theological line item.
He died because of me. Because I was not just broken—I was dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). I wasn’t a good man needing direction. I was a condemned rebel under the wrath of God (John 3:36).

> “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way.” — Isaiah 53:6



The gospel I believe is not an upgrade. It’s an execution—of my old self.

I believe Christ bore the full weight of God’s wrath on the cross.
I believe He who knew no sin became sin for me (2 Corinthians 5:21).
I believe He was crushed—not just bruised—for my iniquities.
I believe His resurrection wasn’t just proof of life after death—it was the beginning of a new creation, into which I was reborn.

> “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17



And I didn’t just believe that with my brain—I surrendered to it.

I repented—turned from my sin, my pride, my self-will, and fell at the feet of a crucified King.
I called on His name—not as a ritual, but as a dying man gasps for air.
I received Him—not a doctrine, but a living Lord.

And I died.

> “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” — Galatians 2:20



Now His blood cleanses me. His Spirit seals me. His Word sanctifies me.
This is not my life anymore. I’ve been bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:19–20).

This is the gospel I believe.


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So Doug, you want to know the gospel I believe unto eternal life?

It is the gospel that wrecks you before it saves you.
It is the gospel that crucifies you before it raises you.
It is the gospel that demands repentance, produces holiness, and makes you hunger and thirst for righteousness.

It is the gospel of the Kingdom, where Jesus isn’t your theological token—He is your Master.

> “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” — Luke 6:46




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If your gospel doesn’t confront sin…
If it doesn’t kill the old man…
If it doesn’t make you fear God and tremble at His Word…
Then it’s not the gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s a decoy—and Satan loves it when we preach those.

I say this not in anger—but in mercy.

This generation doesn’t need another clean gospel presentation.
It needs men whose lives have been burned to the ground and rebuilt by God.
It needs men who carry the cross in their bones, not just in their mouths.

So no, I’m not here to impress or win a debate.
I’m here to sound the alarm. Because eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” — Jeremiah 23:29