(Acts 4:12)

 

So, I was having computer problems again this afternoon. Of course, most of my problems have to do with user error or mistakes. Often the problem has to do with shutting the computer down while some sort of Windows 10 update was running in the background without my knowledge. And then I have to restart the computer for some reason which messes up the update which in turn messes up the computer. I swear Windows wants to update its operating system 24/7. You would think that with an older operating system they wouldn’t constantly need to update, but they do. Microsoft just feels the need to constantly and continuously update.

 

Unfortunately, there are churches and teachers that think the simple gospel message of Jesus Christ crucified and raised needs constant updating. They feel the need to make additions to what is already there. They might include social issues. They might include pop psychology. They might include mysticism. They might want to twist Scripture to their own liking. The message that Jesus saves is not enough for them. They think that it needs an update.

The problem is that the original gospel message is the only message that saves and changes lives. This message cannot be improved upon or changed. Microsoft every few years creates a new operating system and then constantly adds update after update to that operating system. You cannot do that to the gospel. There is no Gospel 8 or Gospel 10 or Gospel 11. There is just the gospel, plain and simple. And if anyone tries to add an update to it, they are to be avoided at all costs. The gospel needs no update.