In St. Paulβs mighty Epistle to the Romans he declares βthe gospel [good news] of Godβ¦ concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lordβ (Rom. 1:1-3).
The good news which Paul proclaimed was essentially about Christ. He was always talking about Christ. His epistles were filled with Christ. In his message Christ was everything.
This is in striking contrast to much of modern evangelism, which is not Christ-centered, but man-centered. Dr. A. W. Tozer, shortly before his death, wrote:
βThe flaw in current evangelism lies in its humanistic approachβ¦ It is frankly fascinated by the great, noisy, aggressive world with its big names, its hero worship, its wealth and pageantryβ¦
βThis concept of Christianity is a radical error, and because it touches the souls of men it is a dangerous, even deadly, errorβ¦ It is little more than a weak humanism allied with weak Christianity to give it ecclesiastical respectabilityβ¦ Invariably it begins with man and his needs and then looks around for God, while true Christianity reveals God as searching for man to deliver him from his ambitions.β
Tozer was right in this. Godβs good news for the world is about Christ and His power and love in defeating Satan, overcoming death, nailing the Law to His cross and paying for man the just penalty for sin, so that all who believe might be justified. This is why Paulβs gospel is called in Scripture βthe gospel [good news] of the grace of Godβ (Acts 20:24) and βthe gospel of the glory of Christβ (II Cor. 4:4).
To enter experientially into the truth of this good news is the greatest blessing one can possibly enjoy. source
