" The Gospel Message is Non-Negotiable "

"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God ?"

If I were trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Paul's message was always non-negotiable.
He spoke of becoming all thing to all men, Paul wrote, "Necessity is laid upon me.
Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel !" (1 Cor.9:16).

His ministry was in response to divine mandate.
Yes God had called him and commissioned him.

Paul spoke the gospel directly as he had received it directly from the Lord,
and he always delivered that message  "as of first importance " (1 Cor.15:3)

He was not a salesman or marketer , but a divine emissary.
He certainly was not 'willing to shape his communications" to accommodate his
listeners or produce a desirable response.

The fact that he was stoned and left for dead (Acts.14:19), beaten, imprisoned and finally
killed for the truths sake ought to demonstrate that he did not adapt the message to make it pleasing to his hearers !!

His personal suffering and struggles in no way indicate that something was wrong with his ministry approach, but that everything had been exactly right !!

Time to stop being people pleasers, tickling ears, being salesmen, but NOW is the time to confront sin head on no matter what others think !!
If you feel embarassed or ashamed to preach the gospel with authority then please
remove yourself from the pulpit because the job is not for you !!!