Pure Gospel

Most of us drink at least 1 bottle of water a week. For some of us its at least one bottle a day. Others its 3 and 4 bottles a day. As I bring another case of water home from the store this past week I had to ask myself why is it that we buy bottled water? Why is it that most people buy bottled water?
Of course it because we want pure water, free from impurities or anything that would give it bad taste. I honestly like the way our water taste that comes directly from the tap (and I drink it often), but I’m uncertain about the impurities and chemicals that’s put in the water.
When I buy water the first thing I do is look at the label, to see where it is from, what is the source of the water, and if anything is added.
You have to do that anymore because of the bottled water industry and the turn they have taken. Instead of only pure water, you can now find all kinds of bottled water with all kinds of things added to it. Such things like flavoring to give it a different taste, coloring to make it look pretty, and chemicals to make it last longer.
The gospel of Christ also started pure. The source was Jesus himself. But men tried to change the gospel of Christ too. In Galatians chapter 1, the Apostle Paul said he was astonished that the brothers were turning to a different gospel that was created by man. He gave a warning, “If we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned.”

Paul had a servant’s desire to keep the gospel pure, free from additives or alterations. You may call him the Gospel Quality Control Apostle. There is but one gospel, that which came from Jesus himself and as preached by the apostles. Any different gospel preached by anybody or revealed to anyone after that is not from God, but is from man. We must only put our faith in the pure gospel of Christ.
Live your life this week purely for God.