Unashamed Of The Gospel

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."  Romans 1:16.  The apostle Paul was unashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  The gospel can brings difficulty to the lives of those who preach as well as to the lives of those who believe.  We are to be unashamed of the gospel because of the power that it has, the blessing that comes from it, and the ones who can possess this blessing.  The gospel has the power to save the soul from sin.  Nothing else in the whole universe has that power.  The blessing that the gospel offers is salvation.  Those who can possess the blessing of salvation is anyone who believes the gospel.  The gospel is a message.  It is a word that is spoken.  The Bible contains the message of the gospel.  Those who will listen and believe this message can be saved.  Everyone who desires can believe the gospel.  God has not singled out a particular audience, but rather desires that the gospel be preached to everyone.  No single person is excluded from God's plan of salvation.  And thus, we hear, believe, and obey the word of salvation that has been sent from God.