{"id":6309,"date":"2022-04-19T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T21:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodseed.com\/blog\/?p=6309"},"modified":"2022-07-12T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T21:30:13","slug":"an-understood-gospelis-a-powerful-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodseed.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/19\/an-understood-gospelis-a-powerful-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"An understood gospel
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Even long-time believers have gaps in their understanding that need filling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A better understood gospel made all the difference<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A pastor who has trained hundreds of other leaders in the gospel shared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’ve found that, when teaching believers, you never know what and where the gaps exist<\/strong> in people’s minds. But when you teach from Creation to Christ, most of those gaps get filled in. Then you have true understanding, and an understood gospel is a powerful gospel.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 “…an understood gospel is a powerful gospel.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This certainly was the case for Todd*, a young man who found that those gaps in his understanding were the difference between eternal death and life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“<\/em>I have been a church goer all my life. Thus, Jesus … has always been a part of who I am … I question and look for evidence and proof before making decisions. This inherently led me for a few years to occasionally ask the questions, \u201cDo I really believe this?<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cHow can I be sure?” I began to look at church as a chore and something I had to do…

Although I was a church-goer, it wasn\u2019t until I went through Soteria [Church’s] Starting Point Class that things began to click. The factual nature of the \u201cStranger on the Road to Emmaus<\/a>\u201d started giving me the insight I was looking for. The ever-lingering questions of \u201cDo I really believe this?\u201d or \u201cHow can I be sure?\u201d began to fade and were replaced by requests: \u201cLord, help me understand,<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cLord, use me to do your will.\u201d

In summary, in the past I could put up a good front and say the right things when asked, but it wasn’t until recently that I truly believed for myself that Jesus died for our sins and credited us his righteousness. There is a new energy in who I am. I am excited and eager<\/strong> to go to church, be part of a growth group, and spend time in the Word. I look forward to growing and strengthening my faith in the years to come and leading my family in a God-fearing, God-first manner.”<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our blog highlights similar<\/a> stories<\/a> from other churches<\/a>. While the approach varies, these churches<\/a> desire their entire congregation and any newcomers to go through a creation-to-Christ curriculum. This has a number of advantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n