The Scriptures proclaim that the message of the gospel is good news. It is this good news. It is this special grace. It is this divine discriminating interest. It is this supernatural decretive will of God, which strikes at the core of the hearts of men.
Men can only respond one of two ways.
By an act of God s infinite love, he instructs dead men to know the supernatural nature of his love. Many men come to an understanding of God s gospel but do not believe in Christ Jesus the gracious Savior of Scripture. Their understanding is blind unto repenting and believing. Instead of being awe struck and made sensible of the sinfulness of holding onto a false confession about who Jesus is, they hate the righteous Christ of Scripture and hold onto a Christ of their own righteousness. And in so doing, this wicked rebellion attempts to re-create a god of love, using the name of Christ for its own selfish means.