A light-hearted song with a deadly serious message. Paul may have contextualised his approach to reach people of different cultures and social status but he was absolutely clear on one thing - the gospel is indispensible.
lyrics
I’m not ashamed of the gospel,
Because it is the power of God
For the salvation of all who believe
You know you can have a bad line and still catch a fish,
You can be bad to your woman and still end up being kissed,
You can take your eye off the ball and still score a goal,
But don’t ditch the gospel if you want to save souls
You don’t have to be a monkey if you want to climb trees,
You don’t have to do a jailbreak if you want to break free,
You can do without a guitar if you want to play rock and roll,
But don’t ditch the gospel if you want to save souls
You can be the biggest loser and be on the winning team,
You don’t have to hit the headlines to end up being seen,
You can lean behind your shovel and still dig a hole,
But don’t ditch the gospel if you want to save souls
Well you can lie in bed all morning and find you’re getting paid,
You can fail in all your subjects, and finally make the grade,
You can wrap yourself in cotton and wind up catching cold
But don’t ditch the gospel if you want to save souls
Don’t tell me you got something better
Don’t tell me you got something clever
Its a stumbling block baby!
To preach the cross is crazy
If you’re dying in your sins
But to us who are being saved
It is the power of God
Well you can lose in every battle to find you’ve won the war,
You can try to find a planet, and still be wanting more,
You can be ever so unlucky and end up striking gold,
But don’t ditch the gospel if you want to save souls
If you want to save souls
Don’t ditch the gospel
Don’t throw it away
There’s nothing better
If you want to save souls
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