Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God.

This famous statement by Jesus is followed by a much broader application to all people, regardless

of financial status.

Today, we're going to continue through Paul's sermon series in the Gospel of Mark, and in this

message, Paul teaches on the one thing that we need to have to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Here's Paul with this message from the Gospel of Mark.

Well, it was true in the past. It's true today, and it will continue to be true

until Jesus returns, that the greatest threat to Christianity is not activist atheism.

The greatest threat to Christianity is false Christianity.

The greatest threat to the gospel is a false gospel.

And the reason a false gospel is a threat is it tells us a couple things we want to believe about ourselves.

A false gospel will always tell you that you're more righteous than you actually are.

A false gospel will always tell you

that you have more power and ability

to please God than you actually have.

And the most important place

where that discussion of the true gospel

and the false gospel takes place is not in the halls of a seminary,

but in your own heart. Because you will every day preach to yourself a true gospel

that recognizes your deep spiritual need, the gravity of your own sin,

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