It is, perhaps, the prevailing ecclesiological cliché of our day to describe your church as “gospel-centered.” Not that that description is unimportant, but because there are many “gospels” around which varying assemblies center. Accordingly, there is a grave need for clear articulation and definition of the gospel that serves as the propellant for your church’s gatherings of worship and fellowship. To that end, I offer the following paragraphs from G. Campbell Morgan’s commentary on Mark which, I contend, provide some of the clearest lines that articulate and define what it means when I say “gospel-centered.” Morgan writes:
The melody of the gospel has one note.
The melody of the gospel has one note.
The melody of the gospel has one note.
It is, perhaps, the prevailing ecclesiological cliché of our day to describe your church as “gospel-centered.” Not that that description is unimportant, but because there are many “gospels” around which varying assemblies center. Accordingly, there is a grave need for clear articulation and definition of the gospel that serves as the propellant for your church’s gatherings of worship and fellowship. To that end, I offer the following paragraphs from G. Campbell Morgan’s commentary on Mark which, I contend, provide some of the clearest lines that articulate and define what it means when I say “gospel-centered.” Morgan writes: