To receive the gospel is to receive an entirely different view of reality where Christ is the epicenter of all things. He becomes the center of our universe, the source, the purpose, the goal, and the motivation of all that we are and do. When a man receives the gospel, his entire life begins to be lived out in a different context, and that context is Christ.
Paul WasherThis Christianity is not a cultural thing. It is not something that should be just a small part of your life; it is not something that you do on Sunday... Christianity is not about you being just like the world all the time and then coming to church on Sunday. If that is your Christianity... you are not Christian.
Paul WasherThe true convert does not receive the gospel as an addition to his previous life, but in exchange for it.
Paul WasherThere is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.
Paul Washer