---THE HEART OF
THE GOSPEL

2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-6
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We all, with unveiled
face, beholding as in
a mirror the glory of
the LORD, are being
transformed.
---2 Corinthians 3:18 cross

AS Christians, we must begin to live more like Jesus. The Christian faith should be presented without any adulteration. Christians should emphasize love, which is at the heart of the Gospel.

These insightful suggestions are the key to effective evangelism around the world. As messengers of God's love, we are to be human mirrors who reflect without distortion a growing likeness to our Lord; we are not to walk in "craftiness" (2 Cor. 4:2).

If our lives reflect an image that is spiritually blurred, the truth of saving grace may not be clearly communicated (vv.3-5). We are also to share the Biblical essentials of our faith clearly. We must not handle the Word of God "deceitfully" (v.2). And our lives are to be marked by love for God and others (1 John 5:1-2).

Let's be sure that we reflect a clear image of Jesus' likeness, the truth of God, and love.

Called to be salt and light in this world,
Called to preserve and to shine,
Called to reflect the glory of God---
Oh, what a calling is mine !
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THE PRIMARY REASON FOR LIVING IN THIS WORLD
IS TO REFLECT THE LIKENESS OF CHRIST.

Our Daily Bread angelwing

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]