Shame on Us

Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach.
Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
– 1 Corinthians 9:16 (NIV)

 

The shame is on us as believers.

Yeah, I know.  You might disagree with me.  You may say that I am on one.  You can even say that I am headed down the wrong road.

You can argue against what I have to say all that you want to, folks.

You cannot argue against God or His Word.

For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.- Acts 4:20 (NIV)

And the gospel must first be published among all nations. – Mark 13:10 (NIV)

And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. – Luke 9:6 (NIV)

And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.- Acts 8:25 (NIV)

And there they preached the gospel. – Acts 14:7 (NIV)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.- Romans 1:16 (NIV)

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 1 Corinthians 1:17 (NIV)

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. – 1 Peter 1:25 (NIV)