Our Greatest Need? Humanitarianism or Social Gospel?

"Not everyone will enter the kingdom of heaven... God will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me...'" (Matthew 7:21,23) 

We must be careful not to let humanitarianism become our gospel. Humanitarianism or Community Service (aka the Social Gospel), that is the act of showing kindness and helping out, in which people are trying to demonstrate God's love through service to the community is not the true Gospel. 

Humanism: the chief end of being is the happiness of man. 

The Gospel: the chief end of being is the glory of God (man reconciled to God). 

Some call it the Social Gospel but there is only one Gospel and it’s all about Jesus. It’s not enough to feed people and help then off the street, because if they don’t have Jesus they die and go to Hell. It’s good to help others but if it’s done "in the name of Jesus" then people will know they need Jesus to be saved. 

There are so many people searching for answers and for truth in this life. We must not fail to tell this world about Jesus and we must do everything we can to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Yes, let’s meet the needs of the people. But let’s meet their greatest need. What is man's greatest need? Salvation!

The true Gospel is about man being made right (reconciled) with God. The Gospel is all about a person, and that is Jesus who came to die on the cross for our sins so we can have forgiveness from God. Then once Jesus rose from the grave He offers us new life in Him, and gives us the opportunity to receive or reject His free gift of salvation. God is so kind to us and allows for us to be saved by trusting in Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross for us.

Do you not realize that it is the 'kindness' of God that leads us to repentance! (Romans 2:4). We know that approximately 150,000 people will die today, and our hearts should break for those who will slip from this life into an eternity without God because they rejected Gods free gift of salvation through Jesus. It's God kindness that lost people get another day and get one more opportunity to call upon the name of the Lord. So together we must do all that we can to reach the lost. 

Do you have a passion for the lost? If you don't I encourage you to pray about their fate and God to help you be moved with compassion. Let us seek a Biblical Gospel that is centered on and fueled by the glory of God. We have hope and truth for the world to know about. Do you want to see people transformed and saved?

Make sure that whatever you or the Lord in whatever ministry that you are allowed to openly preach the Gospel. Just as in football if the enemy strips away the ball you can’t score a touchdown and it’s the same Spiritually that if the enemy strips away the Gospel message from you then can’t win the lost to Jesus.