the GOSPEL is the GOOD NEWS, but the story of the gospel must also be good news in order for the inner and outer reality (esoteric and exoteric) to mirror one another:
to the carnal mind the story of Jesus Christ being crucified for the sins of the world is either "get out of Jail" free card or it is rejected as you do Vince, as some kind of wierd act on Gods part since he couldn't fix the problem unless he killed his son in physical form: What good does that do, one may rightfully and truthfully ask:
but the story of the crucifixion is spiritual which is the REALITY behind the story: It is written, the LAMB (Gods pure will, which is his LIGHT, his LIFE) was crucified from the foundation of the world:
in other words, God crucified his OWN WILL to give LIFE to the creature, to make the creation "MAN", his image and likeness:
CHRISTS BLOOD is the HOLY SPIRIT and his BODY is the WORD of GOD ITSELF
to eat the flesh and drink the blood of the "Son of MAN" is not to be a canibal, but to DRINK THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE STORY, so it can TRANSFORM your spirit, your life principle:
why would it take this kind of a barbaric story? Because men are barbaric in what they do to one another and only a story that delivers the TRUTH like a PUNCH of reality to the carnal mind, can even begin to TOUCH the truth of what it takes to TRANSFORM ENERGIES, spirits from one manifestation to another: