Objections to the Gospel

When the gospel is preached there should be occasional objections like “This is too good to believe”; “Won’t this encourage people to sin?”; or “Are you saying that we don’t need to keep God’s commands?” or “Aren’t you disregarding the law?”. When I hear people asking such questions I know I’m preaching the gospel. Why do I say this? That’s what happened in the Bible. As Paul explained the gospel he frequently stopped to clarify inevitable objections. Below are a few examples. Romans 3:8 Why not say—as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say—"Let us do evil that good may result"? Their condemnation is deserved. Romans 6:1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! Romans 6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Romans 7:7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Sometimes these questions come from disciples who sincerely don’t understand and are seeking clarification. At other times these questions come from people who twist your words and accuse you of encouraging people to use grace as a license to sin. Regardless of the motive, when this happens, I know I’m preaching the gospel.