The law (of God) operates in the categories of good and bad. The law tells us what to do and what not to do, what is holy and what is not holy, what is the stuff of life and what is the stuff of death. The gospel, however, operates in the categories of good and better. This means that the gospel is always a gift; the answer of the gospel is always yes; the amount of the gospel is always more; the feel of the gospel is always joy; the relationship of the gospel is always unity; the proximity of the gospel is always close… surely you get the point by now!
Whenever we receive the gospel of God, that is, the gifts of faith in Jesus and his death for us, we are always receiving something good. In this time of quarantine when we must receive the preaching of the word via audio and Youtube, and when Christians are restricted to gathering only with their immediate family, we continue to acknowledge that even in this present context, we are receiving the gospel, and the gospel is always good.
Read the complete column in the April 23 Kossuth County Advance.
