📖 “In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.”

— Romans 2:16

When Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, writes “my gospel,” he is not boasting in himself. He is declaring the unique revelation given to him by the risen, glorified Lord Jesus Christ. This gospel is distinct from the kingdom message preached by Peter and the Twelve. Paul’s gospel is the good news that salvation is offered to Jew and Gentile alike—completely apart from works, law, or religion—through faith alone in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1–4).

Paul could call it “my gospel” because it was revealed directly to him (Galatians 1:11–12). It is the message entrusted to him for the Body of Christ in this present age of grace (Romans 16:25; Ephesians 3:1–9). And it is by this gospel that every secret of the human heart will ultimately be judged.

There is no escaping it:

✅ Either you stand before God clothed in your own works—which cannot save— Great White Throne.
✅ Or you stand before Him clothed in Christ’s finished work—which saves completely— Bema Seat.

The question is not, “Have you done enough?” but “Have you believed the gospel?”

✝️ Today, the invitation is open: “if you confess with your mouth the lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9).