Today is looking like yesterday.
Long ago, prosperity preachers were teaching that "godliness was gain". 1 Timothy 6:5. Other commercially-minded church people were "peddling the word of God for profit." 2 Corinthians 2:17 ESV.
Sexual misconduct was openly present in the churches and the Corinthians were scolded for "not putting the offenders out." 1 Corinthians 5:13.
Sounds quite familair, no?
Time for everyone of us to repent, come clean, and become good examples of walking with God's Son and serving others in His name. A good example is worth a thousand words. Or even a million.
If we repent, our lives will truly become the universal priesthood and our actions will become the "living sacrifices" spoken of by the Apostles. Others will observe that we have been with Jesus. And they will know we are Christians by our LOVE.
What is certain is that Gospel has not lost its power or relevance in the real world of today. The problem is not IT but US.
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Well said brother! One of the greatest hindrances to the Gospel today is the prosperity message that distorts Christ’s call to deny ourselves and take up the cross. The early church also battled false teachers who peddled God’s Word for gain, and we face the same challenge in our time. True power is found not in wealth or worldly success, but in repentance, holy living, and love that reflects Christ. The Gospel itself has not lost its power—it is we who must return in humility to Jesus and live as His faithful witnesses.
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Yes, we should desire all the more to show by His grace a better example to the world that will not bring shame to the name of Jesus Christ today.