OUTLINE:
The Love of God
God loves us beyond human comprehension; by giving us His Law, He has provided us with the basis for understanding this love. We find it magnified at the Cross, where our transgressions against His perfect law are met with sacrifice.
Jn 4:14
“but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
Mt 5:5
“Blessed are the meek [the submissive], for they shall inherit the earth.”
Effective Evangelism
Presenting the Gospel isn’t an “awww-shucks” moment; rather, it’s a moment where absolute Truth matters most! It is supremely ungracious to water down the truth in the Word of God in order to keep your speech palatable (and then call it meekness).
Reminder
Christ didn’t die for nothing.
Effective Grace
It’s much more gracious to tell the whole truth about Jesus than only the unoffensive parts. Jesus intended for all to know Him as Savior from certain spiritual death (that condition in which all are born into).
Effective Evangelism
In His evangelism, Jesus often used the Law to lead people to a knowledge of their sin against God. (i.e. Mt 5:17-30, Lk 18:18-20, Jn 4:16-18)