We have come to a point where we must, once again, reorient our lives to the true Gospel and actively strive to forsake the false gospel that was first introduced in the Garden of Eden. There comes a time every so often when this must be done. When our churches become houses of mediocrity rather than houses of faith, we have to, once again, look toward the cross rather than toward ourselves. This is where the doctrine of God’s grace impacts our lives with devastating force. By devastating, I mean that we are brought to humility in our own weakness and Christ raises us up in His own strength. If Christ is the only one who saves and sanctifies, then there is, again, nothing we can do to earn the gift He gives. If there is nothing we can possibly do to earn the gift that He gives, then there is nothing we can do to separate ourselves from the amazing grace of our Lord.
If we have somehow given in to or even perpetuated the false gospel of the serpent, it is not an act that can ever separate us from the grace of God. The gospel of the serpent taking root in our lives may indicate one of two things, either we have never been brought under Christ’s saving authority or we have slipped and Christ is convicting us and raising us up. We hurt ourselves when we buy into the false gospel. God, though, always brings those who are His back into His grace and raises them up again. This is the encouragement we receive. This encouragement is only possible if Christ’s Gospel is a gospel of grace and if the serpent’s gospel is rejected entirely. Let us turn back to Christ in a time when the serpent’s gospel is so prevalent in our society and in many of our churches. “You Can’t” might just be the greatest news we can receive in our time!