'The gospel is Jesus Christ'

Dave Burke  |  Features
Date posted:  25 Dec 2025
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'The gospel is Jesus Christ'

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A friend of mine is the youngest chaplain in the British Army, so they have sent him to train with the Parachute Regiment because he’s young and fit enough to keep up with them.

The unit he supports call themselves "the tip of the spear" because if there is conflict, they will be going in first.

That got me thinking: what is the tip of the spear when it comes to sharing the gospel this Christmas? We all love John 3v16, "For God so loved the world…" some use the Two Ways to Live model. Someone once wrote: "The needle of the law must penetrate before the thread of the gospel can follow." So they start with God’s law. All this is very good, but these are not the tip of the spear.

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