There’s a fair amount of talk these days about being Gospel-Driven, and some of it is to be appreciated. My question is: “In what “gear” are we driven BY the Gospel?” It seems as if too much of what’s said is in “first gear,” not getting deeper than critical application to justification and sanctification. Aren’t there more gears than this or do we see it as just a Forward & Reverse setup?
The Christian needs to know not only how the Gospel applies to them, but to the WHOLE counsel of God. It’s not only our holiness but our entire hermeneutic, homiletic, etc. that needs to be shaped (driven) by the Gospel, Christ-event. Otherwise, these things are essentially other than Christian, being rooted in/driven by something other than Christ, his Spirit and counsel.
How deep is the Gospel-driven into you? We will only be as Gospel-driven FOR the Gospel as we are Gospel-driven BY the Gospel.
Is some of this “gospel-driven” stuff just idle-talk? If so, the phrase will tend to wear-out with using.
