Therefore, the Lord wants to convince us of the glory and power of the gospel (Rom. 1:16). The gospel message is sufficient not only to save but to usher the church into spiritual maturity and fervent love as she engages the nations in the most important and powerful gospel witness of human history. In an hour of global hostility and trouble, the gospel will prevail, displaying Christ's virtues in wisdom, humility, and forgiveness amidst cataclysmic foolishness, arrogance, and betrayal.